Azed Competition No. 1216 Azed Slip | ◀ 1212 | 1220 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1216 | Sep 1995 | CHAPERON | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Morse | To accompany small children, adult individual, leader of school outing | ch. + A per(s)on, & lit. |
| Second | H. J. Bradbury | Phone RAC: broken down Escort holding up traffic between Maidenhead and Bucks | anag. |
| Third | B. Burton | A trout, perhaps, if you’re after a catch? No, a perch, sadly! | anag. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Escort – see busy rep inside talking endlessly on mobile carphone? | anag. in cha(t) on, anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Her pa worried, little Constance goes round with me? | anag. in Con, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | See her assigned to protecting one with flapper’s heart? | a + p in C her on, & lit. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | A crocodile’s custodian – such a person shows no little suspicion | such a person less sus |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Minder making crack about ‘’er indoors’ | ’er in chap + on; ref. TV series |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Satellite shielding vacuous protégée? | p, e in Charon, & lit. |
| VHC | B. Hagan | Old hood Capone tangled with characters surrounding Hoover | anag. incl. H, r; ref. J. Edgar H. |
| VHC | A. Hall | From the beginnings of his racketeering, Capone played the vintage hood | anag. incl. h, r |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | I may provide check acting on individual unacquainted with Society | ch a per(S)on, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | I watch over any person surrendering to swain very freely | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. M. Holroyd | Crone, possibly, restricting contingence once? | hap in anag. & lit.; contingence = contact |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Ferry operator restricts use of bars etc? My charges on trip should be small | PE in Charon |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Fellow will get one in trouble without her, if he’s abandoned | chap + (he)r in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | M. Owen | A person assigned to accompanying child | ch. + a per. on, & lit. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Hanky-panky in progress? See her butt in without a sign of hesitation | h(er) in caper on, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Companion an individual has to inhibit the onset of sex | CH + a per(s)on, &lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. Price | A person accompanying child, suppressing first hint of sex | ch. + a per(s)on, &lit. |
| VHC | H. L. Rhodes | Check on a character wanting a bit of seduction | ch + a per(s)on, &lit. |
| VHC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Gooseberry fool with peach or a dash of nutmeg | anag. incl. n; gooseberry = unwanted third person |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Wanton man-poacher can do without mother in this capacity | anag. less ma, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | Gooseberry perhaps or peach stewed with a pinch of nutmeg | anag. incl. n; gooseberry = unwanted third person |
HCs in competition 1216 awarded to: