Azed Competition No. 1181 Azed Slip | ◀ 1180 | 1186 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1181 | Jan 1995 | SLADE | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Semi paludal’s the term for comparable ground | anag. of (palu)dal’s e, & lit. |
| Second | G. P. Conway | McLaren’s skidded, yielding ground – lead’s lost | 2 mngs., anag. |
| Third | R. V. Dearden | Damsel, without a trace of modesty, waggled bottom | anag. less m |
| VHC | D. Appleton | A sled slued, slid in Slochd | anag.; village near Aviemore |
| VHC | M. Barley | Alders would flourish in this, right? | comp. anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | What’s a sled done down a wee cleuch? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. Buxton | Where Sutherland’s prospects might have improved, Argyll’s declined; a depressed area | 3 mngs.; ref. Graham S., art school |
| VHC | A. G. Chamberlain | A drop of soup, ladle not litre, (Campbell’s maybe) slipped down easily | s + lad(l)e |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Clough unsettled Leeds, acting briefly after Revie’s final parting | anag. incl. a less e; ref. Brian C., Don R. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Porridge was served in this small square scoop | s + lade; ref. TV comedy series |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | This ground could be about right for alders | anag. less r |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | Usage of kilt, we hear, has lapsed in Scotland | ‘slayed’; kilt2 = killed |
| VHC | E. M. Holroyd | It’s ground about right for alders | anag. less r, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Lowe | Unhappy about Labour’s lead? The merest hint of election creates depression! | L in sad + e |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | You might see ladies in this institute being drawn | anag. less I, & lit.; art school; drawn = withdrawn |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | ‘Noddy’ leads —— | anag. & lit.; ref. N. Holder, lead singer of Slade pop group |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Dean’s satire initially set aboard merchantman | s + lade; ref. Swift, ‘Gulliver’s Travels’; dean2 |
| VHC | K. McDermid | Did sledging in Perth upset English lads? | anag. incl. E; ref. Test cricket |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Hope, Bob: English lad made good | s + anag.; bob = shilling; hope2 |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Down here it’s damp: up North you’d have glided over the ice – and tobogganed, we hear | ‘sleighed’, 2 defs. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | ‘Noddy’ leads ——? | anag. & lit.; ref. N. Holder, lead singer of Slade pop group |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Dell where Rosie takes cider – and Lee’s heart | Slad + e; setting of Laurie Lee’s ‘Cider with Rosie’ |
HCs in competition 1181 awarded to: