Azed Competition No. 1186 Azed Slip | ◀ 1181 | 1190 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1186 | Feb 1995 | GRISELDA | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Job as woman? Work lies in form of drag | anag. in anag. |
| Second | E. M. Holroyd | She’s one ill-treated? Also resigned | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | A. J. Wardrop | Sid tangled with large character played by Hattie | anag.; ref. S. James, H. Jacques as Griselda Pugh in ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’ |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | A model’s always disregarded by Greer and ‘liberated’ ladies | Gr(e’er) + anag. |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Recollect Sid and large lady (Miss Pugh) in East Cheam? | anag.; ref. S. James, Hattie Jacques as Griselda Pugh in ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’ |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | She suffered much from her Marquis, girl Sade exploited | anag.; ref. M. de Saluzzo, M. de Sade |
| VHC | B. Burton | Flipping lid, rages? Not she! | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | I. Carr | Is girl seen as doormat? Could be her or some saint, perhaps | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | L. E. Ellis | Under stress, the Queen is glad to provide a model of patience (possibly her father’s ideal) | anag. incl. ER, anag. incl. GR’s |
| VHC | N. Gambier | Girl Sade violated? Another Marquis tormented this one! | anag.; ref. M. de Saluzzo, M. de Sade |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | ‘Patience’ typified G & S: antiquity, in song, sent up | G + S eld in air (rev.); ref. opera |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Patience personified G & S ideal – right? Wrong | anag. incl. r; ref. opera |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Job description suits me and there’s more pay (awfully glad about that!) | rise in anag. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Me name? Not exactly Germaine, lads | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. G. Greer |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | What’s on this doormat? It could be garden soil | comp. anag. |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Large bit of dock is uprooted – piece of patience? | anag.; piece (disrespectful) = woman, patience = type of dock |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Longsuffering wife of Marquis de S——, a girl ill-treated | anag.; ref. M. de Saluzzo, M. de Sade |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Di’s regal bust: she sticks it out fabulously | anag. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Job (female)? Where one’s unusually glad about promotion? | rise in anag. |
| VHC | E. R. Riddle | For a picture of humility Sid Little’s oppo must take a lot of beating | anag. of Sid Large; ref. comedians Little and Large |
| VHC | J. H. Russell | Both good and right, I’m also of ladies most abused | g r + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Job as a woman? Chap lies wearing a form of drag | anag. in anag. |
HCs in competition 1186 awarded to: