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June 29, 2020
1 ROGER FEDERER
2 PETE SAMPRAS
3 GABRIELA SABATINI
4 PAM SHRIVER
5 MARK COX
6 BILLIE JEAN KING
7 ILIE NASTASE
8 GASTON GAUDIO
9 ANDY MURRAY
10 LINDSAY DAVENPORT
11 MATS WILANDER
12 FRED PERRY
13 EVONNE GOOLAGONG CAWLEY
14 ROSCOE TANNER
15 MARGARET COURT
16 DENIS SHAPOVALOV
17 SUE BARKER
18 JENNIFER CAPRIATI
19 TONY ROCHE
20 VENUS WILLIAMS
21 MAUREEN CONNOLLY
22 ROD LAVER
23 MARAT SAFIN
24 JAMIE MURRAY
25 ANDREY RUBLEV
26 VITAS GERULAITIS
27 JOHN LLOYD
28 ANDREW CASTLE
29 BETTY STOVE
30 ROSEMARY CASALS
31 LLEYTON HEWITT
32 JO DURIE
33 ANDRE AGASSI
34 SIMONA HALEP
35 PAT CASH
36 ARTHUR ASHE
37 CHRISTINE TRUEMAN
38 TIM HENMAN
39 HANA MANDLIKOVA
40 DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN
41 ROGER TAYLOR
42 NOVAK DJOKOVIC
43 ANNABEL CROFT
44 BORIS BECKER
45 MONICA SELES
46 WENDY TURNBULL
47 WOJCIECH FIBAK
48 SOFIA KENIN
49 BJORN BORG
50 SVETIANA KUZNETSOVA
51 ALEXANDER ZVEREV
52 JIMMY CONNORS
53 LUKASZ KUBOT
54 HEATHER WATSON
55 DANIIL MEDVEDEV
56 MARTINA NAVRATILOVA
57 GREG RUSEDSKI
58 KIM CLIJSTERS
59 TOM OKKER
60 CHRIS EVERT LLOYD
61 YEVGENY KAFELNIKOV
62 SORANA CIRSTEA
63 MILOS RAONIC
64 ANDY RODDICK
65 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA
66 ANNA KOURNIKOVA
67 IVAN LENDL
68 KIMIKO DATE – KRUMM
69 HORIA TECAU
70 MARIA SHARAPOVA
71 JUSTINE HENIN
72 JOHN McENROE
73 SIMONA HALEP
74 ANGELIQUE KERBER
75 DANIEL NESTOR
76 STEFANOS TSITSIPAS
77 TRACY AUSTIN
78 GAEL MONFILS
79 RAFAEL NADAL
80 ELENA BALTACHA
81 ROBERTO BAUTISTA AGUT
82 SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA
83 STAN SMITH
84 VIRGINIA WADE
85 STAN WAWRINKA
86 MARTINA HINGIS
87 DOMINIC THIEM
88 KAREN KHACHANOV
89 MATTEO BERRETTINI
90 SERENA WILLIAMS
91 DAVID GOFFIN
92 STEFAN EDBERG
93 FABIO FOGNINI
94 FELIX AUGER – ALIASSIME
95 PANCHO GONZALES
96 ANDREY RUBLEV
97 ELENA DEMENTIEVA
98 VASEK POSPISIL
99 STEFFI GRAF
100 EUGENIE BOUCARD
Q. Did you spot my mistakes?
A. No.34 & No.73 are the same person,
and No.25 & No.96 are also the same person.
