Azed Competition No. 2257 Azed Slip | ◀ 2250 | 2261 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2257 | Sep 2015 | BUST-UP / PIT-PAT | Right and Left | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Heald | Quarrel with Republican candidate shortened odds of Trump beating frontrunner for presidency spreading sanctimonious rubbish | (Jeb)Bus(h) + alternate letters; p in pi tat; ref. US politics |
| Second | T. Anderson | Split bosom’s prominently displayed oomph gets the old man in a little bit of a flutter | bust up; it + pa in pt |
| Third | Mrs A. M. Walden | Row at school after police raid set teachers’ union aflutter | bust up; pit PAT |
| VHC | M. Barley | Flapping PM’s apparently backtracked in row: admitting migrants ultimately is aim ahead | ap. (rev.) in Pitt; s in but + up |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Likely to be back nesting in hole, fluttering tits raise commotion | apt (rev.) in pit; bust up |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | Effect of certain lingerie’s a disturbance of passions, beginning with sex appeal hitting spot, generating singular palpitations | bust up; p + it + pat |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Recommended runner backed by Paddy produces thrilling finish crack riding can provide | tip (rev.) + Pat; bust up |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | In a flutter old man in prison, tense in court after a couple of boobs, spat | pa in pit + t; bust up |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Needing data circuit and RAM, scrap laptop, it’s mad spending 50 with disk also rattling | bus tup; anag. less L, O |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Row boat backwards, then ram palpitating old man in Chatham | sub (rev.) + tup; pa in Pitt (the Elder, Earl of Chatham) |
| VHC | W. F. Main | Disturbance in chest at an end – for palpitations pressure has been applied to it at the right time | bust up; p + it + pat |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Row puts British into confusion about EU’s ultimate settlement with PM going round thumping a bit | U in anag. incl. B; pa in Pitt |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Repair station’s rightly placed for quivering jalopy getting driven back for scrap | pit + pat; bus + put (rev.) |
| VHC | T. Rudd | Rebellious Brutus, unleashing Rome’s first power clash, cut down friend, piercing political dynast with a succession of low blows | anag. less R + p; pa(l) in Pitt |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Disturbance in chest excited heart of victim to keep it pathologically palpitating | bust up; hidden centrally |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Having a flutter backing top tip at Ayr, placed second, overhauled in run-in | tap tip (rev.); put sub (rev.) |
| VHC | A. Varney | Return to station by public transport – scrap car repair place has run out of part needed to resolve possible pinking | bus + put (rev.); pit + pa(r)t |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Palpitating sensation resulting from grave stroke – spat blood initially then mostly sputum in a distressed state | pit pat; b + anag. less m |
| VHC | L. Ward | No energy at all … reduced appetite … palpitating chest: first signs of ulcerative pulmonary disorder | anag. les e e; bust + u, p |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Burrell say goes after coach starts row playing ‘suitable’ back in match | bus tup; burrell sheep; ref. Luther B., Rugby World Cup player; apt (rev.) in pit; play = flutter |
HCs in competition 2257 awarded to: