Clues by D. F. Manley in 1983-1984
Azed competitions from 581 to 627    All clues by D. F. Manley  |   1983-1984 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
581SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)VHCSteel – one eclipsed by breakaway SDP or nobreakaway; anag.; ref. David S.
594DOINGSVHCWhat’s utterly absorbing at home on first of Sunday? Working at square and replacement for definitionin in dog S, doing S; ref. AZ puzzle and comp
600Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)VHCOh, I fete toilful Jonathan, who doth set them! 
603FIGULINEVHCClay with straw – superior stufffig U line; fig, straw = thing of little consequence
607CARNEYSecond‘Crowther’s No. 1 composer, successor to X’? (This & lit. could be devious certainly!)C + Arne + Y, comp. anag., & lit.; ref. Thomas A., Azed
610DOUBLETHINKVHCState of tension in the head? In it there may be repeated thuds!i.e. double sink lisped
615HISTORIETTEVHCA little romance? Such fun with cryptic letters may show it is fourteenthcomp. anag.; ref. Valentine’s Day
622SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)VHC‘I’ll do the dish!’ – e/ater giving mate rarest day 
627AMBIENTVHCEarth’s ——? Man breathes it freelycomp. anag. & lit.

HCs awarded in competitions:

590 MINEVER
609 LUCKY-BAG
618 CRETISM