Clues by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | 2009-2010 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | 2009-2010 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints) | First | Hears of distraught mother’s emotional shock | heart; (dis)trau(ght) + ma |
| 1960 | NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels) | VHC | Syndicate member mismanage own money? It’d affect stock fatally | WONGA NAME |
| 1962 | ANADEM | VHC | Flowery adornment Dame Edna sports when first shows are screened | anag. less D E; show = sign, indication; ref. B. Humphries character |
| 1967 | SUBORDINATELY | VHC | New Labour destiny – playing second fiddle? | anag. |
| 1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | Northern Ireland’s potent brews unsettling head in Down or Derry | anag. less D |
| 1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | Characteristic of Blair, having fabricated lie on war? | anag. |
| 1988 | PERIQUE | VHC | Early signs of eruption in long-dormant peak, source of pungent smoke | er in pique3 |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
1945 PRISON
1949 PALFRENIER
1958 HANGDOG
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1979 FAR-OUT