Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1983-1984
Azed competitions from 581 to 627    All clues by N. C. Dexter  |   1983-1984 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
600Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)ThirdJonathan? How oft he doth toil! Let us fête him! 
603FIGULINEVHCPot requiring Reardon’s extreme guile if snookeredanag. incl. (Reardo)n; ref. Ray R., snooker
607CARNEYThirdSirens do so entice any crew at sea without women!anag. less W, & lit.
610DOUBLETHINKFirstBy it ‘truth’ and ‘lie’ looked alternately interchangeableanag. of alternate letters, & lit.
615HISTORIETTEVHC‘Shortie’ little Decline and Fall with lines omitted?anag. less ll, & lit.; ref. Waugh novel
618CRETISMVHC‘Terminological inexactitude’ (coined by Mister Churchill initially)anag. incl. C & lit.; ref. Churchill

HCs awarded in competitions:

590 MINEVER
609 LUCKY-BAG
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
627 AMBIENT