Azed Competition No. 722 Azed Slip | < 718 | 727 > | Other competitions | 
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | Mar 1986 | SUPERNACULUM | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | Until disposal is 100% effective unending nuclear rumpus will brew | anag. less r, ref Sellafield, etc. |
| Second | W. Jackson | To the bottom, unmuscular, P.E.’s contortion | anag. |
| Third | N. C. Goddard | ‘Un cru’ sample – the ultimate in chateau bottled? | anag. incl. u & lit. |
| VHC | K. Aaronovich | Un muscatel pur, drunk without a trace of taplash? | anag., less t & lit. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | For which the usual cup men take is bubbly | anag. incl r, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Bumper product of muscle and a run-up? | anag. |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | A bumper has lifted, a cruel ‘un, smashing Mike’s nose | ’s up + anag. + M, ref. M. Gatting |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | This def. could read n. measured cupful | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. L. Dennis | Use calm run up for surprising bumper | anag.; surprise = confuse |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | It’s drunk as usual upon MC introducing ‘The Queen’ – nothing left over! | anag. less O round ER & lit. |
| VHC | O. M. Ellis | Unseal rum? Cup drunk to the last drop | anag. |
| VHC | D. S. Fielker | Use calm run up to disguise bumper | anag. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | In Latin I am ‘ale-cup run over the edge’ | anag. in sum; over the edge = breaking down |
| VHC | B. Greer | To us introducing such a bumper somehow makes team unscrupulous | anag. within t-ous |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | I’m unmuscular, unco-ordinated round gym, becoming completely drained | PE in anag. |
| VHC | M. Hill | Sort of nectar, dispensed per cm. Unusual! | anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | It beats usual cup men take | anag. incl. r & lit. |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Bumper rumpus! Clean up short pitching | anag. incl. u(p) |
| VHC | R. Kimmons | Sample last of cru – un cru ‘exceptionnel’: a fine drink | anag. incl. u |
| VHC | L. May | Drink clue, ‘rum’, ‘An odd nectar’ | sup + anag. |
| VHC | T. W. Mortimer | I brim with health, having limbered up muscle with a run | anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | It’s peer not to be found around in drink, the ultimate in fine liquor. | Lucan (rev.) in sup e rum, & lit. |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Mulled ales – ugh! Out! Rum punch could be this, though | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. H. E. Watson | Use calm run-up to disguise a bumper | anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | It will make ale-cup run out (in total) | anag. in sum & lit. |
| VHC | S. Woods | New form of champers, unusual, has gone – it’s too good to leave | anag. less has |
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