Clues by R. J. Hooper in 1985-1986
Azed competitions from 683 to 731 All clues by R. J. Hooper | 1985-1986 Honours list
Azed competitions from 683 to 731 All clues by R. J. Hooper | 1985-1986 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Hooper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683 | BANISH | VHC | Transport strike off | 2 mngs. |
| 688 | CUCURBITAL | First | What makes ‘gourdy’ when defined by coot et al? | curb in cuit + al, & lit.; curb, disease of horses; coot2 |
| 692 | FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number) | Second | Get low impulses to spike punch before our party? It will set things alight | spike; id3 in fib2 + us |
| 696 | ANTIMNEMONIC | VHC | Male’s among men in action abroad – serving in Foreign Legion, perhaps? | m in anag.; ref. traditional reason for joining F. L. |
| 705 | MUSICOTHERAPY | VHC | In which we’d see rhapsodic air mute psycho? | anag. & lit. |
| 712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | In me (some part!) couple of ‘hoofers’ clown | anag. incl. ho, & lit. |
| 714 | MOTE | VHC | What means ‘tick’ as well as ‘mound (long unused)’? | mo + te(l), & lit.; mote1,3 |
| 718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Aim of drummers in LPO: loud, not soft, playing | anag. with f for p; drummer = commercial traveller |
| 722 | SUPERNACULUM | VHC | It beats usual cup men take | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| 727 | WELL-TO-DO | VHC | With plenty of tin available, shaft sunk near Land’s End comes to nothing | well to d 0; ref. crisis in tin industry |
| 731 | STRING | VHC | Bite for King to tuck into? | R in sting, & lit.; ref. Belloc’s Henry K. |
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