AZED CROSSWORD 961

WAVESON

1.  P. L. Stone: Particular motion’s directed towards floating constituents when the tub is thumped (wave’s on).

2.  Dr V. G. I. Deshmukh: Hail falling amid melting snow spoils bobbing (ave in anag.).

3.  Dr E. Young: Beachcomber’s cut? (wave’s on, & lit.; on = getting drunk).

VHC

F. E. Flannery: A sea view that is taken after wreckage will show this (anag. less i.e., & lit. (?)).

Dr I. S. Fletcher: Refuse in sound? See that bob about (‘waive’ + s on, & lit.).

J. C. Leyland: Lost assets in offshore flotation? One was done out of third of savings (v in anag.).

R. K. Lumsdon: What wrecks leave sea-strown – this relates (comp. anag. & lit.).

P. W. Marlow: Odd bits of wood near vessel in a wrecked state? (anag. of alternate letters, & lit.).

H. W. Massingham: Woven as elasticated swimming trunks etc? (anag.).

T. J. Moorey: Beethoven’s last quartet was relaxed after say ‘Tempest’, lightish stuff in the main (anag. incl. (Beeth)oven; ref. B.’s Piano Sonata No. 17).

C. J. Morse: As things are coming up round a half-sunk ship, this is what you see (a ves(sel) in now (rev.), & lit.).

H. B. Morton: Encourages to advance wobbly views I omitted on a matter left drifting (waves on, anag. less I + on).

F. R. Palmer: Drift created by swirling snow with hail in it (ave in anag.).

G. Perry: What’s presently coming up with a ship half submerged? (a ves(sel) in now (rev.), & lit.).

D. R. Robinson: It could come from ’old in wrecked snow (’ave in anag., & lit.; snow²).

W. J. M. Scotland: What’s current picked up around a ship cut in two? (a ves(sel) in now (rev.), & lit.).

G. A. Tomlinson: Violent waters scatter this litter (comp. anag. & lit.).

A. J. Wardrop: What’s seen after ship goes down: birds diving in as things are coming up (aves in now (rev.)).

M. G. Wilson: Saw oven exploding spread pieces of liner? (anag.; ref. oven liner).

HC

W. G. Arnott, M. Barley, E. A. Beaulah, Dr and Mrs R. J. Bell, S. Best, R. E. Boot, C. J. Brougham, Mrs M. J. Cansfield, C. A. Clarke, M. Clarke, T. Clement, Mrs D. Colley, G. P. Conway, B. Costin, E. Dawid, R. Dean, R. A. England, S. C. Ford, B. Franco, N. C. Goddard, M. Goodyear, Ms H. Grayson, R. R. Greenfield, P. F. Henderson, V. G. Henderson, R. J. Hooper, J. F. Jones, F. P. N. Lake, A. Lawrie, C. Lees, H. R. Lockhart, M. A. Macdonald-Cooper, D. F. Manley, H. S. Mason, G. L. McStravick, J. R. Michie, C. G. Millin, R. S. Morse, T. W. Mortimer, C. Pearson, D. Pendrey, Mrs A. Phillips, R. Phillips, T. E. Sanders, C. W. Thomas, J. F. N. Wedge, R. A. Wells, Dr M. C. Whelan, and an unnamed entry from Dormston, Inkberrow – R. F. Naish?.
 

COMMENTS
348 entries and a few mistakes, mainly resulting from a failure to spot RATOO in Chambers. It is there, lurking at RATU. Although the 1988 edition of C is immeasurably better than its predecessor at cross-referencing variant spellings, it still slips up occasionally, especially as here with new entries. I think I can be relied upon not to include very obscure words not in Chambers without saying so, though as I’ve said repeatedly proper names are a special case. I don’t make special mention of the fact that I’ve included these when I do, except on the rare occasions when I’m forced into using one which I regard as very obscure and when some extra help therefore seems called for. (I don’t, incidentally, know why the RATOO form has a capital initial while RATU has not.)
 
WAVESON gave me a lot of difficulty in the judging, mainly because it produced a lot of similar dues exploiting a few basic (and perfectly respectable) ideas with only minor variations in wording, e.g. & lit. anagrams involving bits of wrecked vessels floating on sea, and suchlike. A few defined waveson as floating ‘rubbish’ or ‘scum’, which doesn’t seem right for goods (presumably of some intrinsic value) lost as a result of a shipwreck. But the overall standard was high and it was generally acknowledged to be a word ‘with possibilities’. There were a few wistful references from older competitors to those entertainers of yesteryear Flotsam and Jetsam. It seems that, by a strange coincidence, Flotsam (real name B.C. Hilliam) was born 100 years ago this month, i.e. in November 1890.
 
A late apology for an error in the slip for Azed No. 952 (STAR). Mr T.E. Sander’s VHC clue was wrongly attributed to Mr H.R. Sanders, and his omitted. If HRS can remember his wording (and reads this), could he please repeat it for me so that I can repair the omission?
 
I can now confirm the arrangements for a celebration to mark Azed crossword No. 1000. It will be a lunch held at St Hugh’s College, Oxford on Saturday 6 July 1991. This slight break with tradition will I hope give guests longer to mix informally before and after the meal, and enable them to enjoy the college’s beautiful and extensive grounds in addition to its cuisine. Accommodation will be available for those wanting an overnight stay. To help with the planning, would all those who think they might come please write, giving numbers and accommodation requirements, to Don Manley, enclosing a large stamped addressed envelope so that they can be sent further details (on price, etc) when it becomes available, which may not be until the new year.