Azed Competition No. 1000 Azed Slip | ◀ 995 | 1004 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | Jul 1991 | ONE THOUSAND | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | The Sun. No. specially launched with a do | anag. & lit.; ref. AZ 1000 lunch |
| Second | R. K. Lumsdon | What Azed’s up to’s concealing ode – a hunt’s on | anag. |
| Third | G. H. Willett | No Huston should be confused with a de Mille | anag.; ref. film directors |
| VHC | K. J. Abbott | What are AZ’s puzzles up to now? Here’s another, sound in composition (and not Crowther’s last!) | anag. less r |
| VHC | J. Abernethy | M1 Junction? Drive round it! | one T + SA in hound |
| VHC | M. Barley | Hick, outshone by England’s three tailenders – score in fifties required | anag. + a, n, d; 20 × 50; ref. Graham H. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Millenary is not on upper-class heads going racing | anag. incl. U; cf. millinery |
| VHC | V. Dixon | A grand total! You must be girt with singular firmness of character | thou between one and sand |
| VHC | B. Franco | Azed’s great total and he’s not out – batting with no sign of tiring | anag. less t |
| VHC | B. Greer | Product of ’91 and X’s successor, it’s just passed by | i.e. 91 × 11 = 1,001 |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | A grand Azed puzzle? Note excited addict tackling it | anag. + SA in hound |
| VHC | J. Horwood | Rah! Cheer Azed. This is threatening to Haroun and Scheherezade | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. 1001 Nights |
| VHC | K. W. Johnson | No. done thus far, diverse, frequently outstanding | anag. less fr. & lit. |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | I.e. what he’s done. Anon, to astound us, he may make twice that with ease! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | A number just honoured with zest could be our Jonathan’s first ——! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | How much Azed has contributed to the Observer – and Oxford University hasn’t done badly, too | anag. incl. OU |
| VHC | R. A. Mostyn | A milestone for Azed – an ace with puzzling hand-outs | one + anag. |
| VHC | R. F. Naish | M1 has no U turns between either side of the road | one + anag. in t, d |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Present output of Azed, primarily sound puzzling, following on the cryptic power of X | anag. + anag. incl. A; 1000 = 103 |
| VHC | R. Phillips | Universal invested in shoot, Anne wound up dead: thus her days are numbered | U in anag. + d; ref. film ‘Anne of the Thousand Days’ |
| VHC | M. Rich | Nth done cryptically – enthralled composer forgets beginning | (S)ousa in anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | He’s out? No – bats on and makes a very big score | anag. + and |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | So many are impressed as Azed runs off another sound puzzle | anag. less r; impress = print |
HCs in competition 1000 awarded to: