Cup Winning clues by M. Barley
All clues by M. Barley
All clues by M. Barley
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points |
First win | Latest win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barley | 326 | 23 | 36 | 267 | 143 | 385 | Oct 1985 | Feb 2022 |
| No. | Clue word | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2591 | GHAT | What borders a river in India (good for spot of bathing)? | i.e. Bh(aR)at, with g for b, & lit.; see Bharat in C. |
| 2569 | BILBO | Hobbit and term for lightweight blade? That’d be this, possibly | comp. anag. incl. t, & lit. |
| 2525 | PLACITUM | Decision still not finalised, Trump sees Republican power slipping away | placi(d) + T(r)um(p) |
| 2460 | TWEET | Post we put on net (there’s no Chambers entry for noun) | post we net less pos n, & lit.; ref. entry in C. |
| 2430 | CLERIHEW | Quirky couplets of rhyme celebrating well-known life | anag. of initial letter pairs, & lit. |
| 2408 | LUNCHEONETTE | Diner munched on lettuce when needing to lose weight | anag. less w |
| 2322 | VENTRICOSE | Fat-bellied character starting Christmas round must squeeze into chimney shaft | C, o in vent rise |
| 2283 | BARGAIN | Entries to Azed get brain working a good deal | anag. incl. A, g |
| 2213 | SOLECISM | Grammatical error, this, or a lapse in social mores | comp. anag. |
| 2196 | SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps) | National team run ragged in South America – when they play, bars reverberate with cross supporters endlessly frustrated | anag. incl. N, r in SA; beate(n) |
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | It being knocked back with curry, extra-large beer is dashed good – cold one required | it (rev.) + tan; anag. + g |
| 2040 | EASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | Sailor lengthens stay as hor/rible wind hits port | |
| 1997 | FADO | Following difficulty striking new driver, golfer displays dejected air | f ado, Fa(L)do; ref. Nick F. |
| 1879 | LITTER BASKET | See best & lit. take first place in results slip … and worst end here? | anag. incl. r; slip vb. |
| 1758 | BIMBETTE | Vacuous blonde bit, me, feature of tabloid spread? | anag. incl. b(lond)e, t, & lit. |
| 1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | Growing concerns are expressed about conclusions of the Hutton report, and with Blair et al.’s intrigues | c(a)res + c; last letters + al.’s, ref. Lord Hutton’s inquiry into the death of Dr Kelly |
| 1633 | EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left) | In vintage form, champion English tramp gleefully upon dismal Welsh and cross tryline | E + anag. + on; W + anag. |
| 1546 | TRANSPARENT | After ‘Devilry’, entrants must tackle standard ‘Plain’ | par in anag.; ref. AZ comp. puzzles |
| 1439 | JOHN CANOE | Celebrations Antiguan-style, whose origins lie in gospel story a long time back | C A in John + eon (rev.), & lit. |
| 1178 | BOOTLEG | A bottle of gin would not normally be this, if an item from Threshers | comp. anag. incl. T, & lit.; ref. off-licence chain |
| 917 | HOOLIGANISM | Trouble Italy has looming? | anag. incl. I, & lit; ref. forthcoming World Cup in Italy |
| 816 | POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter) | Trio of potentates behold a child; now gifts are given | pot + lo + a ch |
| 701 | BALUSTRADE | Bears cope? | balus trade, & lit; cope1,2 |