Azed Competition No. 1433 Azed Slip | ◀ 1428 | 1437 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1433 | Nov 1999 | NEANDERTHAL | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. J. Wardrop | One might describe arch-conservative thus and hearten loony left | anag. + l |
| Second | F. P. N. Lake | Unwilling to give up the old ways and learn the new? | anag. & lit. |
| Third | V. Dixon | Old-fashioned and not changing heart and left behind | ne + anag. + l, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | What can make Handel and T. Arne very old-fashioned | anag. |
| VHC | M. Barley | End near at HL following purge of anti-reformers? | anag.; ref. House of Lords |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | The eland ran excitedly out of the ark | anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | One in antre held uncouth? | an in anag., & lit.; i.e. cave-dweller |
| VHC | D. A. Campbell | Who’s dated more swimmingly than Leander? | anag.; ref. Hero & L. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Reactionary heartland in revolt following bill abolishing foremost of blood-sports | ne(b) + anag. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | One in number ten heard exploding over left not backing new order | a in n + anag. + l; ref. New Labour |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | What sadder than end Lear comes to, being an old man? | anag. |
| VHC | R. B. Harling | ‘Antre’ handle could style me | anag. & lit.; i.e. cave-dweller |
| VHC | R. Heald | Underneath ground, striking head leads to awful lump. A hard hat’s the answer | anag. less u + first letters |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Tool Barney, passing by, had lent Fred Flintstone, perhaps | anag. incl. (B)arne(y); ref. ‘The Flintstones’ |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Reactionary England at her most outrageous rejecting end to foxhunting | anag. less g |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Really ancient succession’s ending and the earls (almost all) get sacked | n + anag. less s |
| VHC | W. F. Main | The eland ran frantically out of the ark | anag. |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Near the ultimate in illiberal and crude? | anag. incl. l, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Sort elder than a Cro-Magnon, ultimately | anag. incl. n, & lit. |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | Being outmoded most of earls and the foremost of nobles get put out | anag. less s incl. n |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | No left winger? New formation, with Guppy’s introduction, may give England heart | anag. less G; ref. Steve G. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Devoid of modern instincts stirring the adrenalin I dropped out | anag. less I |
| VHC | D. Williamson | Such antediluvian frames an antre held | anag.; i.e. cave-dweller |
| VHC | W. Wynne Willson | Characteristic of a possible ancestor? Learn the DNA to form this | anag. |
HCs in competition 1433 awarded to: