Azed Competition No. 1303 Azed Slip | ◀ 1300 | 1307 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1303 | May 1997 | PONIARD | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. V. Dearden | One heat-oppressed brain could produce this probe thane sees | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Macbeth 2, 1, 39 |
| Second | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Plunge knife in, and sew up after surgery’s over? | op (rev.) + drain (rev.) |
| Third | F. P. N. Lake | Wielded with hate, it may bring pain or death | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Ms E. Allen | I’ll drive home sharply, in case rain returns | rain (rev.) in pod |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | Do in with a prod | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. M. S. Cork | Death by a calm twisting with this dagger is enough to make Lady Macbeth paranoid | comp. anag. |
| VHC | E. Dawid | Wound in a prod? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | It causes rapid suffering on being stuck in | on in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Solemn-faced, I darn, plying the old bodkin | po + anag. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Do in with a prod? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. Hall | ‘Stab wound’ on a drip | anag. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Take one in upward thrust into belly – and it could be fatal! | r a in (rev.) in pod |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Do in with a prod | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Half-formed ‘air-drawn’ fancy seen with play’s leading character alone on stage? | p on + anag. of air-d(rawn), & lit.; ref ‘Macbeth’ 2, 1 & 3, 4, 62 |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | Dudgeon that could become paranoid, turning out close to dementia | anag. less a |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Article projected by paranoid in play | anag. less a, & lit.; ref. ‘Macbeth’ |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Weapon bringing about Caesar’s end, one at home in a sheath | r a in (rev.) in pod, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Put a prod in viciously | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Sanderson | What could produce pain with ord? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. J. Short | You may get hurt in a prod with this | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | K. Trapp | Parking in road when it’s wrong, you’ll get a little sticker | P + anag. |
| VHC | L. Ward | Have a stab at translating Pindaric ode. No dice! | anag. less dice |
| VHC | P. O. G. White | Portillo’s gutted – ‘loss must be reversed’ – pink with rage? | P(ortill)o + drain (rev.); pink2 |
HCs in competition 1303 awarded to: