Azed Competition No. 1203 Azed Slip | ◀ 1200 | 1207 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1203 | Jun 1995 | CLERICALISM | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Napier | For this to cease, ecclesiastical Rome may need reforming! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | E. A. Beaulah | Too much pressure from Bishop? Or are/is MCC ill prepared? | anag.; ref. Ian Bishop’s performance in the first Test v. W. Indies |
| Third | Mrs A. Boyes | This pattern of cloth (as in Paisley) is fine one, found in hundred weaving mills | C + eric a in anag.; ref. Ian P. |
| VHC | M. Barley | This a laic claims RE could constitute? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Heartlessly cruel Islamic sway? | anag. less u, & lit. |
| VHC | D. B. Cross | Catholic ‘line’ on miracle is wavering – pressure from clergy? | C l + anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | In Decline and Fall, it’s i/c all crimes! | anag. & lit.; ref. Gibbon’s bitter anticlericalism |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Conservative left, Heath and French charge Major’s top ministers ‘being too busy’ | C l erica lis (heraldic emblem) + M; ref. Ted H., John M. |
| VHC | Ms H. Grayson | After 150 miles, I crashed with car – a result of too many revs? | CL + anag. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Priests throwing weight about? A monstrous lie, claim RCs | anag. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | It is clear Columba could spread this about | comp. anag. & lit.; St C., missionary abbot |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Ximenean influence? Turning out 1201 is really setting apart X’s successor | anag. incl. MCCI less y; Ximenes series ended at 1200 |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Does ecclesiastical morale suffer when such influence has to cease? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Ministerial government has Mr Wilson (now sadly gone) i/c, Alec being beaten | anag. less anag. of now; ref. 1964 election, Harold W., A. Douglas-Home |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | All crime is under review after Conservative ministerial pressure? | C + anag. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | All crime is flourishing under Tory rule with ministers doing more than enough! | C + anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | False claims about relic partly reflected too much church influence | relic with rel rev. in anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Excessive power of ministers? ‘Conservative lie’ claims lead to resignations possibly | C + anag. incl. r |
| VHC | G. Perry | Ministers’ undue influence is crime – call for reshuffle | anag. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Calculating minister could be attuning converted with this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Lilac Merc is overheated – result of too many revs? | anag. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | What forces circle Islam; Imam power? | anag. |
HCs in competition 1203 awarded to: