Competition Clues by D. F. Manley in 2015-2016

Clues by D. F. Manley in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by D. F. Manley | 2015-2016 Honours list

	First Prizes	Second Prizes	Third Prizes	VHCs	HCs	Honours Position
D. F. Manley	1	1	0	8	3	3

No.	Clue word	Award	Clue	Explanation
2250	MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)	VHC	This pint is for celebrating Azed No. MMCCL – see it unravelling with cricketers getting out?	point; anag. less MCC; ref. Lord’s test
2257	BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)	VHC	Row puts British into confusion about EU’s ultimate settlement with PM going round thumping a bit	U in anag. incl. B; pa in Pitt
2261	GANGSTERLAND	VHC	Sharks here? Lasting danger when one’s out swimming	anag. less I; ref. ‘West Side Story’
2265	ESPRIT FORT	First	Prof. RD’s an atheist – and has this designation possibly?	comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Richard Dawkins
2270*	FENESTRA	VHC	Male-deprived female overlooking residence – a Romeo turns up beneath this?	fe(male) + nest + a R (rev.), & lit.
2274	SIMPATICO	VHC	It. companions bickering may be ‘non ——’	comp. anag. & lit.; It. = Italian; bicker = quiver
2279	CLEMENTINE	VHC	Election seeing off old men launched the name of Winston-loving lady	anag. less o; ref. Churchill’s wife/M. Thatcher
2283	BARGAIN	VHC	An unscrupulous seizure backed by Putin with place succumbing in regional struggle	a grab (rev.) + (Put)in; ref. Crimea
2287	VALET	VHC	Doughty Price’s ultimate part doing duty for Carmichael?	valiant with e for Ian, & lit.; ref. 1960s TV series ‘The World of Wooster’
2296	IMPROPERLY	VHC	What Chilcot’s written shortly coming up, with hint about how Iraq War’s bunglers acted?	repor(t) (rev.) in imply
2300	MISHMASH	Second	What emerges from referendum is – h’m – a shambolic mess	hidden

HCs awarded in competitions:

2272 SNOWMOBILE
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)

* Competition excluded from annual honours