Azed Competition No. 1992 Azed Slip | ◀ 1988 | 1997 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Aug 2010 | FOULARD | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Heald | Silk scarf entangled leads to Isadora’s end on road | foul + a + Rd; ref. I. Duncan’s bizarre death |
| Second | D. K. Arnott | Clothing terminal to Isadora, entangled with rear of car and dancer’s head | a in foul r, d, & lit.; ref. I. Duncan |
| Third | C. J. Morse | I often cover conjuring tricks, and I could expose an old fraud | comp. anag. |
| VHC | M. Barker | A fogle/sudary might be (eg) this, say | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Square worn around la dame’s head? | la in four + d, & lit. |
| VHC | J. G. Booth | Dilapidated Ford starts to upset antinoise league – a muffler’s required | anag. incl. u a l |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Banquo’s bonkers to mix with Duncan’s killer | fou + lard; ref. Isadora D., Macbeth |
| VHC | M. Coates | Like Shakespearean murder, a king died. Was this the cause of Duncan’s death? | foul + a R d; ref. ‘murder most foul’, Macbeth and Isadora D. |
| VHC | P. Coles | A square covering La Dame’s head? | La in four + D, & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | What may become heads of ladies at upper-class do [Fr] | anag. incl. l a u, & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Fine, classy stuff – around one’s head, could be | o in f U lard, & lit, |
| VHC | W. Drever | Is this accessory fancy coloured scarf, say? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Costly belcher? Damage to US, primarily Florida, could make this one | anag. of U Florida less I; ref. Gulf oil spill |
| VHC | M. Goodliffe | Rab C Nesbitt’s drunk, fat belcher, perhaps | fou lard; ref. comic TV character |
| VHC | B. Grabowski | Wiper switch usable only intermittently in car? | anag. of u a l in Ford |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Could be travelling far, Ludo Fogle | anag.; ref. infant son of globe-trotter Ben F. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Square worn by the French – used by ID for one? | ID with la in four for I, & lit.; ref. Isadora Duncan |
| VHC | D. P. Shenkin | Loud scarf possibly, sc. —— | comp. anag. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | A wonderful spinning could result in stylish new —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | What could go around a crag? A Shetland island road | Foula Rd; crag = neck |
| VHC | Dr A. J. Varney | Fine stuff to wrap around you, covering head | (y)ou in f lard, & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | A light stock that, with fat skimmed off, is drunk in Scotland | i.e. foulard less lard = fou |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | What goes round the neck and is shameful? Albatross rashly destroyed, originally | foul + A r d; ref. ‘The Ancient Mariner’ |
| VHC | K. J. Williams | Graceful Isadora – tragically a car is entwined with e.g. this scarf | comp. anag.; ref. I. Duncan |
HCs in competition 1992 awarded to: