Azed Competition No. 1394 Azed Slip | ◀ 1389 | 1398 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1394 | Feb 1999 | BERGAMOT | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr J. Burscough | Orange order embargo, ending Loyalist displays? | anag. + t; ref. marching bans |
| Second | T. Jacobs | Orange tense, following mobile embargo | anag. + t; ref. O. phone company |
| Third | D. Ashcroft | A ‘B’ Reg. Cavalier? Check oil | anag. + MOT; Vauxhall C. |
| VHC | M. Barley | What makes taste from tea bag more exotic? | anag. incl. t, & lit.; ref. Earl Grey tea |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Orange Order to be marching again, having rejected jaw | anag. less chin |
| VHC | G. C. Brown | Mega-BO – right time to spread around some scent | anag. incl. r, t |
| VHC | R. M. S. Cork | Borage and mint might be in with this fine pear in a salad | comp. anag. |
| VHC | D. J. Dare-Plumpton | Hill needs acceleration – check oil | berg a MOT |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | It makes taste of tea bag more exotic | anag. incl. t, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Output of weaving to e.g. large centre of Lombardy? | anag. incl. (Lo)mbar(dy), & lit. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Pear’s bar got me refreshed | anag.; ref. soap |
| VHC | D. Godden | Glacial lump: a word for mint | berg a mot; ref. Fox’s Glacier Mints |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Bit of marge can yield this oil if reconstituted | comp. anag. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | It’s to NW Africa (passing hot) we may turn for citrus fruit | to Mag(h)reb (rev.) |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Woven mat or e.g. source of balm | anag. incl. b, & lit. |
| VHC | K. McDermid | Two Arab countries: both heartlessly brought back hanging | t(w)o Mag(h)reb (rev.) |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Phair | With America in, it follows that BT’s about to make a mint | Am in ergo in BT |
| VHC | P. E. Radburn | Foreign oil, not crude: impose embargo on it | anag. + ’t |
| VHC | D. J. Short | E.g. mat, or fibre (the core constituent) suitably woven | anag. incl. b, & lit.; mat and tapestry |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Take MGA to be re-sprayed orange – treating its outer coat proves essential | anag. incl. r |
| VHC | M. Taylor | Orange Order grab ‘heartless’ Trimble – Mowlam intervenes | Mo in anag.; ref. DUP leader, NI Secretary |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | After ice in the drink, is one saying ‘lemon’? | berg a mot |
HCs in competition 1394 awarded to: