Dumpynose

To 2208: MORT

issue 16 May 2015

The fictional SCHOLAR (28) was Billy Bunter, described by his creator, Frank Richards, as a ‘FAT GREEDY OWL (22A/31/26)’ (in ODQ). SILLY (13) and PUFFING (18) are associated with ‘Billy’ and KEUPER (4) and MUSCHELKALK (16D) (in Chambers individually and under ‘Triassic’) with ‘Bunter’. Title: ‘bunter’ is a low woman or mort.
 
First prize R.R. Alford, Oundle, Peterborough

Runners-up B. Taylor, Little Lever, Bolton; Frank Maslen, London W1

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