Azed Competition No. 100 Azed Slip | ◀ 97 | 105 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Jan 1974 | CENTENARIAN | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | An ancient the Queen may get excited | anag. incl. ER, & lit.; ref. Royal telegram |
| Second | R. H. Adey | Am able to receive that letter from the Queen at last, aren’t I excited! | en + anag. in can, & lit.; ref. Royal telegram |
| Third | F. D. H. Atkinson | You deserve congratulations, old man. You’ll hardly find an ancienter | anag. |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | What Azed has become, by squaring X? | 2 mngs.; 100 = 102; X = Ximenes |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | Despatched a creature of the air, we hear: the Ancient Mariner? | ‘sent an airy ’un’ |
| VHC | F. L. Boot | Devil reincarnate right away given name – Azed? Yes, because of his puzzles | anag. less r + n |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | This man’s 100 puzzles entrance at least one Scot | anag. + Ian |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | With what puzzles I entrance – one, Azed, about no. 3,700? | anag. + an; i.e. puzzle no. by time of Azed’s centenary |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Craine | ‘Letters latent’ within earn ancient epithet for Azed prematurely | anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Crow | Some will greet him, wrinkled, ancient – Queen Elizabeth, one | anag. incl. ER + an; ref. Royal telegram |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Inane canter upset e.g. the one-hoss shay | anag.; ref. O. W. Holmes, ‘The Deacon’s Masterpiece’ |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | An ancient who’s received Her Majesty’s blessing | anag. incl. ER; ref. Royal telegram; bless3 = beat, wound |
| VHC | A. Hodgson | Ancient near his Maker? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | My landmark is due to innate care and never, not ever, getting ruffled | anag. incl. n(ever) |
| VHC | C. H. Hudson | Labuntur anni, involving disintegration of an erect old chap | anag. in anag.; ‘the years glide by’ (Horace: Odes 2.14) |
| VHC | P. Hurst | I canter with Anne, newly dressed – with ‘three up’ I have the Queen’s congratulations | anag.; ref. Capt. M. Phillips, 3 pips or figures |
| VHC | F. G. Illingworth | I’m probably playing my last part – witness an entrance I muffed | anag.; ref. AYLI, Seven Ages of Man |
| VHC | Dr P. D. King | Amiss can entertain, once Trinidad’s opener’s off: he’s started on second hundred already | anag. less T; ref. Dennis A., cricketer |
| VHC | J. R. Kirby | Ancient mortal, inherently born in a different era | n in anag. in anag., & lit.; mortal = very drunk |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | I can learn, though no beginner, to do without X – and I’m a very old stager | ten in anag. less l; X = Ximenes |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | One to make an entrance, I – in the last scene of all? | anag.; ref. AYLI, Seven Ages of Man |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | I receive the royal greeting; in a whirl, I canter with Anne | anag.; ref. Royal telegram, Princess A. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | Ancient extraordinary – parting could be near | anag. in anag., & lit. |
HCs in competition 100 awarded to: