Clues by Dr S. J. Shaw in 2020-2021
Azed competitions from 2517 to 2564 All clues by Dr S. J. Shaw | 2020-2021 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2517 to 2564 All clues by Dr S. J. Shaw | 2020-2021 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr S. J. Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2517 | LITERATIM | First | Working on ancient codex thus could give one identical Romanic text | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2521 | CHAMBERS | VHC | Consultation herein principally leads to answer’s meaning being etymologically ‘hollowed out rooms’ | first letters + r, s, & lit. |
| 2525 | PLACITUM | VHC | When less than half of America’s excited with Trump, and left replaces right, the result’s a legal decision | anag. incl. ica, with l for r |
| 2534 | BOTTLE-WASHER | VHC | He engaged in endless below-stairs working, with little time for independence | he in anag. less s, with t for i, & lit. |
| 2539 | TORSE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Despite fighting regularly, our cat is cu/riously injured rarely | |
| 2543 | CABRETTA | First | Skins of Argentine ruminant, processed with currying after being tanned initially | anag. of outer and first letters, & lit. |
| 2547 | FILATORY | VHC | There could be no idle rotary shaft when spinning threads on this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2551 | SPAVIN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | What got Lillee fame? Primarily slinging projectile at victims batting! | filly lame; first letters + in; ref. Dennis L. |
| 2556 | TOERAG | VHC | Scrap of textile on hobo’s extremity originally expressing really abominable geezer | t + o + first letters, & lit. |
| 2564 | CLEARING | VHC | What might give forest this? Chopping fir tree logs can! | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2532 POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)
2560 BOMBAST