Clues by D. F. Manley in 2003-2004
Azed competitions from 1624 to 1676    All clues by D. F. Manley  |   2003-2004 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1624BELAYVHCIntroduction of bishop to diocese blocked by homophobia ultimately? Enough!b + a in Ely
1628ENCOMIONVHCNumber one, second, …? See name? Ecstasy! ‘High commendation’ brings the reverse!No. I mo C n E (all rev.); ref. AZ results
1633EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)VHCDepressing gain dreadfully made with wife abandoned to champion offering new deal in open martwin + ter(rib)ly; anag.; ref. ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’, ch. 1
1641GADGETEERVHCTagged criminal always being inseparable from his electronic thingamy?anag. + e’er
1646BLACKVHCBaron facing deprivation?B + lack, & lit.; ref. Conrad B., forced to sell ‘Daily Telegraph’, etc.
1648MAGIC LANTERNThirdRage until cinemas developed – no longer having use, I suspectanag. less anag., & lit.
1650SAPHENAVHCEngland’s capital has plan for transport – but line’s sealed off in that bloody tube!anag. incl. E less l; ref. London Underground
1654CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)VHCAnxiety working out a series of clues? Shape of smile restored as right hard special ultimately delightsc(a)re + scent; anag. of as r, h, l; ref. comp.
1659SCAREDY-CATVHCChicken ready cooked in Tesco can somehow save one being botheredanag. in anag. less anag.
1667CLARINISecondJericho walls being demolished – it could be e.g. —— Josh blewcomp. anag. & lit.; ref. Joshua 6
1672IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)VHCOutstanding ears contributing to smart miss, a top modelsmears … art; anag.
1676CRINGE-MAKINGVHCRank comedian’s gig b—— awful – so that bad?comp. anag. & lit.

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1637 AMNESIC