Many Thanks for visiting my website Regards Harriet
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June 2020
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June 19, 2020
1 ROSS FISHER
2 PADRAIG HARRINGTON
3 HENRIK STENSON
4 SERGIO GARCIA
5 JUSTIN ROSE
6 GARY PLAYER
7 COLIN MONTGOMERIE
8 ZACH JOHNSON
9 BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU
10 ERNIE ELS
11 PETER ALLISS
12 HOWARD CLARK
13 ARNOLD PALMER
14 LEE WESTWOOD
15 JUSTIN THOMAS
16 DARREN CLARKE
17 SHANE LOWRY
18 BEN CRENSHAW
19 IAN POULTER
20 BRANDEN GRACE
21 TONY JACKLIN
22 RONAN RAFFETY
23 BEN CURTIS
24 BROOKS KOEPKA
25 MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ
26 JESPER PARNEVIK
27 NICK PRICE
28 PHIL MICKELSON
29 SANDY LYLE
30 JUSTIN HARDING
31 BOBBY LOCKE
32 CHRISTY O’CONNOR SNR
33 JOHN DALY
34 VIJAY SINGH
35 HENRY COTTON
36 LUKE DONALD
37 SEVE BALLESTEROS
38 TOM LEWIS
39 PAUL LAWRIE
40 MARK CALCAVECCHIA
41 TODD HAMILTON
42 FRED COUPLES
43 BUBBA WATSON
44 TOM WATSON
45 IAN BAKER-FINCH
46 FRED DALY
47 TOM WEISKOPF
48 BERNHARD LANGER
49 TIGER WOODS
50 GAVIN MOYNIHAN
51 LAURA DAVIES
52 IAN WOOSNAM
53 TOMMY FLEETWOOD
54 JACK NICKLAUS
55 MATT KUCHAR
56 FRANCESCO MOLINARI
57 SHANE LOWRY
58 PAUL CASEY
59 LEE TREVINO
60 DYLAN FRITTELLI
61 JIMMY DEMARET
62 RORY Mc ILROY
63 JIM FURYK
64 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN
65 DUSTIN JOHNSON
66 GREG NORMAN
67 RETIEF GOOSEN
68 SAM SNEAD
69 JORDAN SPIETH
70 WEBB SIMPSON
71 JUSTIN LEONARD
72 CHARL SCHWARTZEL
73 NICK FALDO
74 DES SMITH
75 BEN HOGAN
76 ERIK VAN ROOYEN
77 MATTHEW FITZPATRICK
78 JOOST LUITEN
79 BROOKE HENDERSON
80 TREVOR IMMELMAN
81 JASON DAY
82 STEVE STRICKER
83 DAI REES
84 DAAN HUIZING
85 KAREN STUPPLES
86 FULTON ALLEM
87 HANNAH GREEN
88 TACO REMKES
89 CHRISTY O’CONNOR JNR
90 MIKE WEIR
91 PETER OOSTERHUIS
92 MARK JAMES
93 CAMERON SMITH
94 DAVID FROST
95 MAARTEN LAFEBER
96 EAMONN DARCY
97 ADAM SCOTT
98 COREY CONNERS
99 DARREN FICHARDT
100 ROLF MUNTZ
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June 14, 2020
1 OUR J M SHONE O I 4 8
2 HE DO WIDE E 5 4
3 E TOMATO CHIP IN CURIO 8 10
4 C HIGH SHOT RUN 5 7
5 FARMLAND PARK 5 7
6 I ZE BEATLE FAN R 6 7
7 R HAPPY RANK RED 5 8
8 LONG UPPER J K 6 5
9 IE PULL ENAMEL RING 6 10
10 I SO UNION AN SPOTTER 4 8 5
11 I CAR RADIO LINE U 7 7
12 O GRAPH MATTER 6 6
13 OH SOON DRY G 3 7
14 O C A LITTLE ACORN 5 9
15 HALL N SHAPE TRUTH 5 10
16 US GENERAL SKOLAR JON 3 6 9
17 I AM ALSO VCR 5 5
18 H DAY SCENE 4 5
19 O Y ADVISE D M 5 5
20 U NEAR ME I Y 4 5
21 I CAR VIA JAG 4 6
22 PRIDE A GOAL UP 3 9
23 E REGAL SUN FOX 4 8
24 B GRAND ENDORSER 7 7
25 U C EVEREST B 5 5
26 AIR KETTLE MA 5 6
27 T ID U LULU RG 4 6
28 SHE AND TIM 4 5
29 ASK HER HUG M 4 6
30 Y LACES ALARM D 3 9
31 A DEREK FINAL 6 5
32 N LEGLAND SKY HI 5 8
33 BALL SOARS – INVADE 5 6 – 4
34 I C RED H SWIRL 5 6
35 E QUENCH A QUIZ FOR LESS 6 7 6
36 O TRAINER COMIN B 7 7
37 LASER OPENING 5 7
38 ALO WHY A LION 3 8
39 A MILLION ‘RENT 6 6
40 PARADE LAWN 4 6
41 BO N BO BY BROS 5 6
42 HE RAN A LASER 4 7
43 E COUGHING L L 5 6
