Clues by R. J. Heald in 2020-2021
Azed competitions from 2517 to 2564 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2020-2021 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2517 to 2564 All clues by R. J. Heald | 2020-2021 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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R. J. Heald | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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2517 | LITERATIM | VHC | High rent once raised leads to irate missives to the letter | lit + tare (rev.) + first letters |
2521 | CHAMBERS | Second | Scrabble’s hard for learner? This is what’s required! | clamber’s with H for L, & lit. |
2530 | STUDENTY | VHC | University degree course half missed amid scene of debauchery – typical of undergrads! | U d ent(rée) in sty |
2532 | POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree) | VHC | Recall exuberant enjoyment receiving special gift (not half!) inside parcel | tal(ent) in gusto (all rev.) in patch |
2534 | BOTTLE-WASHER | VHC | Galley slave who strikes receives lash to back | welt to (rev.) in basher |
2539 | TORSE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The ‘demons’ tra/duced by Trump’s rhetoric reacted furiously in Washington | ref. US Capitol riot [see comments] |
2543 | CABRETTA | VHC | Penthouse article about bosom passing as material suitable for chaps | bre(as)t in cat a; pass = omit |
2547 | FILATORY | VHC | Yarn-spinner follows one boring story with another, ignoring call for hush | I in flat + (st)ory; story2 |
2551 | SPAVIN (Spoonerisms) | Second | What might Hubble track? Scattered outer parts from supernova, it having exploded | trouble hack; anag. less anag.; part vi; ref. space telescope |
2556 | TOERAG | VHC | Guitars come alive with rendition of stirring music for ‘Apache’ | anag. less anag.; ref. 1960 Shadows No. 1 hit |
2560 | BOMBAST | VHC | Flatulence comes from bottom after putting away too much fibre | b(OTT)om + bast |
2564 | CLEARING | VHC | Breeze in some areas bearing rain, 50% overcast, turning bright | rain with ra reversed in cleg; breeze3 |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2525 PLACITUM