Clues by R. Phillips in 2002-2003
Azed competitions from 1572 to 1619    All clues by R. Phillips  |   2002-2003 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1576FACADEFirstIt’s a ‘rocking-horse’ movement Lambert deliveredfalcade less L, & lit.; ref. W. Walton’s musical ‘entertainment’ with words by Edith Sitwell, originally performed by Constant L.
1580MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)VHCOld skirt bustles to give rise to garmentbustles; anag.
1589JOKESMITHVHCOne must have contrived hokiest Joe Millers initiallyanag. incl. J, M, & lit.; J. M. = old joke
1593MANSUETEVHCClement lost the second to Kenneth, with one to go in a minute’s wafflinganag. less I + e; ref. C. Freud, K. Williams in radio game show ‘Just a Minute’
1596GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)VHCSpirits singularly active round heart of Orkneys?tangies; n in geist a, & lit.
1598PHRASEMONGERVHCWhat embodies my turned expression could be sharper!gnome (rev) in anag., & lit.
1602FENESTRAThirdHere melts the heart in soft serenade?anag. of (so)ft serena(de), & lit.; ref. Romeo and Juliet
1611LEISLERVHCConfusing it with barbastelle confounds this bat and anothercomp. anag. incl. bat, bat
1619GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)VHCIncreasingly stressed people are seeking the guidance of yo/re 

HCs awarded in competitions:

1572 SHIELD-MAY
1585 SHIATSU
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1615 RUGATE