44 G WIDE AND VAR 5 6
45 Y UNSPOILT 4 5
46 Y GO N MARK R 5 4
47 NO FRED BRAKE 5 2 4
48 A BILLY SURE CAN H 4 10
49 PUT ALL AMBER 4 7
50 CABLE IS IN LV 6 5
51 AXLE LINE 4 4
52 CLEAR WIN N OK 4 7
53 I A WESTERN J 3 7
54 PS RETRACT OK 5 6
55 EAST INKLING 5 6
The answers will appear on my website –
blackbury-poems.com
on 31st July 2020
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June 2020
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June 12, 2020
1 AIDAN O’BRIEN
2 SAM TWISTON – DAVIES
3 JOHN GOSDEN
4 VENETIA WILLIAMS
5 PAUL NICHOLLS
6 SILVESTRE DE SOUSA
7 RICHARD HUGHES
8 DAN SKELTON
9 NINA CARBERRY
10 RICHARD HANNON
11 GEORGE DUFFIELD
12 HAYLEY TURNER
13 JIM CROWLEY
14 P SMULLEN
15 OISIN MURPHY
16 CHRISTY ROCHE
17 JIMMY LINDLEY
18 SIR HENRY CECIL
19 JAMES BOWEN
20 DONNACHA O’BRIEN
21 JOSEPH O’BRIEN
22 NICO DE BOINVILLE
23 PETER SCUDAMORE
24 DAVID BASS
25 TOM O’BRIEN
26 JAMES DOYLE
27 KATIE WALSH
28 LIZZIE KELLY
29 CLIVE COX
30 P J SMULLEN
31 KEVIN MANNING
32 NOEL FEHILY
33 WILLIAM BUICK
34 MICHAEL HILLS
35 STEVE CAUTHEN
36 GREVILLE STARKEY
37 RAY COCHRANE
38 SCOBIE BREASLEY
39 GEOFF LEWIS
40 SIR GORDON RICHARDS
41 DICK FRANCIS
42 PADDY PRENDERGAST
43 YVES SAINT – MARTIN
44 EDWARD HIDE
45 SANDY BARCLAY
46 MARTIN DWYER
47 TED DURCAN
48 RICHARD QUINN
49 PAUL HANAGAN
50 JAMIE SPENCER
51 SEB SAUNDERS
52 MICHAEL ROBERTS
53 BRENDAN POWELL
54 BEN DE HAAN
55 TOMMY STACK
56 MICHAEL SCUDAMORE
57 FRED WINTER
58 BRYAN MARSHALL
59 ROBBIE POWER
60 BARRY GERAGHTY
61 MR SAM WALEY – COHEN
62 RICHARD JOHNSON
63 TOM SCUDAMORE
64 AIDAN COLEMAN
65 A P McCOY
66 ANDREW THORNTON
67 SEAN LEVEY
68 FRANKIE DETTORI
69 MICHAEL FENTON
70 ROBERT THORNTON
71 PAT EDDERY
72 W R SWINBURN
73 RICHARD HILLS
74 JOE MERCER
75 KIEREN FALLON
76 JOHNNY MURTAGH
77 RUBY WALSH
78 DAVY RUSSELL
79 PAT TAAFFE
80 TOMMY CARBERRY
81 BOB CHAMPION
82 MARCUS ARMYTAGE
83 CARL LLEWELLYN
84 RICHARD DUNWOODY
85 TONY DOBBIN
86 PAUL CARBERRY
87 JIM CULLOTY
88 TIMMY MURPHY
89 MICK FITZGERALD
90 WILLIE CARSON
91 RYAN MOORE
92 RICHARD GUEST
93 DEREK FOX
94 withdrawn
95 GRAHAM LEE
96 DAVID MULLINS
97 LEIGHTON ASPELL
98 JOE TIZZARD
99 JASON MAGUIRE
100 LESTER PIGGOTT
Please note
Clues No.1 and No.5 have now been adjusted.
Apologies
Harriet
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June 2020
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June 5, 2020
Sorry
Clue No.3 now reads T ROAD BUSTAR
Clue No.53 now reads SIR B LEADER OF GS
1 RICHIE BENAUD
2 DON BRADMAN
3 STUART BROAD
4 JEFF THOMSON
5 DOMINIC CORK
6 SALEEM MALIK
7 ALASTAIR COOK
8 ANDREW STRAUSS
9 GRAHAM GOOCH
10 MIKE GATTING
11 FAROKH ENGINEER
12 MARK RAMPRAKASH
13 BEN STOKES
14 CHRIS HARRIS
15 SOURAV GANGULY
16 FRANK WORRELL
17 WASIM AKRAM
18 ALEC STEWART
19 CURTLY AMBROSE
20 BRIAN CLOSE
21 DESMOND HAYNES
22 WAQAR YOUNIS
23 ARCHIE MACLAREN
24 VIC RICHARDSON
25 SUNIL GAVASKAR
26 SARFRAZ AHMED
27 NEIL HARVEY
28 C B FRY
29 BOB SIMPSON
30 HANSIE CRONJE
31 MARK TAYLOR
32 PERCY CHAPMAN
33 AB DE VILLIERS
34 STEVE WAUGH
35 KAPIL DEV
36 ADAM GILCHRIST
