Azed Competition No. 653 Azed Slip | ◀ 649 | 657 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653 | Nov 1984 | INTERNUNCIO | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Hooper | One not effective in bending certain union | anag. less a, & lit.; ref. miners’ strike |
| Second | A. J. Crow | Not out centurion, crocked, calls for runner | in + anag.; ref. cricket |
| Third | H. J. Bradbury | Rome’s —— might be seen in minor courts, diplomatically employed | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. Abrey | I act for both sides in turn once I get involved | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | S. Ainley | No truce in Northern Ireland? I might arrange that | anag. incl. NI, & lit. |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Perhaps ACAS could convert certain union (without Arthur’s lead) | anag. less A; ref. A. Scargill, miners’ strike |
| VHC | M. Barley | Roughly expressed in ‘I recount latest from Vatican’? | anag. incl. n, & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | I go from side to side coming out of inn – Cointreau leaving one tipsy | anag. less a |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | One who’s sent in number three hooks, gets duck | in tern unci 0 |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Formation of union certain to be complicated without one? | anag. less a, & lit. |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | See certain union in disarray without a go-between | anag. less a |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | One linking Innocent I with a couple of rulers abroad? | anag. incl. ru, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Earle | Certain union is without one – result of breakdown | anag. less a, & lit. |
| VHC | Rev S. W. Floyd | Papal official, I tune in on R.C. broadcast | anag. |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | Church official? Not in Runcie’s set-up! | anag.; ref. Robert R. |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Rome’s —— might arrange to be seen in minor court! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. Hodgson | Incite run on jam. Hartley’s perhaps | anag.; ref. L. P. H., ‘The Go-Between’ |
| VHC | J. I. James | Nine in court after crashing party charged with going from one to another | anag. |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | I go from party to party, being shattered once I turn in | anag. |
| VHC | W. F. Martin | In re unction – arrange for papal official to appear | anag. |
| VHC | W. L. Miron | After I disrupt inn counter I appear in court – Papa supports me | I + anag.; Papa = Pope |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Do I run notice about latest in Vatican? | n in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Certain union wrangling wanting a role for ACAS? | anag. less a |
| VHC | Mrs C. Shaw | I go from one party to another, and am befuddled once I turn in | anag. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Trendy bird engaged in erotic dancing – one who keeps going from one party to another | in + nun in anag. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | I go from party to party, then I’m ill once I turn in | anag.; then = at the same time |
HCs in competition 653 awarded to: