Azed Competition No. 1823 View the Azed Slip | < 1818 | 1827 > | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1823 | May 2007 | KISS | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Morse | X in ‘billet-doux’ and the ilk is silent | sign for kiss in love-letter and hidden |
| Second | C. A. Clarke | Dropping centre of scrum risks broken neck | anag. less r; ref. rugby football |
| Third | M. Hodgkin | X marks spoil disposed of round island | Is in (mar)ks |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Might one wake a sleeping princess? If so it would make king sing | i.e. k is s |
| VHC | D. Arthur | X mark is showing hoard | hidden |
| VHC | M. Barker | Sign of affection absent in Saki’s stories? On the contrary | hidden |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Wax (closing letter) | i.e. x & 2 defs. |
| VHC | R. Dean | To some extent, ‘neck’ is synonym for this | hidden & lit. |
| VHC | A. S. Everest | Dick’s last is Shilpa’s first | hidden & lit.; ref. R. Gere and S. Shetty kissing publicly in India |
| VHC | A. Gascoigne | What usually starts (and ends) sex? | last letter & lit. |
| VHC | A. Hodgson | A cross indicates the result of a very close encounter | x; ref. football pools |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Heavy metal band fixed skis | anag.; ref. rock group |
| VHC | B. Jones | Conclusion of sex? More likely the opposite! | last letter & lit. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Eskimos? Give ’em one with end of boko, vigorously | comp. anag. incl o, & lit.; ref. Inuit custom |
| VHC | C. Loving | Kirov’s opening is special – it revives ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ | K is s |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Act with loving intent – except for conclusive touch of villain with contrary aim | kindness less n + end |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Stash of crack is smuggled – and smack? | hidden |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Deception with Lord finally outed, leads to supremo seeming a plonker? | ki(D) + s, s; ref. Lord Browne scandal |
| VHC | T. D. Nicholl | Some of Saki’s stories smack of life or death | hidden; k. of life/death |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Smack children (sons, not daughters) | kids with s for d |
| VHC | D. Parfitt | What’s planted on a couple of parishioners giving pax? | i.e. pa + x = pax (k. of peace), & lit. |
| VHC | J. Pearce | An expression of love ending in sex? | last letter & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Buss and smack make contact in search of catch | fishing vessels |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Heavy metal outfit knight put on in elite corps | k + i’ SS; ref. rock group |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Symbolically it brings adieux to an end | x & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Is caught between Sarkozy’s heart and Segolene’s head? Voter’s mark might signify this | is in k, s; x = kiss |
HCs awarded in competition 1823 to: