Clues by Dr E. Young in 1979-1980
Azed competitions from 371 to 419 All clues by Dr E. Young | 1979-1980 Honours list
Azed competitions from 371 to 419 All clues by Dr E. Young | 1979-1980 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr E. Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | GRADIN | VHC | You don’t have to keep on your feet in grandstand built with one | anag. incl. I less stand, & lit. |
| 379 | SCYTHEMAN | VHC | Ask me out to lay in haystacks, men! | comp. anag. & lit.; lay in = get in supply of |
| 384 | OUTSPREADING | First | As girt done up loosely? | anag. & lit. |
| 388 | ALEXIPHARMIC | VHC | Poisoning cure – to mix a phial get this out | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 393 | INTRACARDIAC | VHC | Being it air can upset a heart, maybe stopping it | card in anag., & lit.; stop = fill |
| 406 | BOIL | VHC | Boycott opens, well content to reach a hundred by degrees | B + oil; content of wells |
| 414 | UNBOSOMER | VHC | One pours out, developing enormous breadth – suggesting Amazon? | anag. incl. b, 2 defs.; Amazons reputed to amputate a breast |
| 419 | RAMILLIES | VHC | Marlborough’s debut in period garment inventions? | M in rail5 + lies, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
401 GO-AHEAD
410 CUL-DE-SAC