Clues by W. K. M. Slimmings in 1974-1975
Azed competitions from 105 to 152 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1974-1975 Honours list
Azed competitions from 105 to 152 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1974-1975 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. K. M. Slimmings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | OPERETTIST (Misprints) | Second | I produce light snores, making love – model gets up in huff | scores; 0 + sitter (rev.) in pet |
| 123 | SCATTERGOOD | First | Namely, one never tight – therefore in the red? | sc. a TT ergo o/d, & lit. |
| 130 | EADISH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | See that br/andy? If it sold well, use it for toast | |
| 139 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | One whose booty might comprise footpad’s end | d in pie3 power, & lit. |
| 143 | Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle) | VHC | Blest magi three – two white, one sable, Gift-bearers to a holy stable; Gifts that for infant King are meet, Gold, olibanum, cicely sweet | |
| 148 | BALLYHOO | VHC | Ali’s ‘sound and fury’? It exhausts youth in three rounds | y(out)h in ball O O; ref. Muhammad A. |
| 152 | ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left) | VHC | Lover has bad name for losing head – one and the same bad name got by sect having deserted in Gaelic uprising | anag. + (f)or a do.; clan d. in erse (rev.) |
HCs awarded in competitions:
110 GALLOWS-RIPE