Azed Competition No. 1906 View the Azed Slip | < 1901 | 1908 > | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Dec 2008 | MORSE | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr J. Burscough | Do crimes puzzle this DCI? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | D. Appleton | Real stars ——’s clues – scare us lesser mortals to bits | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | T. J. Moorey | Master of entries of rare subtlety and elegance, some right crackers | M o’ r, s, e; anag. incl. r; & lit. |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Recipe involved in cooking some sea creature, could be accompanied by chips | r in anag.: ref. ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Theme using this code’s to get turned into Some Mothers sig tune | comp. anag.; ref. TV series ‘Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em’, signature tune of which used Morse code |
| VHC | M. Barley | Here’s a set of firsts from me, outstanding regular soon eighty | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Competitive clue writer, extra extra special | s in more |
| VHC | P. Dauncey | Man! Oysters could turn this walrus nasty | comp. anag. |
| VHC | W. Drever | Foremost of many Observer ‘regulars’ – solver extraordinaire? | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Clue composer recalling cop? | anag. less cop, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Carpenter’s mate perhaps getting bit (minus head) back out of hole in wood | mortise less (b)it (rev.) |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | You’ll find him dry wit, hard to beat in wordsmithery | comp. anag. incl. h, & lit. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | One famed for cracking clues showing incipient misery over ridiculous style ‘Endeavour’ | first letters; ref. Inspector M. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | See me eating unfortunate oyster not yet developed | anag. less anag. in me, & lit. |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Cook some explorer ultimately? Endeavour’s memorably associated with him | anag. incl. r; ref. James Cook, captain of ‘The Endeavour’ |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | This top solver’s an erudite knight (with son entering too) | s in (Sir Thomas) More; RSM, son of CJM |
| VHC | D. P. Shenkin | Could this code, with a chip, be transformed into semaphoric? | comp. anag. |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Primum or secundum he’s amongst the foremost in coining ‘justes mots’ | hidden, & first letters |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | ‘Cluing Maestro ’08’? That could be —— at 80 | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | K. Thomas | One eating oysters with chips – a short bite? | morse(l); ref. ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Puzzle-solver who’s something extra … enthralling in his style … | (Morse code for) s in more |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | In Azed competitions an ace & lit combines delicacy and a certain something | Morse & lit = morsel it |
| VHC | A. J. Young | What would help cope with loose braids – extra grips succeeded | s in more |
HCs awarded in competition 1906 to: