Azed Competition No. 1255 Azed Slip | ◀ 1250 | 1260 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1255 | Jun 1996 | CATAFALCO | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Coach covering the last fatal trip | anag. less h, & lit. |
| Second | C. R. Gumbrell | What you might see at head of cortège, a focal structure | anag. incl. c, & lit. |
| Third | C. J. Morse | Vehicle of death – might Tomahawk come under that genus in USA? | i.e. cat-a-Falco; ref. US missile |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | Charon’s first seen beside a river taking care of transport for the dead | C at a Fal c/o |
| VHC | R. E. Boot | Stirring fatal occasion, less so in rickety hearse | comp. anag. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Developed a flat during drive in Highlands county. Suitable stage for a stiff ’un? | anag. in ca’ Co. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | See one at front of line of cars not half creeping | c a + anag. incl. l ca(rs), & lit. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Crude afloat about Arctic’s edges — bears dead | anag. incl. c. A, c |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Bier could alter a lot, with football club – Aachen – losing second half | anag. incl. FC Aac(hen); Bier (Ger.) = beer |
| VHC | Mrs E. Greenaway | Jaguar, perhaps, a flyer with long wings – car for the ultimate ride! | cat a Falco |
| VHC | A. Hodgson | In which cases, sadly fatal, precede company | Ca + anag. + co., & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | A flat’s strewn with half-consumed Coca-Cola, the remains of late parties I hold | anag. less Cola |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | Work at coalface stopping short: this can move VIP on board who’s stiff | anag. less e |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Departure platform? Here man meeting a female gets coal dislodged | cat a f + anag.; ref ‘Brief Encounter’ |
| VHC | G. L. McStravick | The keener will follow this act of alacrity without half jumping | anag. incl. alac(rity); keener = mourner |
| VHC | Dr E. J. Miller | Means of shifting body fat: calorie-reduced Coca-Cola. Pull ring, shake vigorously | anag. less C O |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Casket that could become a cold fact, but one would have to be dead | anag. with a for d |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | See the Italian head of Family in one, after a ‘setback’ lying in state! | c la F at a (rev.) in CO, & lit.; ref. Mafia |
| VHC | G. M. Neighbour | Country’s leader, following a fatal bombing, here lies in state | anag. + C, all in CO, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Abuse of coca fatal? Then this could provide the ultimate trip | anag. |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | A genus of bird following cheetah? This makes one dead easy to see | cat + a Falco |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Portakabin for the likes of Jock: reverse of luxury with crude cloaca outside | fat (rev.) in anag.; like3 |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Entering grave one’s first of all ferried aboard like conveyance | first letters in Cato, & lit. |
HCs in competition 1255 awarded to: