Azed Competition No. 139 Azed Slip | ◀ 135 | 143 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | Nov 1974 | PIEPOWDER | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. C. Williamson | I might have benefited from Maundy Gregory perhaps, going after welcome honour | pie1, powder; ref. ceremony of washing feet; G.’s powder |
| Second | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Parking that’s on solid ground fine for traveller | P i.e. + powder |
| Third | D. McCallum | After constant wandering wee drop might suit him | pi1 + anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Court’s out-of-date, just imposing pound fine on petty pilferer | pie3 + powder (vb.); ref. Court of P. |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Rustic bench – otherwise period pew | anag.; ref. Court of P. |
| VHC | Miss J. Bannerman | One for the road? Half a pint and a wee drop well stirred | pi(nt) + anag. |
| VHC | J. W. Bates | Mine’s an antique bench – ‘period pew’ as a wag might style it | anag.; ref. Court of P. |
| VHC | G. Blunden | One who is unsettled after a pastry dish needs medicine | pie1 + powder |
| VHC | A. J. Bulman | Tart covered with make-up may be street-walker | pie1 + powder |
| VHC | P. Drummond | Bird bloody dago turned round to follow is an old-fashioned tramp | pie3 + red wop (rev.) |
| VHC | J. A. Fincken | I trudged from market to market – ah, could this be a substitute for sugar? | i.e. pie1 powder |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Name of pedestrian run down, Blind Pew. Period | anag.; run down (obs.); blind = drunk |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | I never could abide taking medicine after food | pie1 + powder |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | I’ll be within the boundaries of Pentonville taking my medicine; I had a fair trial | I in P, e + powder; fair, two mngs. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Confusion over sugar? Circulated from market to market – once | pie2 + powder; sugar vb. |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | ‘What is the pied piper owed?’ This court could decide such an issue | anag.; ref. Court of P. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | In place of the market’s rough justice we have confusion over what’s hidden in a compact | pie2 + powder; ref. Social Compact; Court of P. |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | One for the road? Just tonic, perhaps, after that snack | pie1 + powder |
| VHC | P. G. O’Gorman | Penny that is needed before meal for one in Simple Simon’s position | p i.e. + powder; ‘going to the fair’ |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | Goody! England’s opener put on a bold face – a slogger | pi2 + E + powder |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | Street-walker? Kind of tart we drop if pestered | pie1 + anag. |
| VHC | L. G. D. Sanders | Old street-walker, maybe – bird with simple make-up | pie3 + powder |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | One whose booty might comprise footpad’s end | d in pie3 power, & lit. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Unsettled type, might set out about first sign of dawn | pie2 + d in power |
| VHC | M. Woolf | Chap on the road who needs something to eat and something to keep dry | pie1 + powder; chap = chapman |
HCs in competition 139 awarded to: