Azed Competition No. 1949 View the Azed Slip | < 1945 | 1953 > | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Oct 2009 | PALFRENIER | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Brougham | I might have curried trotter (plainer English cooking frequently bores) | fr. in anag. incl. E |
| Second | M. Barley | See one accustomed to curry eschewing a variety of plainer fare | anag. less a |
| Third | D. Harris | One used to curry, not one cooking plainer fare | anag. less a |
| VHC | T. Anderson | I prepare cobs etc. ground up in praline nuts | erf (rev.) in anag. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | I prefer essentially bland cooking; he’d curry most days | anag. incl. (b)lan(d) |
| VHC | P. Coles | Groom finds diva under student in bizarre opera – not The Ring! | L + (Mirella) Freni in anag. less o |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | I could produce real fine starters for point-to-point races | anag. incl. p, r, & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Groom needs to control what could betray hesitation, panic mounting! | rein er flap (all rev.) |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | With a ‘hoss’ one might be a plier of harness | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. Grimes | Unveiling life partner could make this groom tense | anag. incl. t |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Jeweller’s conclusion: ‘Pearl fine for shaping – jade means hard work for me’ | anag. incl. r |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | One fitting harness and primarily fettling, looking after and preparing all mounts | reiner f, l, a, p (all rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | Groom or preen with flair when untidy | anag. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Left in charge I may, if bent, nobble fine racer with pill | comp. anag. incl, l i/c, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Helper farin’ badly if horse bolts? | anag. less H (= heroin), & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Groom, with time, could become life partner | anag. with t |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | I care for horses: one I like’s mostly let go on loose rein | pal + fre(e) + anag. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Groom could become paler if one runs off with ring | anag. incl. r, less o |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Person holding frisky foal, leaving ring, by loose rein? | anag. less o + anag. all in per., & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | —— working with gee-gee may produce e.g. e’er finer pelage | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Getting pain relief right for one massaged needs a stable hand | anag. with r for I |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | For one accustomed to curry, concocting a bit of flavour with Lea & Perrins won’t have succeeded | anag. incl. f, less s |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Panic rises: the shareholder loses heart: my stable job is history! | flap (rev.) + ren(t)ier |
HCs awarded in competition 1949 to: