Azed Competition No. 1 Azed Slip | ◀ Ximenes 1195 | 5 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 1972 | ORGIAST | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. L. Paton | Before the heart ensnares one, one likes to go on a binge | or3 + a in gist |
| Second | H. W. Massingham | I celebrate ‘first’ and ‘last’ in Observer – Azed’s inauguration in point of fact | O, r + A in gist |
| Third | C. O. Butcher | I realise gravity in a riot’s out of place | g in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | C. Allen | Drunken sot, a rig | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs K. Bissett | I may leave a wanton with one in the oven | r(I)g I in oast, & lit. |
| VHC | E. R. Evans | Doughboy in roast upset unhealthy liver | GI in anag.; doughboy = dumpling |
| VHC | R. P. C. Forman | I make love and take spirits and wine endlessly | 0 + r + gi(n) + ast(i), &lit. |
| VHC | A. L. Freeman | A rig, sot, dissolute – that’s me | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | L. D. J. Gatt | Display of gravity in a riot’s unusual for him | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Kirby | I’m last in admitting a riot’s wrong | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | A mess of groats around lunch-time is good for a loose liver | I in anag.; i.e. one o’clock |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | I’m a bit of a Borgia: strychnine’s mysteries fascinate me | hidden; ref. Eleusinian Mysteries |
| VHC | B. L. Meek | Endlessly gross, I, at cavorting | anag. incl. gros(s), & lit. |
| VHC | L. W. G. Oxley | A bite from a corgi, a stray, abandoned creature | hidden |
| VHC | N. C. Price | Rake half the garden so it is turned over | anag. incl. gar(den) |
| VHC | K. C. Slater | I’m keen to celebrate, sir – got all excited about Azed’s first | A in anag. |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Party Tollesbury fears – love, gratis, unrestrained | anag. incl. 0; ref. pop festival venue |
| VHC | P. H. Taylor | I may use tigs or a rummer | anag. & lit.; tig, rummer = drinking cups |
| VHC | D. J. Thorpe | May be out for love – gratis | anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| VHC | E. R. L. Timbrell | I make love gratis, promiscuously | anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| VHC | G. A. Tomlinson | It’s in ‘Bacchae’ one could see me star – I go berserk | anag.; ref. Euripides’ play |
| VHC | H. Walsham | Late Night Supper Ball – Free Gratis | anag. incl. O; i.e. one who sups late |
HCs in competition 1 awarded to: