Azed Competition No. 352 Azed Slip | ◀ 349 | 354 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 | Xmas 1978 | FAIRY LIGHTS | normal | 31 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. P. C. Forman | O may these in apt array / Give my fir its halo gay! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | Mrs N. Jarman | Flashy rig, with it, must create glowers among the spruce | anag. |
| Third | Mrs B. Simmonds | Fanciful clues – they sparkled this Christmas in square with central column | fairy lights; ref. Trafalgar Square and puzzle grid |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | For which power supply is fed – into firs gaily arrayed | HT in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | J. Coleby | These on tree make for a glittery shine | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. M. Colley | Illumination appropriate to this puzzle is just before start of your clues | fair + y + lights; ref. preamble |
| VHC | D. A. Crossland | Nucleus of brightness amid firs gaily twinkling | hr in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. D. V. Davies | Can be arranged to make a fir sightly | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | Queen settles possible New Year decorations | fairy lights |
| VHC | L. K. Edkins | They make a fir sightly, twinkling | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. S. Fielker | They could make a fir sightly | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | S. P. Flitton | A set of shiners showing up about one during Boxing Day events? | I in Lyra (rev.) in fights, & lit.; constellation |
| VHC | J. D. Foster | We’re haphazardly if garishly arrayed round pole of tree | t in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | E. A. Free | Coloured spots before eyes may be produced by these lungs after fag | fairy lights |
| VHC | J. E. Green | Mediums of brightness in firs gaily strewn? | ht in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | D. Harrison | Retreats having draught inside might be the source of seasonal glow | airy in flights |
| VHC | F. M. Holroyd | Answer may be mesa in transfigured fir, say | light in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Flashy rig half the time needing attention, that could make a fir sightly? | anag. incl. ti(me), anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Fantastic matches are on over Christmas | fairy lights |
| VHC | Dr D. R. Laney | For Christmas small bulbs are well ventilated and left in boxes | airy l in fights |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Give us Nowell then as glint we / Fir and holly might you see | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | Railway in trouble, gripped by disputes? They should be strung up! | ry in ail in fights |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | What could give this gay fir luminance? | anag. & lit.; ref. AZ’s tree |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | What one needs to make fir gay this Noel, perhaps | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | A set of these can make a fir sightly | anag. & lit.; set = setting |
| VHC | C. J. & R. S. Morse | We’re switched on by mistletoe – enough to give shy girl a fit! | anag.; by = near |
| VHC | C. P. Rea | They are hung, first and foremost, in dressed up gay firs – and lit | anag. incl. h, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | What could make a fir sightly? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Fir’s gaily set out with a sort of cable concealed – supplying these | HT in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | What might dress fir, say – there’s a clue in that | light in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | P. J. Woods | What may make a fir sightly? | anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 352 awarded to: