Azed Competition No. 1489 View the Azed Slip | < 1485 | 1492 > | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1489 | Dec 2000 | FRONT-BENCHER | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. R. Tozer | I’m highly political – that’s form for one involved in marches | bench for I in frontier |
| Second | R. J. Whale | Cook R (cf. Benn T) – he or another Labour minister? | anag. |
| Third | R. Hesketh | Blind Pew turned on Hawkins, for instance | front bench + re (rev.); blind (noun); ref. ‘Treasure Island’ and Nick H., Tory front-bench spokesman for Home Affairs |
| VHC | M. Barley | Top politician Bush’s inauguration – you’ll find CNN there for broadcast covering it | B in anag. |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | It’s possibly confusing, Brethren not using any minister | anag. less using |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | French T-bone restrictions initially upset minister? | anag. incl. r |
| VHC | B. Burton | Female minister completely disheartened: ‘Have French been deserted by English, dear Mr Prescott?’ | F…r ont be(E)n cher; ref. JP’s encounter with Mme Voynet at The Hague conference |
| VHC | D. A. Campbell | Two Jags, maybe, with Vanguard and SEAT (Spain) right behind | front bench E r; ref. J. Prescott’s nickname |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Name for Brown – the CE, New Labour, say | n for br the CE n anag., & lit; labour (verb) |
| VHC | H. Freeman | —— i.e. … term for Gordon Brown, often squirming next to Blair? | f. + i.e. = anag. incl. n, br + Cherie; & lit. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | See Benn linked with Thatcher for having worn this hat | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | T. Jacobs | A person like Darling Dickie – far from truly intimate, dear | front + (far) ben (qv) + cher; ref. Alistair D., Lord Attenborough |
| VHC | D. W. Mackie | Brethren, including elements of old and new church, perturbed after female’s instated as minister | f + anag. incl. o, n, c |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Foot or Benn etc, leading character in House, when recollected? Right! | f + anag. incl. H + r; & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Leading MP applies Robespierre’s language about top-heavy consumption to our queen | on TB in French + ER; ref. current republican stirrings |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Maybe Prescott’s tone getting French upset with British? | anag. incl. Br. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Foot, T. Benn or frightful Thatcher’s no longer that | f + anag. + (That)cher, & lit. |
| VHC | D. J. Short | Position for T. Benn and Thatcher that’s on no more | anag. less that, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs J. E. Townsend | Minister gets seat in marginal after ousting Independent | bench for I in frontier (adj) |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Leading member savaged T. Benn for taking on church and sovereign | anag. + ch. + ER |
| VHC | L. Ward | It’s strange for T. Benn and Thatcher to reject that minister of Blair’s? | anag. less that |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | French, mostly très bon, volatile? Cook fits this description | anag. less s; ref. Robin C. |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | ——, Tory or otherwise, might be seen as Thorneycroft reborn | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Peter T. |
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