Clues by C. R. Gumbrell in 1995-1996
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 1995-1996 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 1995-1996 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. R. Gumbrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1203 | CLERICALISM | VHC | It is clear Columba could spread this about | comp. anag. & lit.; St C., missionary abbot |
| 1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | See graphic in comic dealing with Mekon as characterizing an era? | anag.; ref. Dan Dare in the former ‘Eagle’ comic |
| 1212 | HILDING | VHC | In escape you’ll find, instead of women, he’s first? | h for w in wilding, & lit. |
| 1220 | CASSANDRA | VHC | With horse, and heading for ruin, people came – ignoring me | ass and r in ca(me), & lit.; people vb |
| 1225 | CURRY | VHC | Fiery stuff to consume prey of Old Scratch? | 3 mngs. |
| 1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | Grace Darling in forefront of rescue got up in a storm | pet in anag. incl. r |
| 1232 | The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram) | VHC | A wise lot must not show a child unto Herod. | |
| 1234* | AVANT-PROPOS | First | Thus is French scholar expressing Schwarz’s opening piece for Chambers? | (s)avant pro pos, & lit.; ref. Chambers page vi |
| 1242 | KNOCKERS | VHC | We’re to fill cups? Top tip of Khayyam’s, drunk reckons | K + anag. |
| 1255 | CATAFALCO | Second | What you might see at head of cortège, a focal structure | anag. incl. c, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1216 CHAPERON
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1247 PREDICANT
1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
* Competition excluded from annual honours