Clues by P. F. Henderson in 1994-1995
Azed competitions from 1152 to 1200 All clues by P. F. Henderson | 1994-1995 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1152 to 1200 All clues by P. F. Henderson | 1994-1995 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. F. Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1152 | PARACETAMOL | First | Excellent thing for a head, taken in by mouth | ace tam in parol, & lit.; see Tam o’ Shanter |
| 1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | VHC | Like a ball (less clearly rendered as ‘near to spheric’) | anag. |
| 1161 | ADIAPHORON | VHC | This tenet? Not a point heard tossed about with energy | comp. anag. incl. E, & lit. |
| 1165 | YAPSTER | First | Variety of English pastry? Dane would probably look down on it! | anag. incl. E; i.e. Great Dane |
| 1178 | BOOTLEG | VHC | Number taken from broadcast of Elton John’s going round – in such a form? | anag. less n in bog, & lit. |
| 1180 | COLD TURKEY | First | Gospel shows Lord in simple bed – the original crib? | Ld in cot + ur-key |
| 1194 | DONET | VHC | Historic primer? ‘X on …’ would get held up as such | ten o’ ’d (all rev.); ref. ‘Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword’ |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1169 BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
1181 SLADE
1186 GRISELDA
1190 DENARIUS
1200 Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)