Clues by J. C. Leyland in 2009-2010
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by J. C. Leyland | 2009-2010 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1940 to 1988 All clues by J. C. Leyland | 2009-2010 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. C. Leyland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | Second | Wanting seconds in asylum? Management, scandalised, snub starving Twist | snub; anag. of second letters |
| 1945 | PRISON | Second | Taste of Pinot Noir’s ruined in cooler | P + anag. |
| 1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | Left in charge I may, if bent, nobble fine racer with pill | comp. anag. incl, l i/c, & lit. |
| 1958 | HANGDOG | Third | How nagged husband possibly appears after wife he upset’s let fly? | anag. incl. h less anag. incl. w, & lit. |
| 1962 | ANADEM | VHC | Laurel maybe with mate Hardy, men regularly seen in a fine mess | anag. of alternate letters |
| 1967 | SUBORDINATELY | VHC | Yank used Tony Blair as a poodle? | anag.; ref. G. W. Bush |
| 1971 | WATERMANSHIP | VHC | Doctor saw sign of paralysis in the arm, characteristic of a stroke | anag. incl. p |
| 1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | Northern Rock inept loans management finally leads to embarrassing run | anag. incl. t and e r; ref. failed bank |
| 1979 | FAR-OUT | VHC | Who offers correspondence course in fine art? Taking this could make father the intellectual! | OU in f art, father with far out = the |
| 1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | With Mrs T’s offensive stricken miners lost war, sadly, after 1984? | anag. less anag.; ref. 1984-5 miners’ strike |
| 1988 | PERIQUE | VHC | Fairy Queen has eyes on Bottom but certainly isn’t available for Snout? | peri + Qu + e(yes); ref. MND |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)