Clues by C. J. Morse in 1972-1973
Azed competitions from 1 to 50 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1972-1973 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1 to 50 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1972-1973 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. J. Morse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | SCEUOPHYLAX | Third | A cox helps you at sea – missing nothing, he keeps an eye on vessels | anag. less 0 |
14 | Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram) | VHC | Animals in peril pair up at threshold marked ‘shelter’ | |
18 | EPIGONE | VHC | Successor, when heroic strain peters out, is weak | epi(c) gone, & lit.; successor, i.e. that which follows |
27 | VINEGAR | VHC | Season starts with a bit of violence, then anger explodes | vi + anag. |
36 | CRUSADER | VHC | For someone like Mrs Whitehouse, sex-appeal’s getting more blatant all round | SA in cruder; ref. campaigner Mary W. |
43 | A neologism (Neologisms) | VHC | ANTONYMIATE | C |
45 | NEMORAL | VHC | Shooting men have spoken of a wood or an elm covert | men (rev.) + oral and anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1 ORGIAST
23 SCLERODERMIC
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)