Clues by F. R. Palmer in 1990-1991
Azed competitions from 943 to 991    All clues by F. R. Palmer  |   1990-1991 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
943BARAGOUINVHCLegal profession’s convoluted lingo, perhaps, for long a prime symbol of unintelligibilitybar + anag. with a u for I, & lit.
961WAVESONVHCDrift created by swirling snow with hail in itave in anag.
965EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)SecondFor digger, jaw links remnants of bear with relics of firelinks; anag. + ash
972Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)VHCUNO tough – hence final Arab battle? 
974AVANT-PROPOSVHCSomething to start with – a pepper, its centre mixed with bits of rice and nuts, and spices tooava + anag. of (pe)pp(er) r n s too
978DOUBLE-CENTURYVHCJazzy tune could be frame for really terrific scoreanag. + r, y

HCs awarded in competitions:

952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
969 BUNTER
982 ALMANAC