Azed Competition No. 908  Azed Slip  |  ◀  904  |  913  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
908 Oct 1989INDIGO Printer’s Devilry27

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstV. G. HendersonCaptain’s rum deal: I’m used to occasional short, pitching ro/wer might sayref. David (D.I.) Gower
SecondJ. M. BrownPlayboy’s head hurts through drinking – g/uts ache – twit has pro!Aspro
ThirdF. R. PalmerEnthusiast flies to mal/es on games afar – ‘I must see Lions’Malindi
VHCF. B. AtkinsAt night, sh/ut door (Scandinavian’s lumber) 
VHCDr J. BurscoughStrictly speaking, one can’t gatecrash sh/ut doors 
VHCE. ChalkleySevere aches. The green Sandy and Nick, who used backs, p/ut balls in bunkersSeve Ballesteros, S. Lyle, N. Faldo
VHCM. ClarkeBefore broadcasting gra/ver news: ‘Oil well to increase yield’ 
VHCC. J. FeetenbyCryptic word meant ‘Inca bles/t’Sind; ref. Napier’s ‘Peccavi’ telegram
VHCM. FreemanSurfers may hold a party at seaside in Nora’s h/ut on the beach 
VHCP. GraystoneExpecting now/t? A shock win! Disgusting! 
VHCR. R. GreenfieldInvited up Everest I said no, wish/ing to help in Nepal 
VHCE. J. Griew‘Thef/t from the Minoan site is just as hard 
VHCDr R. A. Hardman‘A sh/ut door’ – Scandinavian song 
VHCD. V. Harry‘With lash to be h/ad, oxen pull harder,’ I cry 
VHCMrs B. E. HendersonBirds gotta fly, snakes w/anna crawlgoanna
VHCJ. D. LockettSeeing your rose so, so lovely be – h/osed it – confessed bold young gardener 
VHCD. F. ManleyThe swa/t is the fellow most likely to succeedref. Princess Diana
VHCMiss G. M. MayStudy Azed’s frame. The re/nal symmetry is apparentdigonal
VHCA. C. MorrisonLooking for t/reat? Mine’s here 
VHCR. S. MorseBeh/est? That spells it out! 
VHCR. F. NaishRegarding grids, you’ll normally find a pla/n, although some ‘special’ puzzles lack symmetrydigonal
VHCR. J. PalmerOne needs only put an accent onto ru/nal character of ‘S’digonal
VHCC. P. ReaBowlers? W. Indies have the K/O champ – lucky enough to survive!G. Gooch
VHCM. C. C. RichWith the sh/ove Ron, ere tiring, feels tight-head going round 
VHCH. Rutley‘Do you like Russian music?’ ‘I don’t, M/r Stravinsky!’ 
VHCR. J. WhaleA smattering of h/ing, abroad in India, made meal most sound, authentic 
VHCDr E. YoungRose is playing patchily, so with a long p/utt he holes. 
 

HCs in competition 908 awarded to:

C. J. AndersonN. C. DexterE. JonesP. J. Peters
D. AshcroftL. L. DixonJ. F. JonesMrs E. M. Phair
G. E. BakerP. DrummondR. E. KimmonsMrs A. G. Phillips
M. J. BalfourM. A. ElderF. P. N. LakeR. Phillips
M. BarleyDr I. S. FletcherE. C. LanceP. G. Raison
H. A. BarringtonH. FreemanA. LawrieA. Rivlin
W. BauerF. D. GardinerR. LawtherM. G. Rupp
Dr A. M. BeattieMrs P. GerrardJ. C. LeylandJ. H. Russell
Mrs F. A. BlanchardP. G. W. GlareA. LoganT. E. Sanders
H. J. BradburyH. J. GodwinC. J. LoweR. N. Cuff & J. M. Spencer
Mrs A. R. BradfordS. GoldieS. G. G. MacDonaldF. W. R. Stocks
C. J. BroughamJ. F. GrimshawDr R. MacGillivrayP. L. Stone
E. J. BurgeK. H. GroseH. S. MasonJ. B. Sweeting
M. ClarkeW. R. GuiteDr B. N. McQuadeR. J. Terry
M. O. CockramP. HeapJ. R. C. MichieDr I. Torbe
Mrs M. P. CraineA. W. HillT. J. MooreyMrs O. Tyrrell
P. M. A. CrozierE. M. HolroydI. MorganR. Vaughan-Davies
G. CuthbertR. J. HooperC. J. MorseG. H. Willett
J. V. S. A. DaviesB. IliffeT. W. MortimerD. Williamson
E. DawidR. JacksT. OrmanroydM. G. Wilson
R. DeanMrs D. B. JenkinsonMrs J. M. Pattenden 
R. V. DeardenA. H. JonesG. Perry