Azed Competition No. 1325 Azed Slip | ◀ 1322 | 1329 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1325 | Oct 1997 | UPROOTAL | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. D. Laws | What ends urtica invading our plot in new allotment? | a in anag., & lit. |
| Second | T. J. Moorey | Remedy for twitch perhaps comes from putting a lot differently under proper golf expert | U pro + anag.; twitch = troublesome weed and the yips |
| Third | D. A. Harris | Ur-population is shaken up in this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | More menacing clouds pour a lot | anag.; more2 |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Eviction order leads to ruthlessly turning unwanted people out of ancestral lands | anag. of first letters |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Poor, poor galut’s no good —— | anag. less g, & lit. |
| VHC | K. W. Crawford | Moving Laotians to Peru might be —— in East? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Pour a lot out – it’s more effective than paraquat! | anag. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | What can make mandragora yelp out? There’s danger this may | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | The throwing out of a lout (for being an intruder) | pro in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | ‘Fiddler on the Roof’s theme featuring Topol and a Russia briefly in turmoil | anag. incl. Ru |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | The banished Latin author (poet) makes one sad reading of it: an —— | comp. anag. less the, & lit.; ref. Ovid’s exile |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | What could get a poplar ousted – but not with flipping spade! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | G. D. Meddings | Wrench frees loo U-trap | anag. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Rampant decay almost entirely engulfing centre of tooth means extraction | o in up rot al(l) |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | A fate Portillo endured somehow losing Enfield rated upset | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Michael P., 1997 Gen. Election |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Halted Aussie score with a liberal use of bouncers | up root a L; halted = at a standstill; score = have sex |
| VHC | P. Thacker | Drastic treatment of a poor tulip failing in power? | anag. less i’ P, & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | It’s needed by me to get tropaeolum out | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Leads to unhappy people residing outside of their accustomed land? | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Elimination from cups? Are poor Italy losing their edge? Both | middle letters; i.e. both edges |
HCs in competition 1325 awarded to: