Azed Competition No. 1126  Azed Slip  |  ◀  1122  |  1128  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1126 Dec 1993CHEATERY normal23

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstMrs J. MackieWhat could be promising Rachel yet delivering Leah initially?anag. less L, & lit.; ref. Gen. 29:16-25
SecondP. L. StoneTrumping clubs and hearts, South leaves East very short of a leadC H Ea(S)t (v)ery
ThirdF. P. N. LakeTerm for bowler’s turning to mischief to transform new ball?Ate for r in cherry, & lit.; ref. alleged Pakistani ball-tampering episode
VHCJ. R. BeresfordWhat’s altering the ace before chemin de fer?anag. + ry, & lit.
VHCC. J. BroughamFiddlers practise this piece in conservatory’s confinesheater (= gun) in c, y
VHCE. J. BurgeDo year with tech for practice of craftanag.
VHCN. C. DexterRogue heartlessly crafty hereat?anag. incl. c, y, & lit.
VHCM. EarleIt is what’s turned up when balloon goes up in cityheater for it in city, & lit.
VHCDr I. S. FletcherEmpty rhyme with, hey, cat involved fiddling?anag. incl. r, e; ref. nursery rhyme
VHCR. R. GreenfieldLeger’s domain? They race in fantastic style hereanag.; leger = swindler; ref. St Leger Stakes
VHCC. R. GumbrellResult when mouth bones the ape developed provided Piltdown’s head partsanag. less P in cry, & lit.; bone = seize; ref. ‘missing link’ fraud
VHCP. F. HendersonReason the City is corrupted (as this is not being punished?)comp. anag. & lit.
VHCMrs D. B. JenkinsonMost of what Italian ristorante sellsch(e) eatery; sells n.
VHCJ. F. P. LeveyBadly made chimneys removed and radiator installed – tricky workheater for lums in clumsy
VHCL. K. MaltbyFraud – something to raise temperatures in the city when it emergesheater in c(it)y
VHCD. F. ManleyLittle child being laid on feeding station – the practice when one has a crib?ch. eatery
VHCH. W. MassinghamLight, without a hint of trumps – that’s your chicanea t in cheery
VHCG. McStravickRumour surrounds mutilation of leather (both sides scratched) – it’s not fair playanag. less l, r in cry; ref. cricket ball-tampering allegation
VHCC. G. MillinA cherry tree destroyed, sin not involved – deceptionanag. less err; ref. G. Washington
VHCT. J. MooreyNadir’s game? Pop into Cyprus and see the year outheater in CY, c + anag.; ref. Asil N.
VHCB. D. WalterWear scythe out after reaping starts, and it becomes sharper!anag. less first letters
VHCP. B. G. WilliamsErr not in chopping up a cherry-tree – it might lead to deceitanag. less err; ref. G. Washington
VHCD. WilliamsonStuffing Archaeopteryx could involve Paxo recipe and this, perhaps!comp. anag. incl. r, & lit.?
 

HCs in competition 1126 awarded to:

W. G. ArnottV. DixonC. J. LoweDr W. I. D. Scott
M. BarleyD. DrakefordR. K. LumsdonMrs E. J. Shields
E. A. BeaulahJ. DromeyP. W. MarlowW. K. M. Slimmings
Ms N. Bennett-JonesMrs M. A. EacottM. McMahonD. A. Smith
Mrs K. BissettC. M. EdmundsP. J. McWeenyMrs I. G. Smith
L. W. BlottM. G. ElliottG. D. MeddingsD. M. Stanford
K. P. BoughtonR. A. EnglandRev M. R. MetcalfJ. B. Sweeting
C. BoydC. J. FeetenbyJ. R. C. MichieJ. Taberner
Mrs A. BoyesM. FreemanDr E. J. MillerA. W. Taylor
H. BradburyMrs C. I. S. GilesC. J. MorseA. R. Thomas
Rev Canon C. M. BrounR. S. HaddockF. R. PalmerD. H. Tompsett
P. A. BullR. HeskethR. J. PalmerJ. R. Tozer
B. BurtonR. J. HooperDr T. G. PowellL. Ward
E. ChalkleyR. H. F. IshamD. Price JonesA. J. Wardrop
G. P. ConwayR. E. KimmonsI. M. RaabR. J. Whale
B. CozensC. W. LaxtonH. L. RhodesI. J. Wilcock
K. W. CrawfordJ. H. C. LeachE. R. RiddleD. L. Woodhead
R. V. DeardenJ. D. LockettP. RidehaighW. Wynne Wilson