Azed Competition No. 110 Azed Slip | ◀ 105 | 114 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Apr 1974 | GALLOWS-RIPE | normal | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. R. Palmer | Such as rope and gravity will settle | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| Second | H. R. Sanders | Aglow with Persil, wrung, ready to be hung on the line | anag. |
| Third | D. P. M. Michael | Coming to the nub, in Orwell a pig’s revolutionary | anag.; ref. Animal Farm; nub = gallows |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Not the kind for whom rope will sag slackly | anag. |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Like one composing his imminent epitaph violently ‘Slew. Gaol. R.I.P.’ | anag. |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | Material for hanging goes poorly with pattern of wall – and there’s a tear in it | rip in anag. |
| VHC | J. G. Chilvers | Rope will sag; this chap will straighten it | anag. |
| VHC | A. L. Dennis | After 8 pints draw me off more and I spew drunkenly. Ready to take last drop? | gall. + anag. incl. (m)or(e) |
| VHC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Liable to be suspended? Possible result of slag pile row | anag. |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | How beheaded pillagers could have been otherwise regarded | anag. less h, & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | I’m ready for the drop – will rope sag free? | anag. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Rope will sag; this guy alters that | anag. |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | Such as rope with gravity will disastrously dispatch | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Jacks | Pears will go rotten. Get ready for tree with no fruit | anag. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Criminal brought back by law is, when in need of tombstone inscription and rope’s end | lag (rev.) low’s RIP e, & lit. |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | With loose rein we gallop, sir, like highwaymen of yore | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs P. M. V. Lloyd | Treat such a character as he deserves and you’ll find rope will sag horribly | anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | ‘Will sag, rope being tight – like Dooley’s head? | anag.; ref. song ‘Tom D.’; tight = drunk |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Ketch made adequate knots for such swelling – i.e. prow’s weathered | gall + anag.; ref. Jack K. |
| VHC | R. H. Maynard | Will rope sag loosely for such a one? No, tighten! | anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Returned convict loose in Gorbals, about to do some slashing – must be this | lag (rev.)+ rip in lowse, & lit. |
| VHC | H. L. Rhodes | Ready for a drop? A peg, swill or shake? | anag. |
| VHC | D. J. Short | Rope will sag under strain – from one who is this? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | T. A. J. Spencer | Reorganization of G.P.O. – all wires ready to be dispatched | anag. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Slip low gear clumsily – liable to elimination from the race | anag. |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Wise galloper? Not ’e! Crooked – that was Turpin! | anag. less e |
| VHC | J. Thorpe | Gravity permits rest in peace – at end of rope for such as this | g allows RIP e, & lit. |
| VHC | Miss E. Ward | Will rope sag? Possibly, if you’re this! | anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 110 awarded to: