Clues by C. R. Gumbrell in 2003-2004
Azed competitions from 1624 to 1676 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 2003-2004 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1624 to 1676 All clues by C. R. Gumbrell | 2003-2004 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. R. Gumbrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1624 | BELAY | First | Hearts of sailors applauded in the old book Westward Ho! | l, a in ye b (rev.); ref. Charles Kingsley novel |
| 1628 | ENCOMION | VHC | See cracking person recalled by flatterer, in bidding farewell, with this? | C in one (rev.) + m(in)ion, & lit. |
| 1633 | EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left) | Second | Bleak victory, Troy prematurely discounting a bad omen about trap, managed back in days gone by | win t e(a)rly; anag. in anag. |
| 1637 | AMNESIC | VHC | Answer comes with rendition of second part in playing of fugue | a + anag. less o; rendition = surrender |
| 1641 | GADGETEER | VHC | Read e.g. rave about hit in Q? | get in anag.; ref. music magazine and James Bond character |
| 1650 | SAPHENA | VHC | A vein, shape distorted? That’s possibly this, i.e. with bit of varicosity | comp. anag. incl. v, & lit. |
| 1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | VHC | Chapter about trail growing hard (one penned by travel writer) is absorbing | c re scent; H + a in RLS; ref. Stevenson’s ‘Travels with a Donkey’ |
| 1659 | SCAREDY-CAT | VHC | In raddled decay, star gets chop – no spring chicken | c(hop) in anag. |
| 1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | Segment of worm found in cold mutton, a piece of poor quality | ring in c em a king |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1646 BLACK
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1667 CLARINI
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)