37 BOB WYATT
38 RICKY PONTING
39 BRENDAN TAYLOR
40 MICHAEL CLARKE
41 WES HALL
42 STEVE SMITH
43 BISHAN SINGH BEDI
44 DOUGLAS JARDINE
45 KEPLER WESSELS
46 MIKE BREARLEY
47 WALLY HAMMOND
48 SACHIN TENDULKAR
49 LANCE GIBBS
50 LEN HUTTON
51 ANIL KUMBLE
52 COLIN COWDREY
53 GARFIELD SOBERS
54 SHAUN POLLOCK
55 TED DEXTER
56 RICHIE RICHARDSON
57 JASON HOLDER
58 MIKE DENESS
59 MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI
60 COURTNEY WALSH
61 MARK BOUCHER
62 TONY GREIG
63 DAVID GOWER
64 VIRAT KOHLI
65 MICHAEL ATHERTON
66 CARL HOOPER
67 MOIN KHAN
68 GRAHAM SMITH
69 CHRIS GAYLE
70 MARK BUTCHER
71 SYLVESTER CLARKE
72 MISBAH-UL-HAQ
73 FAF DU PIESSIS
74 MICHAEL HOLDING
75 KEVIN PIETERSEN
76 SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAIL
77 DARREN SAMMY
78 VIV RICHARDS
79 IAN BOTHAM
80 ANDREW FLINTOFF
81 ALLAN LAMB
82 GREG CHAPPELL
83 JOEL GARNER
84 W G GRACE
85 GEOFFREY BOYCOTT
86 BOB WILLIS
87 ALLAN BORDER
88 DEREK UNDERWOOD
89 JIM LAKER
90 IMRAN KHAN
91 BRIAN LARA
92 GORDON GREENIDGE
93 CLIVE LLOYD
94 DEREK RANDALL
95 CLIVE RICE
96 TOM GRAVENEY
97 ANDY ROBERTS
98 MALCOLM MARSHALL
99 JAVED MIANDAD
100 JOE ROOT
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June 1, 2020
Sorry
Clue No.61 now reads –
HI DERRIQ SAXHN A
1 ALAN BALL
2 DENNIS TUEART
3 CHRIS SUTTON
4 FRANK McLINTOCK
5 RAY WILSON
6 PAUL SCHOLES
7 STEVE CLARIDGE
8 JIMMY ARMFIELD
9 LUTHER BLISSET
10 LIAM BRADY
11 TERRY BUTCHER
12 ALAN MULLERY
13 ALEX STEPNEY
14 CHARLIE GEORGE
15 BRUCE GROBBELAAR
16 CHRIS KAMARA
17 BRUCE RIOCH
18 GARRY FLITCROFT
19 DAVINSON SANCHEZ
20 MOUSSA SISSOKO
21 THIERRY HENRY
22 LEONARDO JARDIM
23 KEPA ARRIZABALAGA
24 CESAR AZPILICUETA
25 ANTONIA RUDIGER
26 N’GOLA KANTE
27 HARRY WINKS
28 TOBY ALDERWEIRELD
29 KIERAN TRIPPIER
30 PAULO GAZZANIGA
31 ALVARO MORATA
32 LEWIS COOK
33 SIMON FRANCIS
34 MATTIAS ZANKA
35 ANDER HERRERA
36 VICTOR LINDELOF
37 VINCENTE GUAITA
38 KADEEM HARRIS
39 ANDY ROBERTSON
40 FERNANDINHO
41 BERNARDO SILVA
42 JASON PUNCHEON
43 MARCELO BIELSA
44 PAUL PESCHISOLIDO
45 DOMINGOS QUINA
46 RALPH COATES
47 RON GREENWOOD
48 OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER
49 ALEX FERGUSON
50 LAURENT BLANC
51 SON HEUNG-MIN
52 GARY MABBUTT
53 ALLY McCOIST
54 TROY DEENEY
55 TYRONE MINGS
56 KYLE WALKER
57 PHIL FODEN
58 JORDI ALBA
59 KYLE WALKER-PETERS
60 JASPER CILLESSEN
61 XHERDAN SHAQIRI
62 BRENDAN ROGERS
63 MUHAMED BESIC
64 DANIEL LEVY
65 VIRGIL VAN DIJK
66 RYAN BERTRAND
67 DARREN MOORE
68 RUUD GULLIT
69 DAVID DE GEA
70 BRADLEY JOHNSON
71 SCOTT SINCLAIR
72 PETR CECH
73 CARLO ANCELOTTI
74 JOE GOMEZ
75 KIKO FEMENIA
76 JAVI GRACIA
77 RIO FERDINAND
78 DIMITAR BERBATOV
79 UNAI EMERY
80 SAM ALLARDYCE
81 YERRY MINA
82 MAURIZIO SARRI
83 CESC FABREGAS
84 CLAUDE PUEL
85 HARRY ARTER
86 PAUL LAMBERT
87 NATHAN AKE
88 ALAN SHEARER
89 GARY LINEKER
90 IAN WRIGHT
91 GLENN HODDLE
92 GARTH CROOKS
93 RALPH HASENHUTTL
94 MESUT OZIL
95 SEAN DYCHE
96 ALEX IWOBI
97 JOACHIM LOW
98 AIDY BOOTHROYD
99 KEPA ARRIZABALAGA
100 DENIS ODOI
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