Clues by P. F. Henderson in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by P. F. Henderson | 2009-2010 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by P. F. Henderson | 2009-2010 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. F. Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | First | Reduce boob in first stages of cosmetic surgery (nip and tuck) | nip; anag. of first letters; boob vt. |
1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | Jeweller’s conclusion: ‘Pearl fine for shaping – jade means hard work for me’ | anag. incl. r; jade2 |
1971 | WATERMANSHIP | VHC | What means I start to row with unsettling power? | anag. incl. r + P, & lit. |
1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | Listen to Opera North broadcast, missing nothing – like the company? | anag. incl. N less 0; ON based in Leeds |
1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | How to represent E. Blair now, after book’s come out? | anag. less b, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1945 PRISON
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
1958 HANGDOG
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
1962 ANADEM
1979 FAR-OUT
1988 PERIQUE