Azed Competition No. 2062 Azed Slip | < 2058 | 2064 > | Other competitions | 
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2062 | Dec 2011 | APPLE-KNOCKER | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. Harris | Under this listing might show up ‘a redneck plonker’ | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | A. J. Wardrop | In Topeka ‘plonker’ is, with a touch of coarseness, translated into this | comp. anag. incl. c, & lit. |
| Third | I. D. McDonald | ‘Lacking adult appeal, confused’ – critic describes Hollywood turkey | anag. less a+ knocker; turkey = bad film/dullard |
| VHC | M. Barley | Close to fine hundred, plonker KP is out after a yahoo | a + anag. incl. e, C; ref. Kevin Pietersen |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | American for coarse, bumbling Peckham plonker | anag. with A for ham; ref. ‘Only Fools and Horses’ |
| VHC | Dr P. Coles | Rube dips foreign bread in pork with pecan nuts | lek in anag. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Turkey on Broadway – result of cutting article from local critic? | (the) Apple knocker |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Wild extremes of pressure cause rain and keep outlook all across the pond a dull one | anag. of first and last letters |
| VHC | Ms M. Irvine | Stupid American pickpocket nearly nobbled leaving city ground | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | American to get peck confused with plonker? | A + anag., & lit.; ref. inappropriate kiss |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Wally, a Peckham plonker possibly, but not a bad actor | anag. less ham |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | The makings of a pen-pal in a thousand? On the contrary, a boor from overseas | k in anag. + ocker, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Apparently pan’s stuck in oven, creating goop | app + knock in leer |
| VHC | W. Ransome | American plonker, thick person possibly; in short, this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | This crude hand could be cropper and knuckle-head abroad | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Homer, for example, not forthcoming – New York lacking the big hitter | (the big) Apple + knocker; ref. H. Simpson; not forthcoming = uncivil |
| VHC | P. Taylor | UK ‘plonker’ translated (with space) could be US ‘——’ | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | L. Ward | Broiling boar with Kentucky people? You bet this rube could go for that (and elk and pork and pecan nuts, too!) | comp. anag; anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Was ‘yankee plonker’ the non-PC translation of this sawney? | comp. anag. less PC, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Jobs can’t have been that simple to find in US | i.e. Apple knocker, simple n.; ref. Steve Jobs |
HCs awarded in competition 2062 to: