Azed Competition No. 1303  Azed Slip  |  ◀  1300  |  1307  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1303 May 1997PONIARD normal23

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstR. V. DeardenOne heat-oppressed brain could produce this probe thane seescomp. anag. & lit.; ref. Macbeth 2, 1, 39
SecondM. A. Macdonald-CooperPlunge knife in, and sew up after surgery’s over?op (rev.) + drain (rev.)
ThirdF. P. N. LakeWielded with hate, it may bring pain or deathcomp. anag. & lit.
VHCMs E. AllenI’ll drive home sharply, in case rain returnsrain (rev.) in pod
VHCJ. R. BeresfordDo in with a prodanag. & lit.
VHCR. M. S. CorkDeath by a calm twisting with this dagger is enough to make Lady Macbeth paranoidcomp. anag.
VHCE. DawidWound in a prod?anag. & lit.
VHCN. C. DexterIt causes rapid suffering on being stuck inon in anag., & lit.
VHCR. R. GreenfieldSolemn-faced, I darn, plying the old bodkinpo + anag.
VHCC. R. GumbrellDo in with a prod?anag. & lit.
VHCA. Hall‘Stab wound’ on a dripanag.
VHCP. F. HendersonTake one in upward thrust into belly – and it could be fatal!r a in (rev.) in pod
VHCR. HeskethDo in with a prodanag. & lit.
VHCR. J. HooperHalf-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
VHCMrs J. MackieDudgeon that could become paranoid, turning out close to dementiaanag. less a
VHCD. F. ManleyArticle projected by paranoid in playanag. less a, & lit.; ref. ‘Macbeth’
VHCC. G. MillinWeapon bringing about Caesar’s end, one at home in a sheathr a in (rev.) in pod, & lit.
VHCC. J. MorsePut a prod in viciouslyanag. & lit.
VHCM. SandersonWhat could produce pain with ord?anag. & lit.
VHCD. J. ShortYou may get hurt in a prod with thisanag. & lit.
VHCK. TrappParking in road when it’s wrong, you’ll get a little stickerP + anag.
VHCL. WardHave a stab at translating Pindaric ode. No dice!anag. less dice
VHCP. O. G. WhitePortillo’s gutted – ‘loss must be reversed’ – pink with rage?P(ortill)o + drain (rev.); pink2
 

HCs in competition 1303 awarded to:

B. AshworthA. J. DornG. D. MeddingsJ. H. Russell
E. A. BeaulahP. S. ElliottT. J. MooreyH. R. Sanders
Mrs F. A. BlanchardDr I. S. FletcherA. C. MorrisonMrs I. G. Smith
C. J. BroughamR. P. C. FormanC. J. NapierJ. B. Sweeting
Rev Canon C. M. BrounB. GrabowskiF. R. PalmerDr I. Torbe
E. J. BurgeMrs E. GreenawayR. J. PalmerMrs J. E. Townsend
B. BurtonR. Hope-JonesJ. PearceJ. R. Tozer
Mrs M. J. CansfieldC. HopkinsG. PerryA. P. Vincent
C. A. ClarkeJ. G. HullMrs E. M. PhairA. J. Wardrop
M. CoatesG. JohnstoneA. J. PinelM. A. L. Willey
G. CummingR. K. LumsdonDr T. G. PowellD. Williamson
G. CuthbertP. W. MarlowD. Price JonesJ. S. Witte
V. DixonI. D. McDonaldD. R. RobinsonDr E. Young