Azed Competition No. 1389 Azed Slip | ◀ 1387 | 1394 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1389 | Jan 1999 | ALL-OVERISH | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. J. Bailey | Feeling the after-effects of Christmas hols, a liver out of sorts? | anag. |
| Second | N. C. Dexter | What maiden perhaps is in nervy ‘Shall I …? ’ | over in anag., & lit. |
| Third | T. J. Moorey | Off-colour comic Hill raves about bimbo’s derrière | o in anag.; ref. Benny H. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Heart of sentimental lover is hopelessly afflicted with strange malaise | hidden |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Rather wan, lacking in power … catching bug? | lover in (p)alish, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Buxton | Second in Tripos? So I’ll have done somewhat poorly in each part | anag. incl. r |
| VHC | Ms S. C. Cockburn | In part of sentimental lover, is Hopkins rather uncomfortable? | hidden; ref. Anthony H. |
| VHC | G. P. Conway | I’m strangely uneasy in revolution: I have Rolls | anag. |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | Alcoholic’s liver could produce this kind of colic | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Queer beggar – but not a rogue, entirely | all for imp in impoverish |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Violers playing with lah fretted below high doh? | anag.; see ‘up to the high doh’ |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | Having a funny feeling that makes you suffer endlessly and shiver uncontrollably | allo(w) + anag. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | One up in hills going astray inexplicably far from A1 | a + over in anag. |
| VHC | Mrs E. Greenaway | Feeling vaguely indisposed, also liver upset, and hot? | anag. + h |
| VHC | J. D. Lockett | Dinner aloft is, first to last, below par | h moved in hall over is; ref. airline meals; hall = college dinner |
| VHC | K. McDermid | Distracted, with no hint of cause, ashiver (coll.) | anag. less c, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Mortleman | Indistinct ills hover, one anticipates (being this) | a + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | A-tremble, hoarse, ill with a touch of virus? | anag. incl. v, & lit. |
| VHC | J. H. Russell | Saville Rho tailoring felt to be not quite right somehow | anag.; cf. Savile Row |
| VHC | R. G. Smith | Feeling you’re vaguely indisposed, or have ills various | anag. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | ‘Collywobbles’ could be Villa’s hero going to pieces | anag.; ref. Stan Collymore, Aston Villa player |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Finished, anticipating expiry? Not that bad | all over ish (q.v.) |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Another way to describe ‘the head that wears a crown’, when silver halo slips? | anag.; ref. ‘uneasy lies …’ |
HCs in competition 1389 awarded to: