Clues by R. J. Palmer in 1979-1980
Azed competitions from 371 to 419    All clues by R. J. Palmer  |   1979-1980 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
371GRADINSecondBoxing promotion in ring that’s rough held bloodthirsty spectators enthralledad in anag.
379SCYTHEMANVHCOne who works in midst of newmown hay scentanag. incl. m, & lit.
384OUTSPREADINGSecondPuts a girdle on tight – must shed pounds – if figure’s this?anag. less L; tight = drunk
388ALEXIPHARMICFirstWith this elixir a chap gets restored having swallowed a bit of monkswoodm in anag., & lit.
397BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)VHCRefuse tipped in error on lake – waste products, possiblypaste; jib (rev.) + out + Erie
401GO-AHEADVHCSimple description of Bishop – a man advanced in divinitya he A in God; ref. Peter S.’s ‘the go-ahead Bishop of Bevingdon’
406BOILVHCA plague on the Egyptians, as law-giver’s spoken‘Boyle’; ref. Exodus 9, 941; Boyle’s Law
414UNBOSOMERVHCOne commonly has certain touch of reticence about B.O. – I’d tell friend what the trouble isBO in ’un some r

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375 SPREATHE