Clues by D. R. Robinson in 1985-1986
Azed competitions from 683 to 731    All clues by D. R. Robinson  |   1985-1986 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
688CUCURBITALVHCOf about 18″ in length, pithy mainly inside – squashy, perhaps (like a marrow)cur(t) in cubital
696ANTIMNEMONICFirst‘Un Macon intime’ drunk with no indication of good breeding could be thisanag. less U, & lit.
709GINGERVHCLike the League in Holmes’ case – rugger made to lose its authority and it’s given in, helplesslyin in (RU)gger; ref. Terry H. and Sherlock H., ‘The Red-Headed League’
731STRINGThirdWhat sets off resonance in fiddler in sting, & lit.

HCs awarded in competitions:

701 BALUSTRADE
714 MOTE
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
722 SUPERNACULUM