Clues by C. J. Morse in 1999-2000
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1999-2000 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1999-2000 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. J. Morse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1415 | MANATI (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Early railways had steam-e/ngine missions that would be banned today | |
1424 | HEIST | VHC | ‘He is one who believes in God’ – that’s your prig twice over | i.e. he is theist |
1439 | JOHN CANOE | VHC | His Christmas revels could make Jamaican’s head ache on and on | anag. incl. J |
1441 | Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug) | Second | To start year of historic significance, I’m having a bust | mammate / ked; make date |
1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | We’d spare no MP going astray | anag. & lit.; ref. sleaze |
1450 | PRETENDANT | VHC | Press release resurrected whopper to discourage old-style candidate | PR eten dant; ref. spin against Ken Livingstone |
1454 | GET-UP | VHC | To make out at college, you need outfit and you have to cram | get up, 2 defs. |
1463 | REVERSIONAL | Second | As Rover line is rejigged, it’s making a comeback | anag.; ref. sale of carmaker |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1428 CRICETID
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1437 MISTLETOE