Azed Competition No. 1021 Azed Slip | ◀ 1017 | 1024 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1021 | Dec 1991 | BEARD | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. P. N. Lake | Some seamen may wear one in the style of Shaw | i.e. Be(RN)ard, & lit.; ref. GBS |
| Second | M. A. Barley | Damaging this thing could make breathing start to deteriorate – oyster’s end in sight? | comp. anag., r in bead (= rifle sight), & lit. |
| Third | J. F. Grimshaw | What plunging walrus could meet oysters without a hint of remorse? | a r in bed; ref. ‘The W. and the Carpenter’ and moustache |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Face down? | double mng., n and v |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Apply edge of blade to it in a lather to get barbed | anag. less b, & lit. |
| VHC | P. A. Carr | Face down | double mng. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | A bird’s nest, in the last bit of nonsense penned by a poet | e in bard; ref. last line of Lear limerick: “… a nest in my b.” |
| VHC | D. B. Cross | Bush to come down heavily on Duke? | bear D; ref. US politicians |
| VHC | D. J. Dare-Plumpton | Stubble is bound to restrict plough | ear in bd |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Face down? | double mng. |
| VHC | B. Franco | What might be drawn offensively, concealing Raquel’s face? | R in bead (= rifle sight), & lit; ref. disfiguring of posters |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Full ——s may go with manes to carry Charon’s fee | bear d(enarius); manes = spirits of the dead |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Face down? | double mng. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Tackle mental development that’s retarded every day | 2 mngs.; mental = of the chin |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Dig this art, man – a Rembrandt, a Vandyke? | comp. anag. |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | What’s de rigueur for one Christmas party bound – are false noses in? | anag. in bd; ref. Santa Claus |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | For instance, imperial loon turning up without a bit of enwrapment | e in drab (rev. ); loon = harlot; ref. ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | False one and cap of bright red form part of seasonal costume | anag. incl. a, b |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | In a brush one has to confront and overthrow, not concede | bear d(own) |
| VHC | S. J. O’Boyle | Legless Bader’s manly display? | anag.; ref. Douglas B. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | A feature of the fourth part in life in Shakespeare? | e in Bard; ref. ‘bearded like the pard’ in The Seven Ages of Man |
| VHC | R. Phillips | Take Daniel’s lead, brave as the lion in his den | bear D; brave vt. |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | ‘Bacon should receive the ultimate in praise.’ The Bard referred to this as ‘excrement’! | e in bard2; excrement2 |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Leader of the band, Queen, died – infected by onset of AIDS (a growth in some men…) | A in b ER d; ref. Freddie Mercury |
| VHC | D. J. Short | It’s bound to cover part of the head | ear in bd, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | What’s barber shaved off with some dexterous manipulation of blade – left to right? | anag. of (b)arbe(r) + d, anag. with r for l, & lit. |
| VHC | Ms J. Ward | Bits of bristle emerging (and removed?) daily | first letters & lit. |
HCs in competition 1021 awarded to: