Azed Competition No. 1194 Azed Slip | ◀ 1190 | 1200 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1194 | Apr 1995 | DONET | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. J. Moorey | Latin title one favoured after breaking Priscian’s head? | Don (P)et, & lit.; see Priscianist |
| Second | C. R. Gumbrell | What introduced one to cases, and noted imperfect and perfect tense? | hidden, anag., done t, & lit. |
| Third | E. Dawid | ABC and what follows on to the ends of the alphabet | D on e, t |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | What used to give the tense after UT and NE? | do ne t, & lit.; ut1,2 |
| VHC | M. Barley | For Latinists, I give numerous expressions and translations (beginners only) | do + first letters, & lit. |
| VHC | S. J. Best | The personification of Mr Chips, acting away and introducing English grammar | E for a in Donat; ref. Robert D., star of classic film |
| VHC | Mrs A. Boyes | ’E don’t is bad grammar | anag. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Whacked culprit’s rear? Many a schoolboy learnt from it (no longer fashionable) | done + t |
| VHC | L. E. Ellis | Primer specially painted – no trouble spared | anag. less pain |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | Is Fowler one to be apt to bag a duck rising? | 0 in tend (rev.); ref. F.’s Modern English |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | ‘Ut’ (as in Latin) used with difficulty? This could provide the answer | do net, & lit.; ut1,2 |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Historic primer? ‘X on …’ would get held up as such | ten o’ ’d (all rev.); ref. ‘Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword’ |
| VHC | J. F. Jones | It conjugated verb, set in order noun, and in Latin too | do n et, & lit. |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | ABC (DE … not carrying on) | anag. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Course for a novice chaser, say, entered in the jumps | one in DT; one = any drink |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Sad end to Kennedy’s great early example | anag.; ref. K.’s Latin Primer |
| VHC | Mrs M. Pepin | Construe ‘Timeo Danaos’? I am as nought struggling with this funny old grammar | comp. anag. incl. 0 |
| VHC | G. Perry | Did it show practice to avoid where English is concerned? | E in don’t, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Partially undone trousseau provided some assistance to the inexperienced Latin lover | hidden |
| VHC | A. P. Vincent | Appropriate advice about Ecstasy – this will help you decline | E in don’t |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | It’s acceptable to the leader of taste but an old fogey’s primmer | done t; primmer = primer |
| VHC | D. Williamson | Flaky undercoat a mangy cur scratched, revealing old primer | anag. less anag. |
HCs in competition 1194 awarded to: