Azed Competition No. 1897 Azed Slip | ◀ 1893 | 1901 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Oct 2008 | WASH-OUT | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. Boyd | Dashing southpaw ‘Prince’ exits a failure | anag. less P; ref. flamboyant boxer ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed, dethroned by Barrera in 2001 |
| Second | R. J. Palmer | A show going off on a high note? Certainly not! | anag. + ut2, & lit. |
| Third | M. Hodgkin | Wimbledon’s opening’s one? Soaked, thus covers on | W + a + o’ in anag., & lit.; soak = beat, pummel |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Cut skied into the open air’s hard to stop for gully | H in saw (rev.) + out, & lit.; ref. cricket |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Wall Street, a majority of the House admitted, is a fiasco | hou in wa’ St |
| VHC | M. Barley | What leads to unhappy Oval spectators, possibly? | anag. incl. u, O, s, & lit. |
| VHC | J. G. Booth | Women spend extravagantly after pound goes flop | w + (l)ash out |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Lemon tree in bloom after touch of wilt | w + ash + out; lemon = useless person |
| VHC | P. Coles | Lulu, with a hit of hers | w a ‘Shout’; ref. pop singer |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Galliano’s autumn show’s no ——, amusing all riotously | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. John G., fashion designer |
| VHC | W. Drever | What are summers here, often? Unfortunately this primarily! | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | Waterlogged event shows how an utter fiasco can develop into this farce | comp. anag. |
| VHC | B. Grabowski | Rain stopped play! Whereabouts is that beer supply? | comp. anag.; supply adv. |
| VHC | D. Harris | Wicket remains in poor condition – match abandoned | w ash out |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Flush with money leaving college? Not possible | w (C)ash out |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Turkey roasted with essential ingredient of nut stuffing | u in was hot |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Who’s a floundering mutt at heart? | anag. + (m)ut(t), & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs S. G. Johnson | No-hoper on strike after wicket has tumbled | w + anag. + out |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | With no sign of bra, how a bust must flop! | anag. less b; must4 |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Twos Noah marshalled (no small number!) to circumvent universal —— | U in anag. less no., & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | What’s sour, peeled and juiced? The answer’s a lemon | anag. incl. (s)ou(r); juiced = drunk |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Washington clamour as time runs out to relieve core of Wall Street failure | WA shout, as hou(r) in W, t |
| VHC | T. Powell | What’s the stuffing for your dressed turkey? | anag. incl. (y)ou(r) |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | A country show rain’s hit? Carry on in —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | See this erode ground? Could be due to a shower | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 1897 awarded to: