Azed Competition No. 1069 Azed Slip | ◀ 1065 | 1074 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1069 | Nov 1992 | (P)OSTICHE | Headpieces | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | H. W. Massingham | Echt is opposite of this, note, in German | B; ti in Bosche, & lit. |
| Second | R. A. England | A foreign hair-piece – it’s phoney Herr covering! | B; anag. in Boche |
| Third | D. Ashcroft | Put wee fellow in britches pointlessly lengthened | H; tich in hose |
| VHC | M. Barley | Going over the top is characterized by line charging enemy | F; stich in foe |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Miss secures shrimp a macho chest-piece perhaps | L; tich in lose |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Scores with hit (square cut) – tho’ specially positioned, extra cover inevitably stranded | R; anag. less s; stranded = consisting of strands |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Last bit of tripe: this cooked with cos provides dressing for onion | S; anag. incl. e |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | In German it’s ‘ersatz’ – ‘echt’ is opposite in meaning | B; anag. in Boche |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | One tops chief-justice perhaps without old school tie being involved | L; anag. less o |
| VHC | E. Dawid | So the pictures forged by Boschite? | B; anag. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | In German it’s translated ersatz: echt is opposite | B; anag. in Bosche |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | What could be Old English switch – tie possibly | W; anag. incl. OE |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Beak catches small boy adding moustaches to pin-ups, perhaps | N; tich in nose |
| VHC | J. Grimes | What makes Bruce’s top hilarious does itch when worn | D; anag.; ref. B. Forsyth |
| VHC | A. W. Hill | Ode’s ruined with insertion of line that’s poetic sham | D; stich in anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Help the cops in charge to uncover counterfeit | S; SOS + i/c in the |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | It tops chief justice perhaps and itches so confoundedly | S; anag. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Prominent feature worn by little comic – his top, Eric implied | N; tich in nose; ref. Little T., Ernie Wise |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Without resource, hospital held in reserve, an unwanted extra | L; lost + H in ice |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Disguise incomplete trichoses? Some suffering hair loss hope it can | R; anag. less s |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | ‘Beak’ rent by nasty itch – wearing this cope of hair | N; anag. in nose |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Echt oils reproduced: are copies thus described? | L; anag. |
| VHC | M. H. E. Watson | Pity to enmesh poetic line in superfluous ornamentation | W; stich in woe |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | Transformation of choicest style a man might display atop his cerebrum | C; anag. |
HCs in competition 1069 awarded to: