Clues from Azed Competition 14

Azed Competition No. 14 Azed Slip | ◀ 10 | 18 ▶ | Other competitions |

No.	Date	Clue word	Clue type	Clues
14	Jun 1972	Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus	Anagram	27

Award	Clue writer	Clue	Explanation
First	N. C. Dexter	Rain-storm plashed; all animals, put hither, keep drier
Second	C. W. Willink	That Ur-ship: her sailor implemented ranks, all paired
Third	Mrs J. E. Townsend	This shelter kept animal pairs unharmed – all rode rip	rip⁴
VHC	W. G. Arnott	Animals packed, till drier. Mr. Noah. P.S. Let earth perish
VHC	F. D. H. Atkinson	Ark-master hero shipped animal herds till rain let up
VHC	Col P. S. Baines	Animals all in purported pairs. The mere elk’s hard-hit!
VHC	Rev C. M. Broun	Ham: ‘Let rain lash, tides sink earth – I’m prepared – roll up!’
VHC	C. O. Butcher	Did all animals put here perhaps trek miles thro’ rain?
VHC	R. S. Caffyn	Noah kept all animals (pairs) sheltered, drier – triumph!
VHC	Cdr H. H. L. Dickson	Mount Ararat thrilled a skipper; less rain helped him
VHC	S. Goldie	His ark prompted smiles; unparalleled rain hit earth
VHC	J. P. H. Hirst	Tell Papa real putrid here – animal stink’s horrid – Shem
VHC	W. Hornsey	Help the animals in pairs; all risk the damp terror due
VHC	J. Houghton	Rail poll result hard – strike ahead, perhaps imminent
VHC	A. H. Jones	Peril! Peril! Under Noah’s skill the ship made Mt. Ararat
VHC	A. Lawrie	Trains held up. ‘Oh Mr. Marsh!’ I appeal, let rail strike end!’	William M., BR Chairman
VHC	A. D. Legge	Skipper Noah triumphed – all animals at shelter, drier
VHC	H. W. Massingham	Like-pairs herded in, her ample hull spins to Mt. Ararat
VHC	Mrs E. McFee	Mount Ararat – skipper led ship here – animals thrilled
VHC	C. J. Morse	Animals in peril pair up at threshold marked ‘shelter’
VHC	F. Moss	Pairs? Super-skilled in the art Mr. Noah paired them all
VHC	W. G. H. Myles	Similar animal pairs trod up the plank – shelter’d here
VHC	Dr R. J. Palmer	Tutankhamen laid horrid spell – tamperers ail, perish
VHC	M. L. Perkins	Prim Noah apart, all misuse Me – kinds that erred, perish!
VHC	M. G. Rupp	Remit the rains, Lord. Spare the animals parked up hill
VHC	J. P. Smith	Noah’s hull made trip. Shelter kept animal pairs drier
VHC	L. J. Wayman	That elk! He’s rompish intruder in parallelism-parade

HCs in competition 14 awarded to:

R. Adey	Miss J. Fry	L. F. Leason	W. Rodgers
Mrs Eileen Allen	P. D. Gaffey	Mrs S. M. Macpherson	J. R. Scarr
C. Allen Baker	Mrs E. A. George	D. F. Manley	Sir W. Slimmings
G. Aspin	D. A. Ginger	B. Manvell	D. H. Smith
J. W. Bates	R. Glew	J. Martin	J. Smith
E. A. Beaulah	G. P. Goddard	B. Mason	S. R. N. Smith
T. E. Bell	N. C. Goddard	D. P. M. Michael	W. Spendley
Mrs F. Blanchard	D. V. Harry	C. G. Millin	P. H. Taylor
Mrs Anne Boyes	T. D. Hemming	D. G. C. Mockridge	D. J. Thorpe
J. Brooks	D. J. Hemmings	J. L. Moss	Miss M. E. Tompson
J. Caulfield	N. L. Hindley	R. A. Mostyn	Miss (?) R. Turner
R. A. Chiverton	S. Holgate	G. W. Mott	M. E. Ventham
Mrs M. P. Craine	E. M. Hornby	F. E. Newlove	S. M. Waddams
A. E. Crow	D. G. Huckle	S. L. Paton	E. F. Watling
K. David	P. Hurst	Mrs E. M. Phair	Rev C. D. Westbrook
R. V. Dearden	Miss J. Hutt	Mrs J. Pharo	A. R. Wheatley
L. A. Diehl	M. H. Johnson	B. A. Pike	N. E. Wheatley
P. Drummond	G. Johnstone	T. L. Price	J. B. Widdowson
Mrs W. Fearon	H. V. Keegan	E. J. Rackham	P. B. G. Williams
J. S. Fowlie	R. E. Kimmons	R. G. Rae	D. L. Winn
M. E. Francis	J. R. Kirby	D. S. Robertson