Clues by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | 2015-2016 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | 2015-2016 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2257 | BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left) | VHC | Row boat backwards, then ram palpitating old man in Chatham | sub (rev.) + tup; pa in Pitt (the Elder, Earl of Chatham) |
| 2261 | GANGSTERLAND | VHC | Where you’d find Moll or Judy e.g. hugging naughty gents | anag. in Garland |
| 2265 | ESPRIT FORT | VHC | Wry self-portrait left artist’s face obscured – Francis Bacon, perhaps? | anag. less l, a; ref. FB philosopher and FB painter |
| 2270* | FENESTRA | VHC | Oriel say tuition charges must inhibit men or women ultimately with a right to come up | n in fees + a rt (rev.) |
| 2272 | SNOWMOBILE | VHC | Nothing disrupts flourishing women’s lib drive in hostile climate | 0 in anag. |
| 2274 | SIMPATICO | VHC | Devilishly clever, I’d dismissed diplomatic service – not exactly congenial | anag. less anag. |
| 2287 | VALET | Second | Bye, first to third man | vale2 + t |
| 2296 | IMPROPERLY | VHC | To suggest holding referendum initially works, though ultimately failing in unseemly manner | r oper(a) in imply |
| 2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Area covered with grass mostly used in match | a gree(n); area |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
* Competition excluded from annual honours