Clues by D. K. Arnott in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by D. K. Arnott | 2015-2016 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by D. K. Arnott | 2015-2016 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. K. Arnott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2265 | ESPRIT FORT | VHC | Libertine’s très sportif, cavorting with no end of sportives | anag. less s; see libertine |
| 2272 | SNOWMOBILE | Second | Wombles’ No. 1 hit is perfect vehicle for Tomsk? | anag.; ref. Wombles character, Siberian town |
| 2274 | SIMPATICO | VHC | In Scoop, needing work I’m ready and heading for Ishmaelia as foreign correspondent | I’m pat + I all in Sco(op); ref. William Boot in Evelyn Waugh novel |
| 2279 | CLEMENTINE | VHC | Anagram of ‘in Crete’ lemon? Or this, possibly | comp. anag.; ref. AZ’s faulty anagram of NERITIC |
| 2287 | VALET | VHC | Are this man’s labours becoming a male servant? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2296 | IMPROPERLY | VHC | Suggest vices or perversion, wanting variety so? | anag. less version in imply, & lit.; vice = grip; version = variety |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2270* FENESTRA
2300 MISHMASH
2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
* Competition excluded from annual honours