Clues by D. Appleton in 2006-2007
Azed competitions from 1784 to 1831 All clues by D. Appleton | 2006-2007 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1784 to 1831 All clues by D. Appleton | 2006-2007 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Appleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784 | TEARAWAY | VHC | Daly’s second is in casual water, agreed? Drop further from the hole. Bogeys may curb his recklessness | a in anag. + ay, tear away; ref. John D., US golfer; bogeys = police |
| 1797 | HEART | VHC | Health Education Authority’s right. Breast – it beats bottle | HEA + rt, 3 defs. |
| 1818 | POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent) | VHC | Trivial spoof one associates with special date – silly, not often funny | anag. incl. s, d less anag., & lit. |
| 1823 | KISS | VHC | Might one wake a sleeping princess? If so it would make king sing | i.e. k is s |
| 1827 | AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number) | VHC | Panda, and those of his class, like coma, stripped, as a snack | stripped; anag. incl. (l)ik(e) (c)om(a); coma2; Panda, Zulu chief and father of Cetewayo |
| 1831 | MARGINALIA | VHC | What might fill gutters, badly alarming those who calculate insurance premiums | anag. + IA |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1814 HIPSTER