Azed Competition No. 731 Azed Slip | < 727 | 735 > | Other competitions | 
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731 | May 1986 | STRING | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. K. Lumsdon | Pop-singer runs shows in support for bags of needy | r in Sting, bags = trousers |
| Second | W. K. M. Slimmings | It can sound a bit tough on runners (and runners to be?) | 3 meanings |
| Third | D. R. Robinson | What sets off resonance in fiddle | r in sting & lit. |
| VHC | S. Armstrong | This season sees start of training for Piggott’s first | t for p in spring & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Common cheat’ll get run in, perhaps for fiddling | r in sting; s. adj. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | It’s wound around wrapping-paper finally | r in sting & lit. |
| VHC | O. M. Ellis | To hoax, cheat and take in | r in sting |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Pop-eyed, one suspended here? | st(a)ring & lit.; hangman’s rope |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | What might be tight when bloke’s dispatched by gravity? | strin(gent) + g & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Bite for King to tuck into? | R in sting & lit.; ref. Belloc’s Henry K. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Some horses train for one type of course | 3 meanings |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | Keeping things together, letting nothing fall out – that’s my job | st(o)ring & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Lowe | Sunday trading not in this day and age? Humbug! | S tr(AD)ing |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Put King in pain | R in sting & lit.; ref. Belloc’s Henry K. |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | This has little King in pain, the cause of his death | R in sting & lit.; ref. Belloc’s Henry K. |
| VHC | F. Moss | One on the fiddle to tie up with street band | St ring & 2 defs |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Cheat, take in | r in sting & lit. |
| VHC | L. Paterson | Chasers, perhaps, could be keeping the round going | st(o)ring |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | A twist of grist having within limits a quite narrow measurement | n in anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. D. Scott | Hang from strap in train | 3 meanings |
| VHC | N. E. Sharp | Cheat, take in, hoax | r in sting |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Did it record end of Davis and tight gripping final for Johnson? | s + n in trig & lit; ref. snooker |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Essential for starting straight the rows in neat gardens | initial letters & lit. |
| VHC | M. H. E. Watson | If thong is strong, here’s thing to tie | cf. thing is string |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Can take in do? | r in sting, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competition 731 to: