Azed Competition No. 1419 Azed Slip | ◀ 1415 | 1424 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1419 | Aug 1999 | SPLODGE | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. K. Lumsdon | Tie could come to get spoiled with this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | C. A. Clarke | Good-for-nothing poodles being incontinent – this could be the result! | anag. with g for 0, & lit. |
| Third | E. Dawid | Steaming dog’s pile I cleared leaves large stain! | anag. less I; steaming = drunk |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Tramp in a patch of soggy earth | plod in s Ge, & lit. |
| VHC | H. Bradbury | No light passing from sun to earth: big dark patch | plod between S and Ge; ref. eclipse; passing n. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Traverse slowly between Sun and Earth, perhaps, creating blot? | plod between S and Ge |
| VHC | S. Collins | Hint of stir-fly left in fatty stain | s + l in podge |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | A ——’s rinsed out? Persil’s a godsend! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Cutter | Is this setting of gospel, about the Lord’s end, Stainer’s magnum opus? | d in anag.; ref. John S.’s ‘Crucifixion’ |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Cause of Constable, say, turning back of canvas to front | s + Plod + e.g. (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | In swampy ground, walk heavily, not softly forward | sponge with plod for p on, & lit. |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | Use odds and ends of wool to mend clothing and disguise stain | SP + last letters |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Quelch long constrained by Greyfriars’ ultimate fatso? | l in s podge; ref. Billy Bunter |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | One’s left from nasty dog’s pile | anag. less I, & lit. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | A big mark regularly results in supply of degree | alternate letters |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Spa – place for a splash? | spa with lodge for a |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Is Blyton PC with good English? Or is this a big blot on her copy-book? | ’s Plod g E; ref. Toytown |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | Mark that pedants plod, genius bounds | hidden |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Stainer’s legacy? Composition to disseminate gospel, based around Lord’s end | d in anag.; ref. John S.’s ‘Crucifixion’ |
| VHC | G. R. Mason | Use odds and ends of wool to avoid suffering possible result of spillage | SP + last letters |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Big mark in GCSE (not 100) after revision including children’s PC | Plod in anag. less C; ref. Enid Blyton |
| VHC | R. A. Norton | A messy distribution and South’s lead promise nothing for East | S + pledge with 0 for E |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | See some cows plod, generating, say, lumps all around. Look out! Tread gingerly! | hidden, e.g. dol(lo)ps (rev.) |
HCs in competition 1419 awarded to: