Clues by E. Chalkley in 1978-1979
Azed competitions from 314 to 366    All clues by E. Chalkley  |   1978-1979 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
319PODESTAVHCDisheartened writer like Dante could be eating his words before oneodes in p(ar)t + a, & lit.
323(C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)VHCPutting our country first, the first of our opening batsUK + initial letters
358UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)VHCPup, perhaps, a tailless one about to leave a trapleave; pu(p) (rev.) + start; ref. greyhound racing
366MONKEY-SHINEVHCThe roguish trick meant one noticing, initially, the bit inserted ‘… to furnish light’first letters + key + shine; ref. puzzle

HCs awarded in competitions:

314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
332 NUT-CASE
340 BOOKSIE
349 ODDCOMESHORT
362 SEA-SOLDIER