Clues by B. Burton in 2003-2004
Azed competitions from 1624 to 1676 All clues by B. Burton | 2003-2004 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1624 to 1676 All clues by B. Burton | 2003-2004 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1624 | BELAY | VHC | Not to obtain a clerical appointment it’s enough, perhaps, to become a chap’s lover | be lay in 2 senses; ref. Jeffrey John |
| 1633 | EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left) | VHC | Needing to be cheered up? Tasting is just starting in winery (litre included – a port men especially favour) | t and l in winery; anag. |
| 1646 | BLACK | VHC | Such is book in which foremost of law-breakers is held to account | l a/c in bk, & lit. |
| 1648 | MAGIC LANTERN | VHC | Means of screening devious emigrant concealing family | clan in anag. |
| 1659 | SCAREDY-CAT | VHC | With this epithet, harshly decry one consumed by urge to run away? | anag. + a in scat, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1628 ENCOMION
1637 AMNESIC
1654 CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)
1667 CLARINI
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
1676 CRINGE-MAKING