Azed Cup Winning Clues in 2020
◀ 2019 | 2021 ▶ | Other Azed years
◀ 2019 | 2021 ▶ | Other Azed years
| Date | Clue word | Winner | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2482 | Jan | VOX POP | C. A. Clarke | A focus group could supply this very neat report | v ox pop |
| 2486 | Feb | BRUHAHA | R. J. Heald | Baron Hardup merrily gives away daughter, Prince becoming husband by end of Cinderella pantomime | anag. incl. B less d, with h for P + a |
| 2490 | Mar | DREAMSCAPE | R. J. Whale | Spacey image that springs to mind? A sad creep and the end of film career | anag. incl. m; ref. Kevin S. |
| 2495 | Apr | BUNG | J. C. Leyland | Bursting out of stir after screw’s given bribe? | bursting less anag. |
| 2500 | May | ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half) | G. H. Willett | The uncanny faculty, the number and range staggering – what makes you better and better? What’s the catch? | ESP + anag. incl. n |
| 2504 | Jun | UPBEAT | D. F. Manley | What hand is raised for – needing pee, about to burst, wanting the loo ultimately? | anag. less e, o |
| 2508 | Jul | CHARACTER (Misprints) | T. J. Moorey | A daily performance is getting on flipping mask | mark; char act + re (rev.); ref. social distancing |
| 2512 | Aug | OSCITATE | C. M. Edmunds | Signal need of a nap – crack Ascot tip that doesn’t finish last in race | anag. less p + e |
| 2517 | Sep | LITERATIM | Dr S. J. Shaw | Working on ancient codex thus could give one identical Romanic text | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2521 | Oct | CHAMBERS | R. J. Whale | After puzzling becomes hard, get this alongside OED? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2525 | Nov | PLACITUM | M. Barley | Decision still not finalised, Trump sees Republican power slipping away | placi(d) + T(r)um(p) |
| 2530 | Dec | STUDENTY | Dr I. S. Fletcher | This life requires working yet it’s led with fun | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2532 | Xmas | POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree) | R. C. Teuton | Narrow chimney top (and a fat belly!) can lead to Santa getting caught out | pot + lat + S + anag. |