Azed Competition No. 1988  Azed Slip  |  ◀  1984  |  1992  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1988 Jul 2010PERIQUE normal23

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstN. C. DexterPartly a pauper, I queued for possible refill of bowl. (Twist, maybe)hidden; ref. Oliver T.
SecondT. J. MooreySpain take cracking game sealing final that’ll make a quid or twoE r in pique(t); seal = set apart; ref. World Cup semi-final
ThirdT. C. BorlandPriest leading High Requiem Mass leaves pungent smokeP + anag. less m
VHCD. ArthurSalute this twist, perhaps giving quiet pleasurecomp. anag. & lit.
VHCD. & N. AsplandWhat’s US pipe require? Pure —— is misconceived, perhaps!comp. anag. & lit.; ref. strength of tobacco
VHCRev Canon C. M. BrounThis American cause of pollution spied at sea could come from broken pipes? – queriedcomp. anag.; ref. Gulf oil spill
VHCB. CheesmanOne prefers quid for chewing? Send for thiscomp. anag. & lit.
VHCC. A. ClarkeThe Faerie Queen is without measure – this might constitute a plugperi + que(en)
VHCR. GilbertEdmund’s head required after dubious quip about Queen Bess’s ‘piquant snout’ER in anag. + E; ref. ‘Blackadder’
VHCD. V. HarryI’m prepared to puff and huff to secure ends of porcine littere r in pique; ref. wolf in ‘Three Little Pigs’
VHCR. J. HealdWeed: small person, one quite devoid of sex appealper. I qu(it)e
VHCE. C. LancePipe contents exhaled with pungent aroma, by the sound of itp(ip)e + ‘reek’
VHCJ. C. LeylandFairy Queen has eyes on Bottom but certainly isn’t available for Snout?peri + Qu + e(yes); ref. MND
VHCM. A. Macdonald-CooperEarly signs of eruption in long-dormant peak, source of pungent smokeer in pique3
VHCD. F. ManleyA smoke? With port it could be quite propercomp. anag.
VHCK. MilanBuds on this develop into one superb quidcomp. anag. & lit.
VHCI. SimpsonContents of pipe with queer ming?anag. incl. (p)ip(e), & lit.; ming1,2
VHCP. L. StoneInspirational stuff lit up Proms’ opening performance of unfinished ‘Requiem’P + anag. less m
VHCR. C. TeutonPiper’s quote, ‘——’s top blend’comp. anag.& lit.
VHCJ. R. TozerLouisiana shag in danger when close to oil spills – half getting sickperi(l) + que(asy); ref. Gulf oil spill
VHCMs S. WallaceBlending up stuff with —— could produce super puff quite possiblycomp. anag. & lit.
VHCA. J. WardropSnout’s turned on in stirre (rev.) in pique
VHCDr E. YoungRepair re-equips cut fuel pipe in US with plug of this?anag. less s; ref. Gulf oil spill
 

HCs in competition 1988 awarded to:

T. AndersonC. M. EdmundsP. W. MarlowMs M. Stokes
D. AppletonA. G. FlemingRev Prebendary M. R. MetcalfM. Taylor
J. AppletonDr I. S. FletcherD. S. MillerMrs A. Terrill
D. K. ArnottM. FreemanC. G. MillinD. H. Tompsett
M. BarleyP. F. HendersonC. J. MorseC. J. A. Underhill
R. E. BootE. W. KellyM. L. PerkinsDr A. J. Varney
C. BradyDr A. KitchingB. RoeN. Warne
Dr J. BurscoughM. LunanS. J. ShawR. J. Whale
E. CrossG. MakerN. G. ShippobothamS. Whyld
C. DaffernK. ManleyB. SolomonsD. C. Williamson