Clues by C. J. Morse in 1995-1996
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1995-1996 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1203 to 1255 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1995-1996 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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C. J. Morse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1203 | CLERICALISM | VHC | False claims about relic partly reflected too much church influence | relic with rel rev. in anag. |
1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | I’m revolutionary: I’m pro change with a bit of killing involved | anag. incl. k |
1212 | HILDING | Second | Nithing’s nothing different, so I’m holding | i.e. as nithing differs from nothing so does hilding from holding, & lit.; hold = assert |
1216 | CHAPERON | First | To accompany small children, adult individual, leader of school outing | ch. + A per(s)on, & lit. |
1220 | CASSANDRA | VHC | Forecaster who spoke unbelievably about ‘sun, sun and sun again’ | ca. S S and Ra |
1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | Italian crew turn up in port and get drunk | up in anag., 2 defs. |
1232 | The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram) | VHC | O how ‘I want to sell’ hounded out Christmas! | |
1234* | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | Cantona’s introduction makes a forward line work in flawed sport | a van + op in anag.; ref. Eric C. |
1238 | ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry) | First | “As a non-worker,” the faithful drone, “does the Queen be/g favours?” | |
1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | To identify this disease in a blurred radio-scan is a chancy game | EO in anag. |
1255 | CATAFALCO | Third | Vehicle of death – might Tomahawk come under that genus in USA? | i.e. cat-a-Falco; ref. US missile |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1225 CURRY
1242 KNOCKERS
1247 PREDICANT
* Competition excluded from annual honours