Azed Competition No. 2291 Azed Slip | ◀ 2287 | 2296 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2291 | May 2016 | AVESTA | Printer’s Devilry | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. J. Moorey | Sadly for the party, nutty Brown lo/st, Ed half-baked | |
| Second | Dr J. Burscough | Countryside’s aligned along le/y lines | Country sides … Leave/Stay |
| Third | P. Taylor | Several candidates were charming but the su/pplicant got the job | |
| VHC | M. Barley | After England scrum, he/ctic Welsh try involves counter-attacking | |
| VHC | Dr J. M. Bird | My house has high e/ll-shaped cornices and a thatched roof | |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Laissez faire government le/t a steel company free to close plant | ref. Tata Steel |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | A vintage so/ng can be too dry for some tastes | |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Will fellers le/nding stump up for the wild life? | |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Tasting wine, experts consider so/me in comparison to Chablis | |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | On a wine tour of Italy you may find the reso/rt next to lovely Frascati | |
| VHC | G. Hobbs | An opened bottle of so/y’s fresh if kept airtight | |
| VHC | B. Jones | I’m no good with figures, so I say ‘le/t’s work’ to the number-crunchers | |
| VHC | E. W. Kelly | Claudio drinks, so/dium lights of Leicester ablaze with glory! | ref. C. Ranieri, Leicester manager |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Believers joyfully regard Turin Shroud with gr/ins as proof of resurrection | |
| VHC | D. J. R. Ogilvie | Running quickly through race day forms better s/kin gloss on horses | |
| VHC | A. Plumb | One might le/t Ely home to the National Trust | |
| VHC | T. Rudd | Leicester h/unchback in ground here, old, foxes aficionados | ref. Richard III, football |
| VHC | C. Short | Pensioner stripping up a mountain, Pat holds her pash/mina | |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Criticism su/rfaces: looks the part but can’t act | |
| VHC | L. Ward | The inept baker’s lo/st every tart and crumble | |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Operating to remove body art, surgeon le/t too many criticise | |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | We’re UK citizens surely – those of us offshore but working, righ/t? Us too! |
HCs in competition 2291 awarded to: