Clues by R. J. Heald in 2019-2020
Azed competitions from 2464 to 2512 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2019-2020 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2464 to 2512 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2019-2020 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Heald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2469 | GUDDLE (Spoonerisms) | First | Sunday’s Mass beginning to grate forces Catholic to leave fold | Sandy’s muss; g for C in cuddle; fold = embrace |
| 2473 | INTERPLAY | VHC | Crossfire perhaps dispels initial quiet in ‘No Man’s Land’? | (P)inter play; ref. 1974 Harold P. play |
| 2477 | SPRAT-WEATHER | VHC | Time around which short aquatic creature may be caught in sea, before the end of December | t in praw(n) in sea + the r, & lit. |
| 2480 | STOCKING FILLERS | VHC | Such presents St Nick ‘forgets’ to supply, bypassing tot imbued with wickedness? | ill in anag. less tot, & lit.; ref. Santa’s naughty list |
| 2482 | VOX POP | VHC | Point of view reflecting ordinary people’s principles, including how one might vote? | x in POV (rev.) + first letters, & lit. |
| 2486 | BRUHAHA | First | Baron Hardup merrily gives away daughter, Prince becoming husband by end of Cinderella pantomime | anag. incl. B less d, with h for P + a |
| 2490 | DREAMSCAPE | VHC | Work Marcel Duchamp essayed periodically | anag. of alternate letters, & lit.; ref. French surrealist painter |
| 2495 | BUNG | VHC | Tap sealing butt of Mâcon? | n in bug, & lit.; tap = listening device |
| 2500 | ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half) | VHC | Sun newspaper’s original page three spread not for all to see, something to enhance a locker | anag. incl. n less U |
| 2504 | UPBEAT | VHC | Arses? Here’s one overturning restriction to tour outskirts of Barnard Castle | B, e in tapu (rev.); sv arsis; ref. D. Cummings |
| 2508 | CHARACTER (Misprints) | VHC | Account penned by Miss Brontë drawing large number heading for renowned parsonage | personage; a/c in Char(lot)te + r; ref. Brontë home/museum |
| 2512 | OSCITATE | VHC | Ignoring the odds, big city store wants desperately to be fully open | anag. of alternate letters |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2464 BRAINPOWER