Azed Competition No. 216 Azed Slip | < 212 | 221 > | Other competitions | 
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | May 1976 | SCANTITY | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Hooper | You’re sure to get it in a second lean year | it in s cant y & lit. |
| Second | Rev C. D. Westbrook | May tap before end of July show this? If sun goes on, yes | S + can tit y, & lit. |
| Third | G. B. Greer | Cup Final goal situation? Stokes upset its balance before end of play | s. + cant it + y, ref. Bobby S., 1976 FA Cup Final |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | ‘Look at the birdie’ … snap youngster’s head and supply pretty negative | scan tit + y; snap = secure, supply noun |
| VHC | A. J. Bulman | The pattern of industry in, say, Coventry after ending of strikes is material shortage | s + ant in City |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | On girl in St. Tropez what is there to view? – Not a great deal | tit in scan y (Fr. = there) |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Not much talk of thieves getting it in Saint McMenemy’s Final | cant it in S, y; M. manager of Southampton (Saints); ref. 1976 FA Cup Final |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Craine | Need new cast in tragedy – Edgar, anyway, must go | comp. anag.; ref. King Lear |
| VHC | A. L. Dennis | City tans United – this upset in form is a rarity | anag.; ref. 1976 FA Cup Final |
| VHC | S. Goldie | In miniskirts, can’t I typify the soul of wit? | hidden; ‘brevity is…’ |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | It’s no pig, certainly – can it live in a sty? | anag. in sty; pig = feast, live adj. |
| VHC | G. Jones | This means that one must go without at once | sc. + tit5 in any, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | It can jar in a place accustomed to gluttony | anag. in sty & lit. |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | That’s to say, reduced quantity, without question short | sc. + (qu)antity & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Déshabillé? Sounds like an invitation to the voyeur | ‘scan titty’ |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | It’s being topless (concerning a term of clothing) | c in S.A. (e)ntity, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Cover with beaming girl’s the ultimate in sexy bareness | scan tit + y |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Half fearing being topless, modern girl seeks this in swim-wear | sca(red) (e)ntity |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | Within second lean year it must be | it in s cant y & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Redstone | Within confines of ‘solitary’, jail bird suffers unusual privation | can tit in s—y; suffers = permits |
| VHC | H. L. Rhodes | Could godliness be a rare deficiency as Canon becomes ancient? Just the opposite | i.e. anc. for Can. in sanctity |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Rare defect – namely one’s conclusions from: ‘Bat: I cut rashly …’! | sc. an + last letters |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | ‘Where my charges are eating may not I?’ was prodigal’s plight | can’t I? in sty; ref. Luke XV, 16 |
HCs awarded in competition 216 to: