Clues by C. R. Gumbrell in 1997-1998
Azed competitions from 1312 to 1360 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 1997-1998 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1312 to 1360 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 1997-1998 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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C. R. Gumbrell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1312 | REST-CURE | VHC | What’ll have a patient repose on middle of bookshelf – ‘Trent’s Last Case’? | re s t cure2 |
1316 | FINGERLICKIN’ | VHC | Toy with whip I name top | finger lick I n |
1325 | UPROOTAL | VHC | What can make mandragora yelp out? There’s danger this may | comp. anag. & lit. |
1334 | CATACHRESTIC | First | In which fashion see the cold as ‘artic’ | anag. incl. c, c, & lit.; cf. arctic |
1336 | STOCKING | VHC | Providing this is loaded go, St Nick! | anag. & lit. |
1338 | SMART ALEC | VHC | A star, me, clever without ever being fazed | anag. less ever, & lit. |
1342 | ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left) | Second | Deals in uncommonly striking Dutch transfers taking Gunners to peak? | anag. less D; RA pine; peak2; ref. Arsenal stars Bergkamp and Overmars |
1346 | PHARISEE | Third | Mount in bad shape not having heart for lusty canter | rise in anag. less s |
1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | At the Eisteddfod it’s possible a competitive alto’s rendition’s outdo/ors | |
1355 | DIACATHOLICON | VHC | Had it a colonic’s outcome if drunk? | anag. & lit. |
1360 | BOG-ASPHODEL | VHC | Piece of Betjeman’s with line framing atrocious hope goads denizen of Slough? | anag. in B, l; ref. poem ‘Slough’ |
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