Azed Competition No. 572  Azed Slip  |  ◀  568  |  576  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
572 Apr 1983SNAKE-OIL normal27

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstW. J. M. ScotlandI.e. no Salk shot?anag. & lit.
SecondC. J. MorseDuck in lake’s camouflaged: quack might draw your attention to itanag. incl. 0
ThirdE. R. RiddleGets drunk, never works – like a son going to the dogsanag.
VHCE. J. BurgeInadequate preparation is almost evident in what we ploughnake(d) in soil
VHCR. DeanCreep and ingratiate – it won’t do you any good!snake oil
VHCN. C. DexterSimple that doesn’t end in purge, perhaps?nake(d) in soil, & lit.
VHCH. F. DixonStanding almost starkers in manure will do you no goodnake(d) in soil
VHCR. A. EnglandPain I slake? Noanag. & lit.
VHCC. J. FeetenbyI slake no woundanag. & lit.
VHCDr I. S. FletcherQuack’s root? Maybe one’s ail deteriorates swallowing itk in anag., & lit.
VHCB. GreerMix on sale quack’s behind, taking one inI in anag. incl. k, & lit.
VHCJ. F. GrimshawI.e. no Salk could prepare this?anag. & lit.
VHCR. J. HooperCould be mixture of aloes and ink!anag. & lit.
VHCG. JohnstoneI slake no illanag. & lit.
VHCF. P. N. LakeI slake no illanag. & lit.
VHCA. LawrieProduct of Salk, that is? No!anag. incl. i.e., & lit.
VHCJ. C. LeylandI slake no illanag. & lit.
VHCC. J. LoweSpecific treatment for suckers almost fully exposed in the groundnake(d) in soil
VHCM. A. Macdonald-CooperRisk’s extreme in wild North Sea – maybe what’s found there’ll hardly make one well!k in anag. + oil
VHCD. J. MackayI slake no ill!anag. & lit.
VHCD. F. ManleyI slake no feveranag. & lit.; fever vi.
VHCJ. D. MooreWhat a quack hawks produced by scattering ducks in lakeanag. incl. 0’s
VHCD. S. NagleMounting pride must be used to conceal old hurt? Not an effective recipe for the sufferingake in lions (rev.)
VHCR. F. NaishWhat quacks indicate is ducks in lake (Serpentine)anag. incl. 0’s; indicate in med. sense
VHCA. ScottSpurious concoction of ink and aloes?anag. & lit.
VHCJ. B. SweetingIs ankle receiving treatment? This will add nothing0 in anag., & lit.
VHCM. G. WilsonQuack medicine, i.e. no Salk compoundanag.
 

HCs in competition 572 awarded to:

R. AbreyA. G. CorriganC. L. JonesD. R. Robinson
C. Allen BakerT. DaviesM. D. LawsT. E. Sanders
S. ArmstrongP. DrummondJ. F. LeveyA. J. Shields
D. W. ArthurM. EarleC. LovingB. D. Smith
F. D. H. AtkinsonMrs J. FerrisL. K. MaltbyG. Snowden-Davies
G. E. BakerO. H. FrazerRev W. P. ManahanR. A. Soward
M. BarleyG. A. GerrardL. MayT. A. J. Spencer
E. A. BeaulahJ. GillRev M. R. MetcalfJ. G. Stubbs
Miss E. M. BlenkinsopD. A. GingerC. G. MillinP. Thacker
G. H. BoothN. C. GoddardT. J. MooreyI. Torbe
Rev C. M. BrounR. R. GreenfieldF. E. NewloveD. V. B. Unwin
A. BruceD. V. HarryMrs H. NormanA. P. Vincent
E. W. BurtonR. N. HaygarthJ. O’HaganV. C. D. Vowles
E. ChalkleyP. F. HendersonR. J. PalmerM. H. E. Watson
D. P. ChappellV. G. HendersonW. H. PegramT. Wightman
C. A. ClarkeA. W. HillMrs L. E. PimlottG. H. Willett
C. CollinsMr and Mrs A. K. HobbsR. F. Ray