Clues by M. Barley in 2012-2013
Azed competitions from 2096 to 2144 All clues by M. Barley | 2012-2013 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2096 to 2144 All clues by M. Barley | 2012-2013 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2096 | TRICK | Third | Watch as cricketer disconsolately leaves crease when out | comp. anag. |
| 2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | VHC | Titchiest bit of needlework am I, cannily deployed | anag. incl. n, & lit. |
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | First | It being knocked back with curry, extra-large beer is dashed good – cold one required | it (rev.) + tan; anag. + g |
| 2109 | THICKETY | VHC | Bristling public condemnation leaves bank in the City reeling | (ban)k in anag. |
| 2113 | PICAROON | VHC | Picture one lifting gold having boarded ship, perhaps? | pic + a + or (rev.) + on, & lit. |
| 2116 | YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | The seasoned Como you’d get round tree with uplifting old words to sing | ule + dit (rev.) in ye |
| 2122 | NICETY | VHC | City establishment’s starting afresh under new discerning management | n + anag. incl. e; ref. new governor of Bank of England |
| 2126 | DESPERATE | VHC | Padres might console the terminally ill in extremis | anag. incl. t, e, e |
| 2135 | LOB | VHC | Golf ball sent high … see it fall close to flag? | comp. anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| 2139 | DE RIGUEUR | VHC | Hats for upper-class gents required when racing? No question, they’re —— | anag. incl. U, g less q, & lit. |
| 2144 | INFERNO (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Dinner’s swell here in Italy – there’s no finer cooking | sinners dwell; anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2131 DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)