Clues by J. F. Grimshaw in 1990-1991
Azed competitions from 943 to 991    All clues by J. F. Grimshaw  |   1990-1991 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
947SHOULDER-SLIPVHC Holds universal joint with pliers and monkey wrenchanag. of holds U pliers
969BUNTERVHCSlimmer? Remove are putting it as a little unlikely!u for a in banter, & lit.; Bunter ‘The Owl of the Remove’; see banting
972Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)VHCNobbut infernal hat catalogue, eh? 
974AVANT-PROPOSVHC‘A volume needs one present in earliest part’… that’s well got over!a v an + pr. in top + so (rev.), & lit.
982ALMANACVHCDate container?… Fruit tin? … Both terms are in circulationamla (rev.) + can (rev.)
987IRON CURTAINVHCAction in R.U.R. represented metal men engaged in dramatic flare-upanag.; ref. Čapek play about robots

HCs awarded in competitions:

943 BARAGOUIN
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)