Azed Competition No. 2547 Azed Slip | ◀ 2543 | 2551 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2547 | Apr 2021 | FILATORY | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. Coles | Fay trio with line in weaving? One spins thread | anag. incl. l; ref. the three Fates |
| Second | M. Barley | Spin line of yarn with it (obscure noun) | anag. incl. l less n, & lit. |
| Third | A. J. Wardrop | What might provide fine bespoke tailor with foremost of yarns? | f + anag.+ y, & lit. |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | It may produce woof with wag of tail on your returning | anag. + yr (rev.); woof1 |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Misguided royal tiff not finished – I’m employed in spinning a line | anag. less f; ref. Sussexes |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | Source of yarn or line if at work | anag. incl. y, l, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | At heart of mill source of yarn for weaving? | anag. incl. il, y, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Gerrard | What makes elements of the cloth obnoxious for laity? | anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Yarn-spinner follows one boring story with another, ignoring call for hush | I in flat + (st)ory; story2 |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Priti’s latest to appear swathed in Union Jack? Government’s yielding to Conservative spin machine | i in flag with Tory for g; ref. P. Patel |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Fail miserably, judge accepting nowt? Heald could keep in line anything I produce! | anag. + 0 in try; ref. RJH; see heddle in C. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Clotho – maiden fairly frantic? This old machine could be the answer! | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. the Fates |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | With focus on Harry leaving, royal rift gets broadcast that spun a line | anag. less r; ref. Oprah Winfrey interview |
| VHC | W. Ransome | Fail to get upset over person in party machine spinning | anag. + Tory |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | There could be no idle rotary shaft when spinning threads on this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Shields | Spinner’s profitably deployed, having dismissed Pope and Buttler initially | anag. less P, B; ref. England cricketers |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | This might be loud and oily with thread regularly being spun | f + anag. incl. alternate letters, & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Spinner of yarn spouting old lot of airy rubbish | anag. less o |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | I’m capable of producing many a clue to fail miserably year round | anag. + yr (rev.); clue2 |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Lots of admirable yarn could be spun to make albs with a modern —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. D. Walsh | I try foal, unbridled, and perhaps a mule | anag. |
| VHC | K. & J. Wolff | Find such a machine caught throstler’s head in poorly lit factory | comp. anag. incl. c, t, & lit. |
HCs in competition 2547 awarded to: