Azed Competition No. 640 Azed Slip | ◀ 635 | 644 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 | Aug 1984 | MACHETE | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. J. M. Scotland | The jungly mass one cleaves? | anag. in m ace, & lit. |
| Second | F. D. Gardiner | English replaces Kurt’s original in this version of ‘Mack the Knife’ | anag. with E for K; ref. K. Weill’s music in ‘The Threepenny Opera’ |
| Third | C. J. Lowe | A small mark on the ace, well shuffled – it can certainly assist in the cut! | m + anag. |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Alter he-cat with me?! | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Weapon clearing the wild? | anag. in mace, & lit.; clear = jump over |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | This sword might have hewed M. Castro in pieces | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Coates | Odds for hockey team reduced – it scores heavily in America | anag. incl. alternate letters; ref. Olympics |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Solution for cheat wandering within confines of maze? | anag. in m, e, & lit. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | In West Indies I slash one caught hard inside the boundary | a c H in mete |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Have longing for one in South American bush? | ache for a in maté, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Help for Cuban peasants cutting through bush | Che in maté, & lit.; C. Guevara |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | I’ll cut down the sugar and throw the cream right out | anag. less r |
| VHC | J. H. C. Leach | Teach me to cook – I’ll produce great chops | anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | South American guerilla’s cutting companion? | Che in mate, & lit.; C. Guevara |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Primary factor in clearing the ground in exotic West | c + anag., all in Mae, & lit. |
| VHC | L. May | Will tame hectares, getting rid of choking weeds | anag. less tares, & lit.; will2 |
| VHC | Dr E. J. Miller | Guerilla’s bush-cutter | Che in maté, & lit.; C. Guevara |
| VHC | W. L. Miron | Variation in E: ‘Mac the Knife’ | anag.; ref. ‘Threepenny Opera’ |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | To make matches could involve pine whittled down by one | (a)che in mate, & lit. |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | Mack, once called ‘knife’ | mac hete; ref. ‘Threepenny Opera’ |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | With me, a few cuts of the cane produce results – teach ’em to work! | anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Hack the cane – not half – with me | anag. incl. ca(ne), & lit. |
| VHC | H. R. Sanders | What for Latin is a tree-cutter | che (It.) in maté, & lit. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Club split on admitting the flamboyant blade | anag. in mace |
HCs in competition 640 awarded to: