Azed Competition No. 683 Azed Slip | ◀ 679 | 688 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683 | Jun 1985 | BANISH | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Make inhabit abroad – it being the end of Alcibiades | anag. with s for it, & lit.; ref. exiled Athenian statesman |
| Second | Dr J. Burscough | Refuse truck with ash-bin’s debris in? | anag. |
| Third | S. Woods | Punish by expulsion, so thug’s posterior escapes awful bashing | anag. less g |
| VHC | D. W. Arthur | Arrest following overthrow and ship off bereft of power | nab (rev.) + anag. less p, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barnes | Has bin affected what bad bread does to good? | anag.; ref. Gresham’s Law |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Transport strike off | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | E. Dawid | Boycott is bowled taking a wee liberty | b an ish; ref. Geoff B. |
| VHC | P. Drummond | If one goes in for forest clearing in a country, one gets order to leave | Bangladesh with I for glade |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Slip catches one out | an in bish; out vt |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | What leads to exile? Rioting in Belgium has | anag. incl. B; ref. Heysel Stadium riot |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Aspirins have been changed – there’s a new formulation to —— severe pain | comp. anag. |
| VHC | S. Holgate | Curse! Sliced his drive out of bounds? | ban + anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Transport strike off | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | W. Jackson | Reaction of some mullahs in a Baghdad bar? | hidden rev. |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Treat like Prospero (ref. his ban in ‘Tempest’) | anag. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | If in error don’t admit – do the opposite! | an in bish; an2 = if |
| VHC | P. W. W. Leach | Alien inhabits it being unwanted exile | anag. less it |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Exile? Riverside situation curtailed his playing | ban(k) + anag.; ref. Ps. 137: 1-4 |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | After Belgium, Italy gets short answer about end of English – ‘Out!’ | B + I in ans + h; ref. ban following Heysel Stadium riot; out vb. |
| VHC | T. W. Mortimer | Exile shows offence rebounding hard on those responsible for starting Brussels aggro | initial letters + sin (rev.) + H; ref. Heysel Stadium riot |
| VHC | F. Moss | Throw out British! (Italy in an appeal for order) | B + I in an Sh!; ref. England’s UEFA ban |
| VHC | R. F. Naish | Expel British and one is hitting hooliganism at source | B + an + is + h; ref. England’s UEFA ban |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | What UEFA’s decided to do to English clubs, an expression of disgust about recurrent criminal behaviour | sin (rev.) in bah; ref. England’s UEFA ban |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Ash-bin on fire | anag.; on = drunk |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Bevs’ original: one beating his drum out | B + an + anag.; ref. Beverley Sisters’ song ‘Little Drummer Boy’ |
HCs in competition 683 awarded to: