Azed Competition No. 1346 Azed Slip | ◀ 1342 | 1351 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1346 | Mar 1998 | PHARISEE | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs J. Mackie | He praised not God, being blind | anag. less D, & lit.; blind = drunk; ref. Matthew 15,14 |
| Second | C. J. Brougham | Canter exercises a shire being broken in | anag. in PE |
| Third | C. R. Gumbrell | Mount in bad shape not having heart for lusty canter | rise in anag. less s |
| VHC | M. Bath | Ignoring the essence of Moses he praises form | anag. less s, & lit. |
| VHC | B. Burton | In Uriah Heep (e.g.) as represented, a huge one is apparent | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. David Copperfield |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Fellow endlessly going round splitting hairs | anag. in pee(r), & lit. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Writhing, Heep’s air betrays him | anag. & lit.; ref. Uriah H. |
| VHC | D. J. Dare-Plumpton | One sharp burst near close of race – energy for a canter | anag. incl. I + e E |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | The Pentateuch primarily he’s well up in | P + arise in he, & lit. |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | A figure of sourness, one with drilling in Scripture divine | pH a RI see, & lit. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Upholder of law ignoring pressure – his paper rolls last for aye? | anag. less P + e; ref. Lord Irvine |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | St Paul was one endless source of light, one for the Romans to recognize | phar(e) I see; ref. Acts 23, 6 |
| VHC | R. Heald | Is —— with cant represented as ‘the precisian’? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | In false guise as pure, upright character, he will miss what’s inside cup | anag. incl. I less u, & lit.; ref. Matthew 23, 25-6 |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Here’s a bit of a prig I fancy | anag. incl. p, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Mortleman | Form he praises, neglecting what’s at the forefront of spirituality | anag. less s, & lit. |
| VHC | G. M. Neighbour | A self-righteous old Wasp? Will need a revolution to make him flout ‘God’s laws’! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | G. Perry | Heep’s air masked a sanctimonious hypocrite | anag.; ref. Uriah H. |
| VHC | K. Thomas | Heep’s air, dissembling, typifies one | anag. & lit.; ref. Uriah H. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | Party obsessive over rules heaps ire on members being disorderly | anag. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | The standard I observe involves an element of hypocrisy | h in par I see, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Is this person’s head filled with split hairs? | anag. in pee (P), & lit. |
HCs in competition 1346 awarded to: