Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1983-1984
Azed competitions from 581 to 627 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1983-1984 Honours list
Azed competitions from 581 to 627 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1983-1984 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram) | Third | Jonathan? How oft he doth toil! Let us fête him! | |
| 603 | FIGULINE | VHC | Pot requiring Reardon’s extreme guile if snookered | anag. incl. (Reardo)n; ref. Ray R., snooker |
| 607 | CARNEY | Third | Sirens do so entice any crew at sea without women! | anag. less W, & lit. |
| 610 | DOUBLETHINK | First | By it ‘truth’ and ‘lie’ looked alternately interchangeable | anag. of alternate letters, & lit. |
| 615 | HISTORIETTE | VHC | ‘Shortie’ little Decline and Fall with lines omitted? | anag. less ll, & lit.; ref. Waugh novel |
| 618 | CRETISM | VHC | ‘Terminological inexactitude’ (coined by Mister Churchill initially) | anag. incl. C & lit.; ref. Churchill |
HCs awarded in competitions:
590 MINEVER
609 LUCKY-BAG
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
627 AMBIENT