Azed Competition No. 1596 Azed Slip | ◀ 1593 | 1598 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1596 | Xmas 2002 | GENISTA | Definition of Anagram | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. Connaughton | Is bagged by the chap first to arrive? | seating; is in gent + a, & lit. |
| Second | C. J. Brougham | Reeling at function after good food and drink | ingesta; g + at sine (all rev.) |
| Third | R. J. Hooper | Dope – taking it’s a crazy course, opposite of wise men’s | easting; gen + anag. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Acquire a box brownie, moving from Ilford to Fuji? | easting; nis in get a; ref. makes of camera film |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Joshing is primarily tongue in cheek | teasing; is t in gena |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Geats fashioned to admit metal | ingates; Ni in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | More than one way in which dominic may use information is a little lacking in depth | ingates; gen is ta(d) |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Itinerant isn’t out of place in New Age | tsigane; anag. in anag. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Implant of collagen is tarty act of titillation | teasing; hidden |
| VHC | Dr J. Gillies | Sexual arousal – for this, some androgen is taken | teasing; hidden |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Core of Lavengro? It’s provided, in substance, by a gypsy | tsigane; en in gist + a; ref. book by George Borrow |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Chap travelling round is a gypsy | tsigane; is in gent + a |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Foundation garment short of room – bust is pinched | seating; is in anag. less rm |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Good tennis (not one sign of nerves) played by one such as Davenport | seating; g + anag. less n + a; ref. Lindsay D., US tennis player |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | In panto, spirit and leading man appear endlessly bantering | teasing; geni(e) + sta(r) |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | The way Magi went home with information is half legend | easting; gen is ta(le) |
| VHC | R. Phillips | Spirits singularly active round heart of Orkneys? | tangies; n in geist a, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs V. M. Riley | Places dope on palm, inhaling bit of smoke | seating; gen + s in ita |
| VHC | A. Roth | Some pathogen is taking nourishment from the alimentary canal | ingesta; hidden |
| VHC | D. M. Stanford | Chap with good instincts one gathers is not going west | easting; is in gent a |
| VHC | C. W. Thomas | Is a bit of ‘tongue in cheek’ annoying? | teasing; is t in gena |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | ‘From the East’, carol about origin of Epiphany, cheers spirits | tangies; E in sing (rev.) + ta; ref. ‘We Three Kings’ |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | First book – it’s a must for the Euro-traveller | tsigane; Gen. + anag.; must4 |
HCs in competition 1596 awarded to: