Azed Competition No. 1806  Azed Slip  |  ◀  1804  |  1810  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1806 Jan 2007INEBRIANT normal24

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstR. S. MorseWhat’s drunk as ——? A Ribena isn’t!comp. anag. & lit.
SecondR. J. WhaleWhat’s in it? Largely what suited Bacchus and co. beforenebri(s) an. in it, & lit.
ThirdM. BarleyIs abuse of such big in ‘Binge Britain’?comp. anag. & lit.
VHCT. AndersonThis recipe in cocktail renders brain inertcomp. anag. incl. r, & lit.
VHCE. J. BurgeCausing intoxication at inn with ‘bier’ when abroadanag.; bier (Ger.) = beer
VHCN. C. DexterDouble in the bar, without a modicum of H2O, could be thisanag. less H, & lit.
VHCV. DixonIt maybe makes one conk, merry or stoned, maybe doesn’tI neb riant, & lit.; stoned anag. of doesn’t
VHCW. DreverGhastly —— could give stag labyrinthine troublescomp. anag. & lit.
VHCJ. GrimesFuzz ban niterie doling out Ecstasy that’s mind-blowinganag. less E
VHCJ. F. GrimshawPopular ethyl that’s imbibed bottled in bar?in + anag. in Et, & lit.; ethyl = ethyl alcohol
VHCR. J. HealdClimbing mountain peak in thin air awfully hard going – and awfully exhilaratingben (rev.) in anag. less H
VHCP. F. HendersonWhat’s provided by bar and tinnie when getting drunk?anag. & lit.
VHCR. HeskethA tinnie with beer contents poured out being drunk perhapsanag. incl. b(ee)r, & lit.
VHCW. JacksonStimulant abuse leads to toxic effects in brainanag. incl. t e
VHCD. F. ManleyBein’ awfully merry, dancin’ in rain – bet that could get one soaked!anag. + riant; anag.
VHCC. G. MillinA tinnie abroad containing brown ale for examplebr. in anag.
VHCC. OgilvieSource of drunkenness, i.e. bar getting out of hand in pub – time to closeanag. in inn + t
VHCD. J. R. OgilvieBatting first for England, Close clipped it hardin E Brian ’t; ref. former Yorks & England cricketer
VHCD. ParfittWhat lush downs may be seen when hibernating, essentially, is doneanag. of (h)ibernatin(g)
VHCV. SethLeft a binge – inert, legless, staggering – because of this?ang. incl. l less leg
VHCD. A. SimmonsLack of restraint in Bear Inn? It is going to one’s headanag.
VHCI. SimpsonSpecial Brew in a tin could be this, along with whiskeycomp. anag. incl. W, & lit.; ref. Carlsberg product
VHCMrs A. TerrillEdna often had one in bar? Ten, I suspectanag.; ref. TV play ‘Edna the Inebriate Woman’
VHCR. C. TeutonDeviant orientation of bi trannie? Half-and-half, perhapsanag.; i.e. bisexual transvestite, mixture of beer and stout
 

HCs in competition 1806 awarded to:

D. ArthurC. M. EdmundsJ. McGheeD. Sargent
M. BarkerJ. FaircloughJ. R. C. MichieD. P. Shenkin
L. BarnesP. D. GaffeyK. MilanD. Shiell
R. BatesM. GoodliffeT. J. MooreyN. G. Shippobotham
C. J. BroughamG. I. L. GraftonA. Morgan-RichardsC. M. Steele
Dr J. BurscoughMrs E. GreenawayC. J. MorseP. L. Stone
B. BurtonR. R. GreenfieldW. MurphyJ. R. Tozer
C. J. & M. P. ButlerD. GriceT. D. NichollMs S. Wallace
D. CarterM. J. HanleyF. R. PalmerL. Ward
C. A. ClarkeM. HodgkinR. J. PalmerA. J. Wardrop
P. ColesMrs S. D. JohnsonM. L. PerkinsJ. Wilkinson
N. ConnaughtonG. JohnstoneW. RansomeD. C. Williamson
E. CrossE. C. LanceMrs L. J. RobertsJ. S. Witte
G. CuthbertJ. C. LeylandD. R. RobinsonR. Zara
R. DeanW. F. MainA. Roth