Azed Competition No. 354  Azed Slip  |  ◀  352  |  358  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
354 Jan 1979SHEER-HULK normal23

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstW. K. M. SlimmingsArk Royal, now? Gloom surrounds her being docked, and broken uphe(r) + anag. of her, all in sulk; gloom verb
SecondD. H. TompsettBottom no longer decked with large pair overhead – simple bumpkinsheer hulk; bottom = ship; ref. MND
ThirdB. FrancoFemale’s waggling her topless body. She’s old – not equipped to transport oneshe + anag. + (b)ulk
VHCMrs A. BoyesBowling ended thus – result of break by a yard2 mngs.; ref. song ‘Tom Bowling’
VHCP. CargillStripped bark: clear green giantsheer hulk; Incredible Hulk TV series
VHCG. H. ClarkeHere’s battered, shortened hull and quarter deck – could have been seen in a breaker’s yardanag. + hul(l) + (dec)k
VHCE. V. DefleyHaggard heroine – oddly her topless torso carries much weight in the dock.‘She’ + anag. + (b)ulk; ref. H. R. Haggard book
VHCN. C. DexterHere’s dismantled hull, docked – deck three quarters goneanag. + hul(l) + (dec)k, & lit.
VHCDr I. S. FletcherBowling, for example, that’s been taken apart2 mngs.; ref. song ‘Tom Bowling’
VHCR. H. F. IshamTopless ‘lady’ all at sea, he messed about with her in a sullen moodhe + anag., all in sulk
VHCD. F. ManleyNo tanker now travelling? UK is in chaos with her Shell running shortanag. of UK her Shel(l); ref. petrol shortages
VHCB. ManvellStripped body displaying uplift pair – quite incredible one!sheer hulk; Incredible Hulk TV series
VHCL. MayWhat a ship is called with her prow gone and timbers in confusionshe + (h)er + hulk, & lit.; see hulk in C.
VHCC. G. MillinShip familiarly – her broken topless hull?she + anag. +(b)ulk, & lit.
VHCW. L. MironHe lurks: he slyly exposes a craft wherein strippers workedanag.
VHCJ. J. MooreHere’s, in altered form, the body of a ship, docked, deck mostly cut awayanag. + hul(l) + (dec)k, & lit.
VHCC. J. MorseShe’s said goodbye to her last sailor – he abandoned her in a huffhe + anag., all in sulk
VHCF. E. NewloveSet for future Ark Royal documentary? (Tom Bowling directs)2 mngs.; ref. song ‘Tom Bowling’
VHCF. R. PalmerA ship? You’ll see her dismantled, a huge structure with its top part removedshe + anag. + (b)ulk, & lit.
VHCW. RodgersIt makes her sulk, he can’t leave port aloneanag.
VHCH. R. SandersYou’ll find her stripped and broke in a dumphe(r) + anag. of her, all in sulk, & lit.
VHCR. C. TeutonCraft that’s pulled down contains thin green ‘man’ – incredible!sheer hulk; ref. Incredible Hulk TV series, Martians
VHCG. H. WillettThat girl and her dancing – body topless, bottom stripped bareshe + anag. + (b)ulk
 

HCs in competition 354 awarded to:

M. L. C. AllenD. J. FisherA. H. JonesD. R. Robinson
C. Allen BakerR. P. C. FormanA. LawrieT. E. Sanders
A. G. BogieJ. D. FosterC. W. LaxtonW. J. M. Scotland
G. BradbrookF. D. GardinerJ. D. LockettD. P. Shenkin
E. J. BurgeR. GarnettW. F. MainMrs B. Simmonds
C. J. and M. P. ButlerS. GoldieI. D. McDonaldT. A. J. Spencer
D. A. H. ByattW. E. GreenD. P. M. MichaelJ. G. Stubbs
R. S. CaffynP. F. HendersonR. S. MorseA. J. Wardrop
M. CoatesJ. P. H. HirstR. A. MostynP. Watkin
Z. ColeA. HodgsonR. J. PalmerMrs M. P. Webber
Mrs M. P. CraineE. M. HolroydR. F. PardoeJ. F. N. Wedge
F. H. CrippsG. M. HornbyR. A. PercyD. C. Williamson
R. A. EnglandW. IslipMrs A. G. PhillipsN. C. Wormleighton
H. W. EvansMiss E. H. C. JenkinsJ. PhillipsonG. D. Young
J. C. FeltonMrs D. B. JenkinsonC. P. Rea