Azed Competition No. 1387 Azed Slip | ◀ 1385 | 1389 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1387 | Xmas 1998 | Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales | Anagram | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. R. Gumbrell | It has charm, this Swansea man’s cold idyll | |
| Second | R. K. Lumsdon | It has Caitlin’s man’s old-Welsh-days’ charm | |
| Third | H. Freeman | Rash Mandy – will scandal cost him his seat? | |
| VHC | Dr P. M. J. Bennett | Clinton hails clashes with Saddam’s army | |
| VHC | J. G. Booth | Chilly Mandelson admits his act was rash | |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | A Swansea lad’s idyllic charms this month | |
| VHC | E. Dawid | Mary’s small lad is in thatch and a cow’s shed | |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | ‘Silly with cash a/c,’ admits rash Mandelson | |
| VHC | A. J. Dorn | MS which recalls a man’s distant holidays | |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | A laddish, romantic Welshman’s classy hit | |
| VHC | M. Freeman | ‘Christians all, he’d command thy wassails’ | |
| VHC | P. Graystone | Saddam rashly has missile – watch Clinton! | |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | I say Clinton’s hi-tech war’ll smash Saddam | |
| VHC | A. J. Knott | In chill snow’s midst, chaste Mary has a lad | |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Liar Clinton has a messy clash with Saddam | |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | His star hallows a shed, and in mystic clam | |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Did Santa charm this small Welsh scion? Ay | |
| VHC | S. J. O’Boyle | Mandelson claims drily that cash was his | |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | A Swansea lad calls to mind his rich myths | |
| VHC | Mrs D. M. C. Prichard | A mad Welshman told this yarn – his classic | |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | Mandy’s whimsical cash loan’s titled ‘rash’ | |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Cash scam hit Mandelson hard. It was silly! | |
| VHC | W. Wynne Willson | Clinton (with CIA) says shells harm Saddam | |
| VHC | R. Zara | Cash loan which rattles Mandy: dismissal! |
HCs in competition 1387 awarded to: