Competition clues by Tony Harker
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Tony Harker has 14 clues
| Comp | Clue word | Clue | Explanation | Pos | Points | Merits | 2023 Annual Competition | 30 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | WALES | Initially, where all leeks embody symbolism? | Ref national symbol: first leters. | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| April 2023 | GODFATHER | Perhaps this crime boss shies from horse's head gift. | GODFATHERSHIES anag of HORSESHEADGIFT. | 10 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 Annual Competition | 39 | 0.5 | |||||
| February 2022 | DOLCE VITA | Cat I loved ran wild – a life of self-indulgence. | Anag CATILOVED | 10 | 20.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 Annual Competition | 41 | 0.5 | |||||
| October 2021 | YO-YO | Two lads lost their heads over this toy. | (B)OY(B)OY reversed. | 9 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 Annual Competition | 33 | 1 | |||||
| October 2020 | GLORIA | Rain galore might be scattered near this. | RAINGALORE anag NEARGLORIA: GLORIA=fabric used for umbrellas. | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| September 2020 | SEVEN (Printer’s Devilry) | Picturing sets? Then diagrams may help. | Picturing sets? These Venn diagrams may help. (See definition of Venn diagrams in Chambers) | 6 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2019 Annual Competition | 36 | 0.5 | |||||
| October 2019 | GULES | Flying Blue Ensign when leaving Benin in confusion? No — Red. | Anag BLUEENSIGN less anag BENIN. Def RED. | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Annual Competition | 25 | 1 | |||||
| August 2018 | FAIRY / POINT (Right & Left) | Elf quite out of line to pin tattered cape. | Elf (def: fairy) QUITE=FAIRLY out of=missing Line; TOPIN anag (tattered) POINT, cape (def: point). | 10 | 17 | 1 | |
| May 2018 | IRELAND | Composing Preludes for Piano might have been purpose of him. | PRELUDESFORPIANO angram of PURPOSEOFIRELAND. Refers to John Ireland (1879-1962), composer of Preludes for Piano. | 10 | 21.5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 Annual Competition | 16 | 4 | |||||
| April 2017 | CORVUS | Crews overcame Roman vessels using such at the prows. | Initials (prows) C(rews) O(vercame) R(oman) V(essels) U(sing) S(uch): whole is definition. Entry 2 in Chambers is a bit vague: Wikipedia description is better. | 2 | 29.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 Annual Competition | 26 | 1 | |||||
| April 2016 | LEONARDO DICAPRIO | Played a periodical donor – in The Aviator. | Anagram (played) of "a periodical donor"; reference to philanthropist Howard Hughes played by LD in that film. | 9 | 17.5 | 2 | 3 |
| March 2016 | IMARI (Printer’s Devilry) | Clapped-out page damaged book. | Claim a ripped-out page damaged book. | 10 | 16.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 Annual Competition | 25 | 2 | |||||
| November 2015 | LOCK STOCK AND BARREL | Counterfeit bank card: clerk loots the lot. | Anagram of 'bankcardclerkloots': 'the lot' is definition. | 4 | 26.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 Annual Competition | 43 | 0.5 | |||||
| September 2014 | TASER (Printer’s Devilry) | Murray, shove past Federer | Murray shot a serve past Federer | 9 | 21.5 | 3 | 3 |