Azed Competition No. 1260 Azed Slip | ◀ 1255 | 1264 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1260 | Jul 1996 | OUT-AND-OUT | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. J. Dare-Plumpton | Sweeping defeat with primary loss – Dole’s no leader | (r)out + (h)andout; ref. Bob D. |
| Second | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Unqualified don working in Open University taught in modern style | anag. in OU taut |
| Third | P. L. Stone | South’s hand, lacking both spades and hearts, in distribution is extreme | (S)out(h’s h)and + out; ref. bridge |
| VHC | W. Anderson | It’s definitely wrong to do a U-turn without right | anag. less r |
| VHC | M. Barley | Absolutely nothing to do – common feature of life on the dole | 0 + ut2 + ’andout |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | Teetotal finished one tonic after another | out an do2 ut2 |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Dismissed one’s hesitancy – when not getting bowled comprehensively! | out an dou(b)t; ref. some batsmen’s reluctance to ‘walk’ |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Absolutely devastating to Ulster Unionist to embrace rising Nationalist party | Nat (rev.) do in anag. incl. UU |
| VHC | M. Coates | Unreservedly being topless, you are prominent when there’s no sun | (y)ou + (S)tand out |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Do tuna? Definitely | i.e. anag. of out and |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Dog? One slipping lead in the field nips small terriers | TA in (h)ound out; dog adv |
| VHC | M. Jones | Tuna do swimming away from the land, definitely | anag. + out |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Five star or B & B? | i.e. out and out; B = bowled |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Utter words in mouthfuls, grandiloquently spouting | words successively hidden |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Love aroused naturally passes muster, but Scotch makes it perfect! | 0 + anag. less rally + dout; see but2 |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Might one see Open University project bar beginner as ‘unqualified’? Definitely! | OU +(s)tand out, 2 defs. |
| VHC | C. Pearson | A donut, possibly? Definitely | i.e. anag. of a donut |
| VHC | A. P. Vincent | B and B with no reservations? | i.e. out and out; B = bowled |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Unqualified worker, without aspiration, dismissed after striking | out (h)and out |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | Where French beat British lacking in scruple completely | où tan dou(b)t |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | ‘Love’ united with wavering Turandot, resistance gone utterly | 0 + U + anag. less r; ref. opera |
| VHC | W. Wynne Willson | Definitely convalescent – not able-bodied | out-and-(AB)out |
HCs in competition 1260 awarded to: