Clues by C. O. Butcher in 1972-1973
Azed competitions from 1 to 50 All clues by C. O. Butcher | 1972-1973 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1 to 50 All clues by C. O. Butcher | 1972-1973 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. O. Butcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORGIAST | Third | I realise gravity in a riot’s out of place | g in anag., & lit. |
| 14 | Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram) | VHC | Did all animals put here perhaps trek miles thro’ rain? | |
| 23 | SCLERODERMIC | VHC | Breaking mile record’s tiptop of course and extremely hard | anag. incl. c |
| 31 | KITCHENDOM | VHC | Do men crumble under constant irritation where women rule the roast? | k itch + anag. |
| 36 | CRUSADER | VHC | Has fought in modern sophisticated wars and longer ago in less sophisticated it appears | SA (= it) in cruder; ref. C. tank |
| 50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | Stout work – fifty right cute puzzles | anag. incl. op L r |
HCs awarded in competitions:
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
10 LINGERIE
18 EPIGONE
27 VINEGAR
40 FANTOCCINI
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
45 NEMORAL