Azed Competition No. 1624 View the Azed Slip | < 1619 | 1628 > | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1624 | Jul 2003 | BELAY | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. R. Gumbrell | Hearts of sailors applauded in the old book Westward Ho! | l, a in ye b (rev.); ref Charles Kingsley novel |
| Second | Mrs E. M. Phair | Make fast buck taking orders? | be lay; i.e. resist ordination |
| Third | V. Dixon | The old invest enough not to qualify for ‘benefit’? | 2 meanings; ref. benefit of clergy |
| VHC | R. L. Baker | Secure rope, making even bits of abseil easy | alternate letters |
| VHC | M. Bath | Cliff’s ‘ropy’ turn to counter precipitation is live song | be lay; ref. Sir C. Richard singing at Wimbledon when rain stopped play |
| VHC | B. Burton | Not to obtain a clerical appointment it’s enough, perhaps, to become a chap’s lover | be lay in two meanings; ref. Jeffrey John |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Secure by looping round middle of cleat in knotted fashion | anag. in by, & lit. |
| VHC | D. C. Clenshaw | Troubled leaders of liberal Anglicans yield but evangelicals hold firm | anag. of first letters |
| VHC | M. J. Corlett | Secure striker, one knocking out half-century before close of play | afor L in bell + y |
| VHC | R. Dean | University’s second team back is a rock holding the line | Yale B (all rev.) |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Secure by a short line twisted round middle of cleat | a in dnag. incl. I, & lit. |
| VHC | W. Duffin | Enough! (Instruction to give up living?) | be lay; living = benefice |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Secure on hard pitch? Bat safely cracked fast over delivered | anag. less fast (rev.); pitch section of climb |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Scale peak, by securing it? | e-la in by, & lit. |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | After extreme crop of burglaries, see about a security system | b + a in Ely |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Introduction of bishop to diocese blocked by homophobia ultimately? Enough! | b + a in Ely |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Labour absolutely alienating us lot with spin – enough! | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Take tip of boulder and lock on it with a turn | b + Yale (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | R. Phillips | Bight securing end of alpine line | c I in bay, & lit. |
| VHC | D. A. Simmons | Secure by roping centre of cleat (when at sea) | anag. in by, & lit. |
| VHC | C. W. Thomas | Fix pin to end of line: fish swallows it | e in blay |
| VHC | K. Thomas | Secure overturned leaky ale barrel’s contents | hidden rev. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Lack professionalism that could help secure a position | be lay |
| VHC | W. B. Wendt | This helps in climbing a tower, if it’s replaced frequently | belfry with a for fr |
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