AZED CROSSWORD 882

DOSSIER

1.  D. F. Manley: Second OED is out – the latest thing in computer gathering of reference material (anag. incl. s + r).

2.  F. R. Palmer: Papers give sensational account of Miss P. Bordes (with British MPs involved) (comp. anag. incl. B; ref. scandal involving Pamella B.).

3.  D. V. Harry: Arrangement using Do, Re … Si should include Sol in the collection of notes (S in anag.; Sol = sun).

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D. W. Arthur: Notes the ‘Branch’ built up? (dos + reis (rev.), & lit.; ref. Special Branch).

C. J. Brougham: Arises in case bound with red around (is so in red (all rev.), & lit.).

B. Burton: Advice for one at court: ‘One gets rich hanging around’ (I in dosser²).

A. L. Dennis: Notes and more notes written up all about one (dos + I in res (rev.), & lit.).

Dr I. S. Fletcher: This on Crowther’s working could expose the crossword senior (comp. anag. & lit.; ref. AZ!).

S. C. Ford: One who rents his chambers carries one (I in dosser, & lit.; ref. barrister).

B. Franco: Instructions given in case rice boiled over (do’s + reis (rev.)).

B. Harvey: Stores reorganized, DTI’s involved, Tiny’s capital lost – that’s what the files show (anag. less T; ref. failed entrepreneur ‘Tiny’ Rowland).

V. G. Henderson: Could ‘Let’s do Harrods swine’ be read from ‘The Rowlands ——’? Possibly! (comp. anag.; ref. ‘Tiny’ Rowland).

A. W. Hill: Misuse of steroids? There’s no end of it in the papers (anag. less t).

J. C. Leyland: Criminal desirous of higher society to escape? File needed (anag. less U).

H. W. Massingham: SIS forms filed by agent? (anag. in doer, & lit.).

C. G. Millin: Brief list of correct behaviour – etiquette initially seen in a gentleman (do’s + e in sir).

J. D. Moore: The lists of secrets on one an agent has gathered, perhaps (s, s + I, all in doer, & lit.; list = border).

C. J. Morse: One carries the papers in case one’s hanging about (I in dosser²).

T. W. Mortimer: Lacking in content potted case-history makes patchy one! (comp. anag. incl. p, d, & lit.).

D. Price Jones: Do heads of the Secret Service have one on the Queen? (do S S + I + ER, & lit.).

D. M. Stanford: Record with everything on one side so end to forever turning over (anag. incl. r).

G. A. Tomlinson: Without end to drill soldiers formed file (anag. less l).

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Rev Canon C. M. Broun, E. J. Burge, Dr J. Burscough, D. A. Campbell, E. A. Clare, T. Clement, F. H. Cripps, G. Cuthbert, L. J. Davenport, R. V. Dearden, J. R. du Parcq, C. M. Edmunds, Mrs P. Edwards, A. Flintham, H. Freeman, S. Gaskell, H. J. Godwin, S. Goldie, A. O. Harries, W. M. Hart, P. F. Henderson, P. D. Hinchliffe, R. J. Hooper, R. F. A. Horsfield, W. Jackson, A. H. Jones, C. L. Jones, J. R. H. Jones, R. E. Kimmons, F. P. N. Lake, A. Lawrie, C. W. Laxton, J. F. P. Levey, C. Loving, C. J. Lowe, P. W. Marlow, H. S. Mason, K. McDermid, J. F. Mckee, Rev M. R. Metcalf, T. J. Moorey, H. B. Morton, R. F. Naish, W. Neilson, D. Pendrey, Mrs M. Pepin, Mrs D. M. C. Prichard, B. Roe, H. R. Sanders, T. E. Sanders, A. D. Scott, A. J. Shields, D. A. Smith, M. C. Souster, J. B. Sweeting, J. H. Taylor, K. Thomas, Mrs M. P. Webber, J. F. N. Wedge, B. D. Weeson, R. A. Wells, R. J. Whale, Mrs E. K. Williams, M. G. Wilson, S. E. Woods, Dr E. Young.
 

COMMENTS
403 entries, no mistakes. Not a lot to say this month. I have been putting the finishing touches to a collection of early Azed puzzles to be reissued in book form later in the year by Chambers, and am very pressed for time. Ms Bordes and the Harrods affair loomed large, though it wasn’t easy to work them in in a way that disposed naturally with the letters of the clue word. Simpler and more straightforward clues tended to win the day this time.
 
I’m sorry the announcement of the results was delayed, too. I was abroad for a week promoting (to Italian teachers) a new dictionary for foreign learners of which I am the managing editor – no, not the OED! Things are now back to normal, I’m glad to say.