Clues by E. C. Lance in 2015-2016
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by E. C. Lance | 2015-2016 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2250 to 2305 All clues by E. C. Lance | 2015-2016 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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E. C. Lance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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2250 | MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter) | VHC | No hint of dryness in supremely mellow drink – an occasion for tasting? | toasting; mil(d)est one |
2272 | SNOWMOBILE | Third | One’s bothered about BMW – oil needing to be changed for transport in arctic regions | anag. in anag. |
2279 | CLEMENTINE | VHC | Powdered mineral (containing an element of lime) in earth makes a noted fertiliser for roses | l in cement + in e; ref. song v. 6: ‘Grow the roses … fertilized by C.’ |
2296 | IMPROPERLY | VHC | Ropy prelim results from revising thus? | anag. & lit. |
2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Scrap in beer garden set back accord | hidden rev.; scrap |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2261 GANGSTERLAND
2274 SIMPATICO
2287 VALET
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)