Azed Competition No. 1268 Azed Slip | ◀ 1264 | 1273 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1268 | Sep 1996 | ARGIE-BARGIE | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. R. Gumbrell | Clay with left wiped out energy Joe put into raw set-to | argi(l) E + GI in bare; ref. Cassius C., J. Frazier |
| Second | N. C. Dexter | We find this mars the dissolution of Bigears’ marriage | comp. anag. & lit.; Diana’s nickname for Charles |
| Third | M. Barley | Rowing gives dismal GB a rare glimpse of gold (i.e. one) | anag. incl. g, I; ref. Olympics |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Inebriated aggro could produce this – don’t! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Sun rises over Eiger, a big overciouded object, making quite a scene | Ra (rev.) + anag.; object verb |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | I hold, contrariwise, English to be inferior to Argentine beef | I grab (rev.) + E, all below Argie |
| VHC | V. Dixon | When Greek meets Greek, spouting volumes, what’s born between ’em | b between Argi(v)e twice, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Hodgson | South American lawyers admit (Scotch) beef | Argie Bar gie |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Ringing changes in bigger area, I could produce really annoying ding-dong | anag. |
| VHC | T. Jacobs | Unpopular with Stanley, Rod, Joe, Eric (initially) and Barney? | Argie bar GI E; ref. Port S., Falklands |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Rowing boat No. 1 comes in after Joe snaps ‘Time up!’ | GI in era (rev.) + i in barge |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | Foreigners being derogatory about British beef | B in Argie, Argie |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Development of bigger area around Ireland’s capital – Donnybrook, perhaps | I in anag.; D. = a brawl |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | E.g. what Iliad starts with, rabid umbrage being unloosed, not silent | anag. less dumb, & lit. |
| VHC | M. J. G. Millgate | Rowing a brig, I agree, is difficult | anag. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Damn with ‘trouble and strife’ can be settled in a good marriage-bed | comp. anag. & lit.; g = good |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | If Barbara leads you to BR, the row you want is AR | i.e. Argie bar gie = Ar |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Words are inadequate to embody the primordial features of God Immortal, God Invisible | GI, GI in are bare |
| VHC | J. Pearce | Slyly, I grab last bit of parking-space. One’s consumed by form of rage – this follows! | anag. incl. e + I in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Phair | ‘Right, I agree’ – a big change from this | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Disposition of e.g. Britain at S. Georgia – not merrily toasting battle | comp. anag.; ref. Falklands campaign |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | Dispute when Greek meets Greek (very put out, both) with some bickering between them | b in Argi(v)e Argi(v)e |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Wranglers’ forte? This lot obtain algebra and trig, i.e. with nothing wrong | comp. anag.; ref. Cambridge exams |
HCs in competition 1268 awarded to: