Clues by A. J. Wardrop in 2012-2013
Azed competitions from 2096 to 2144 All clues by A. J. Wardrop | 2012-2013 Honours list
Azed competitions from 2096 to 2144 All clues by A. J. Wardrop | 2012-2013 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Wardrop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2096 | TRICK | VHC | John Travolta’s no. 1, written with Little Richard? | T + Rick |
| 2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | VHC | Treat thalassemia initially with hematinic – it’s one way to avoid complications later | anag. incl t |
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Giant bird, one from the east, a diver, a bête noire for mariners | tit an; grebe (rev.) |
| 2109 | THICKETY | VHC | As woodland might be after time, uncultivated yet variegated | t + hick (adj) + anag. |
| 2116 | YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Feast for which tailless neat needs some doctoring in a stone shelter | tid(y) in yu lee |
| 2118 | BLOKEISH | VHC | Like leading characters in heroic Boy’s Own stories, possibly | anag. incl. first letters, & lit.; ref. former boys’ magazine ‘Boy’s Own Paper’ |
| 2131 | DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left) | VHC | Indian who owns a milk round fails to keep very wealthy customer | anag.; v in dies |
| 2139 | DE RIGUEUR | VHC | Leftie does a turn about wanton head of undemocratic EU, as convention dictates | rig u EU all in red (rev.) |
HCs awarded in competitions:
2113 PICAROON
2122 NICETY
2126 DESPERATE
2135 LOB