Azed Competition No. 2451  Azed Slip  |  ◀  2447  |  2456  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
2451 Jun 2019CAPUT normal23

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstI. SimpsonMontero gets place for parking here?cap with put for P, & lit.; ref. Mitsubishi M.
SecondD. & N. AsplandThis is creature’s head, apparently, as expressed in Latinc + ap. + ut, & lit.
ThirdG. I. L. GraftonSpace a large town abandoned leads to ugly tenement blockcap(a city) + u, t
VHCT. AndersonWhat’s the odds of Trump march upsetting the chump?alternate letters reversed; ref. London demo
VHCM. BarleyOne option if after spot of culture: head for Romec + a put
VHCM. BarnesWhat Charles lost initially, Cromwell and Parliament ultimately tookfirst letters & lit.
VHCT. C. BorlandShock at coup, ousting old head in Latin styleanag. less o
VHCC. J. BroughamButter and a soupçon of caviare boosted crumpettup + a c (all rev.)
VHCC. A. ClarkeLeader of council surmounts a rebellion wanting dismissal of school headc + a put(sch)
VHCN. ConnaughtonBefore a meal, tucked into sliced loafap in cut
VHCM. HodgkinBean counter: place to find beanCA (chief accountant) + put
VHCJ. C. LeylandWhat are the odds of Trump march upsetting the chump?alternate letters reversed; ref. London demo
VHCB. LoveringChump at Caesar’s Palace craps out right away, so leavescraps out less r, so
VHCC. LovingBeginners of conversations addressed ‘Plum’ as old bean perhapsfirst letters + ut; ref. P. G. Wodehouse
VHCD. F. ManleyWhat’s severed with chance being grabbed to set Henry free?(H)ap in cut, & lit.; ref. Anne Boleyn
VHCP. W. MarlowGroup wanting the ultimate in Buddhism essentially tours Thailand, location for templesca(m)p + u + T
VHCT. J. MooreyExpression of contempt emerges from cabinet after Conservative party’s poll disrupted by American chumpA in C p (bah)ut; disrupt = split
VHCC. OgilvieOld Geordie collier has turned up to come in for a nogginup (rev.) in cat2
VHCA. PlumbRegular characters in Trump farce turned up for the crownalternate letters reversed
VHCA. D. ScottThe head starts to complain about pupils using tabletsfirst letters
VHCMrs A. M. WaldenA bit of protein found in sliced loafa p in cut
VHCA. J. WardropBrainbox rising to a high position in educational establishmentup (rev.) in CAT
VHCA. WhittakerA head as seen in ancient Rome, with pileus on topcap + ut, & lit.
 

HCs in competition 2451 awarded to:

D. AppletonR. GilbertR. J. PalmerP. L. Stone
T. BlakesonJ. GrimesM. L. PerkinsP. Tharby
Mrs S. BrownDr C. P. HalesJ. & A. PriceJ. R. Tozer
A. & J. CalderR. J. HealdW. RansomeA. Varney
P. A. CashM. Lloyd-JonesDr S. J. ShawJ. Vincent & Ms R. Porter
M. CoatesE. LoobyD. P. ShenkinMs S. Wallace
J. DoylendM. LunanDr G. SimpsonG. H. Willett
W. DreverP. McKennaJ. Smailes 
C. M. EdmundsJ. R. C. MichieP. A. Stephenson