Azed Competition No. 1169 Azed Slip | ◀ 1165 | 1174 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1169 | Oct 1994 | BLITHE / URSINE | Right and Left | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. R. Robinson | The ending of ‘Goldilocks’ in wee bear’s thible stirring is happy | s in urine; anag. |
| Second | D. F. Manley | As Paddington trains run, is end of the prattling not call for showing jollity? | anag. + e; blithe(ring); P. Bear |
| Third | G. Perry | After pub’s closing drunken fellow’s merry like bear i.e. runs amok | b lit he; anag. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Cheerful graduate has first in history and English – from hours in essayists like Chesterton? | BLit h E; hidden |
| VHC | H. J. Bradbury | Gay Lib upset by article showing turpitude in discontinued employment of some major stars | anag. + the; sin in ure; ref. Ursa Major |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Very Little Brain, flexibly jointed, cheerful, muddled … nurse I like Pooh! | B + lithe; anag.; Winnie-the-P. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Jolly powerful explosive following endless bomb damage ruins east of Paddington perhaps | blit(z) + HE; anag. + E; P. Bear |
| VHC | G. P. Conway | Brisk opening to bullish trading hit with pound ending in trouble making bearish exchanges unrise | b + anag. incl. L, e; anag. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Sprightly, black and supple runner is abused, losing first and last of reputation – like Johnson? | b + lithe; anag. less r, n; ref. Ben J. and Dr Sam J., called ‘the Great Bear’ |
| VHC | E. Dawid | Buoyant ‘Mirror’ one pound! The ‘Sun’ in ruin, bankrupt! Beginning of end of Rupert? | I lb (rev.) + the; s in anag. + e; ref. R. Murdoch / Bear |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | First and foremost, Brunel built gracefully, happy in labours in edifices like Paddington | B lithe; hidden; P. Bear |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Having Baloo’s humour animated ruins ultimate character of ‘Jungle Book’, turning high tension in story merry | anag. + e; b + HT (rev.) in lie; ref. Disney’s treatment of Kipling |
| VHC | G. Hughes | Gay Lib? Het reacts like bear (i.e. runs amok) | anag.; anag. |
| VHC | M. Jones | Gay bishop’s turned on by man like a wild animal, wrapped in fur – sin ensues | b lit he; hidden |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Bear’s traditional practice assumes fall, discounting hint of rise: bull’s looking on the bright side | sin in ure; blithe(r); bull = nonsense |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Like Biffo? Sure, in comic, sprightly, black and loose-limbed | anag.; b + lithe; ref. ‘Beano’ character |
| VHC | Mrs E. J. Shields | Beginning to broaden, once buxom, gaily unheeding what exercises insure – like Winnie-the-Pooh? | b lithe; anag. |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Born supple chipper, sure in swinging – like Nicklaus? | b lithe; anag.; ref. golfer Jack N., known as ‘the Golden Bear’ |
| VHC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Only a little bear, nimble, sprightly, like Pooh, revelling in ruse | b + lithe; anag. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Thoughtless British railway’s hit badly before end of dispute – some detours inevitable along the lines of, say, Paddington? | B L2 + anag. + e; hidden; P. Bear |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Gay Lib lambasted by the Sun, with ire, orders of Rupert? | anag. + the; anag.; ref. R. Murdoch / Bear |
| VHC | D. A. Wilson | Joyfully heedless, the lib set favours inelegant displays of a hugging type | anag.; hidden |
HCs in competition 1169 awarded to: