Clues by D. F. Manley in 2007-2008
Azed competitions from 1836 to 1884    All clues by D. F. Manley  |   2007-2008 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1836POSTHASTEVHCThat’s so variable in turnaround of epistle!anag. in Ep. (rev.), & lit.
1840W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)VHCPresenter of versatile honeypot when … last of honey has gone!anag. less y, & lit; ref. ‘a Useful Pot … for putting things in’
1845UPBRAIDVHC—— bad umpire, not me!’ – delivered in ‘Hairy’ fashion?anag. less me, & lit.; ref. Darrell H.
1856LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)VHCA safe line won’t let anybody bel/t up – idly conceived plan must goref. Aesop’s fable ‘Belling the Cat’
1862UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)VHCHue’s central feature in a Klee expressing eccentricity – fantastic to see paint so!two peas ain’t so; anag. incl. u less e; ref. Paul K.
1866BINGEVHCBlind date departs to escape casual beddinganag. less d d
1875GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)VHCGive exalted position to posh advocate of right – revolutionary goner shed a tear maybe in bowing out terminallyU prea(Che)r; hidden; ref. election of London mayor, C. Guevara

HCs awarded in competitions:

1849 AUXESIS
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
1858 HUMONGOUS
1879 LITTER BASKET
1884 FREELOADER