Azed Competition No. 1277 Azed Slip | ◀ 1273 | 1281 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1277 | Nov 1996 | NOVE(M)BER | Letters Latent | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr J. Burscough | Instant beverages save a lot of time – no brewing! | anag. less ages; comp. held in Nov |
| Second | P. L. Stone | Period in which we remember brave ones listed as lost | anag. less as, & lit.; ref. Remembrance Day, 5 Nov |
| Third | C. R. Gumbrell | In which we find the end of autumn again about to occur | n + be in over, & lit. |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | This is instant drama: the final day of war, with Berlin half razed | no4 VE Ber(lin); comp. held in Nov |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | It’s never confused with Bravo and Oscar | anag. incl. B, O, & lit.; ref. NATO phonetic alphabet |
| VHC | B. Burton | ‘Bend over!’ – its day gone to be reconsidered this month? | anag. less d; ref. corporal punishment debate |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Never book trips in —— OK? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | No bee, nor touch of vernal spring; no leaves | anag. incl. v less no; ref. Hood’s poem ‘No!’ |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Instant denial by bishop implicated in deviance | no + b in veer; comp. held in Nov |
| VHC | D. A. Ginger | During which we remember the fallen, as this may become brave ones | comp. anag. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Budget time’s traditional drama: we have to pay out about a billion | no4 + b in veer |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Now shift out of Britain to escape winter? | no(w) + B in veer, & lit. |
| VHC | C. Loving | It’s an icy period in Russia – Ob never flows | anag.; ref. River Ob |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Perennial number eleven, brave one batting without a hint of apprehension? | anag. less a |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Knight has got to be in higher than a No. 11! | N + be in over; ref. Nick K., England opener |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | It’s initially indicated by nightfall occurring very early (by European regulation) | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Certain communication between Juliet and Romeo must be over Nurse’s head | anag. incl. N; must4 adj.; ref. NATO phonetic alphabet |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Dismal season? No, spring (as Horace said) is about to happen | no + be in ver (L.); ref. Horace Odes 4, 7, 9 |
| VHC | M. Sanderson | In which brave ones are recollected as departed? | anag. less as, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs J. E. Townsend | Time for home-fires to be recalled or even lit around Britain | B in anag.; lit = drunk; ref. Remembrance Day |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Poll of businessmen takes negative swing about Budget time | b in no veer |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Moon: one verb is to wander | anag.; moon = month |
HCs in competition 1277 awarded to: