Azed Competition No. 1247 Azed Slip | ◀ 1242 | 1250 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1247 | Apr 1996 | PREDICANT | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr I. S. Fletcher | See me spouting from Corner? | predica(me)nt & lit.; ref. Speakers’ Corner |
| Second | D. F. Manley | How —— does ramble: you might have noticed pew so hard! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | S. Goldie | Barchester chap? Slope, led by unholy pride | anag. + cant; chap. = chaplain; ref. Trollope |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Reformed vicar, priest, dean? —— varies | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. J. Barker | Dominican priests could have organized mission with me | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Preacher type embracing revolutionary extremes of New Left | red in pica + N, t |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Pastor with perverted doctrine, the principle of apartheid having replaced love | P + anag. with a for 0, & lit. |
| VHC | D. B. Cross | Priest, one in order? | Pr. + an in edict, & lit. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Reformed Episcopal, Dutch, engaged in sanctimonious expression of moral sentiments | RE D in pi cant, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr V. G. I. Deshmukh | E.g. Spooner’s plight, spouting bits of metathesis | predica(me)nt; ref. Rev. S. |
| VHC | A. J. Dorn | Reformed padre in original quarters of Cape Town, perhaps | anag. incl. C T, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | I’m positive – on dead certain ground | p + anag. incl. d, & lit. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Preacher in the John Knox mould keen to move north | acid (rev.) in prent |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Priest? Rector? One in order? | P + R + an in edict, & lit. |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | This easily matches the characters of Dr Ian Paisley etc | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. J. MacKay | Reformed padre in Cape Town, primarily? | anag. incl. CT, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | One performing clerical duties has the potential to be PC-trained | anag. |
| VHC | K. Thomas | Parsonic tone’d issue from him soon! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Tiny chapel draws throng for a ——’s hwyl | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | He might deliver epic rant with suggestion of Dutch Reformed | anag. incl. D, & lit. |
| VHC | Ms B. J. Widger | Cinder path’s not hard going for preacher | anag. less h |
| VHC | D. Williamson | Reformed padre in Cape Town originally? | anag. incl. C T, & lit. |
HCs in competition 1247 awarded to: