Clues by C. R. Gumbrell in 1993-1994
Azed competitions from 1100 to 1147 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 1993-1994 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1100 to 1147 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 1993-1994 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. R. Gumbrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | CONCORDANCE | VHC | What’ll restrain Mandela’s followers, closing the rift in race | cord ANC in cone, & lit. |
| 1104 | BURYING-PLACES | VHC | Turning which, Gray’s pen dealt with bucolic company passed over | anag. less co, & lit.; ref. Gray’s ‘Elegy’ |
| 1113 | EMPLASTRUM | Second | Possibly Romans put me, imbued with spot of liniment, on cut | l in anag. less on, & lit. |
| 1117 | STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters) | VHC | Such, to be filled with what ends thirst, man fashioned back in Athens | t + anag. in so + s, & lit. |
| 1122 | BASILIAN | First | Tuck among outlaw film’s central characters, is a round, monkish type | (f)il(m) is a (rev.) in ban; ref. Friar T. |
| 1126 | CHEATERY | VHC | Result when mouth bones the ape developed provided Piltdown’s head parts | anag. less P in cry, & lit.; bone = seize; ref. ‘missing link’ fraud |
| 1143 | DEATH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Was he, who’s given the world’s pa/in, Man’s creator? He was | ref. D. Hammett |
| 1147 | MAYDAY | VHC | For which we set up the pole to go round yearly, in good time off? Yes | y(early) in mad + ay, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1108 GREEN
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1130 AGRESTAL
1134 TOVARICH
1139 BENJAMIN