Azed Competition No. 1459 Azed Slip | ◀ 1454 | 1463 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1459 | May 2000 | GREATEST | Spoonerisms | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | G. Perry | Top tip nobbled at St Leger – length short | tip-top: anag. less l |
| Second | C. R. Gumbrell | What must feature bit of gunplay on a screen? Oater must | uttermost; g re a test |
| Third | M. Barley | Stars teem, twinkling endlessly, following evening’s last ray over the west | way … rest; g + anag. less s, m |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Hirst in fight gets English art in a tizzy | flrst … height; anag. incl. E; ref. Damien H. |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | Massed croaking about – a first sign of toads in romance | most cracking; re a t in gest |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Boast like The Mayor starting to gloat about a showdown | most … Bear; g re a test; ref. K. Livingstone |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Pest of the back street gang not half mixed up | best … pack; anag. incl. ga(ng) |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | In his own opinion, clot was way way behind at Greek – endlessly confused | what was Clay; anag. less k + St. |
| VHC | A. J. Dorn | Blow nest egg at the races, picking outsiders at random | noblest; anag. of first and last letters |
| VHC | J. Dromey | What Bally scene labelled RTE stage Irish? | Ali’s been; anag.; ref. TV series ‘Ballykissangel’; Irish (offensive) = ludicrous |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Ex-magistrate flounders in this maxi law test | tallest; comp. anag. |
| VHC | T. Jacobs | In camper, Rob’ll get a rest travelling | incomparable; anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | After gallery’s opening see foremost of twentieth-century art works this one’s seemed to be a Dali | deemed to be as All; g + anag. incl. t |
| VHC | E. J. S. Nuttall | Last part of ‘Charley’s Aunt’ get extra (not unknown) involved | Ali’s chant; anag. less x |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Phair | It’s good about new Tate’s rating of Dali. Who ever stated any opposition? | Ali who devastated; g re + anag. |
| VHC | A. Roth | Put shilling in compound rate, get rest in bank | best in rank; anag. incl. s |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Get English star playing part of Charley’s Aunt | Ali’s chant; anag. incl. E |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | My host integrates stranger not at home | highmost; anag. less in |
| VHC | A. P. Vick | After uncontrolled rage, match waxy mum in mirth | maximum in worth; anag. + test |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Oast associated with barley? Taken with gin, I get strange brew! | boast … Ali; comp. anag. |
| VHC | W. Wynne Willson | Authorities chose parity as this criterion of eligibility for pension, we hear | pose charity; ‘grey test’; ref. Corinthians 13 |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Host my PC bug locks on to, screening ‘love’ | most high; re in Gates + t(0); bug = important person; ref. recent computer virus |
HCs in competition 1459 awarded to: