Clues by R. Hesketh in 1999-2000
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by R. Hesketh | 1999-2000 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by R. Hesketh | 1999-2000 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Hesketh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | Tool Barney, passing by, had lent Fred Flintstone, perhaps | anag. incl. (B)arne(y); ref. ‘The Flintstones’ |
1441 | Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug) | VHC | Puzzle involving swap (initially Lake’s idea). | dilemma / wasp; anag. incl. L; ref. F. P. N. Lake, credited with idea for puzzle |
1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Rag trade tailors sew or mend stitching in bust part? | pap (= nipple) in anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1424 HEIST
1428 CRICETID
1454 GET-UP
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)
1463 REVERSIONAL