Azed Competition No. 1467 Azed Slip | ◀ 1463 | 1472 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1467 | Jul 2000 | CANAPÉ | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | First thing Cowper has paean about? | C + anag. & lit.; ref. ‘I sing the sofa’ at start of ‘The Task’ by William C. |
| Second | J. R. Beresford | Is an impressionist delicacy brought out in Déjeuner sur l’herbe? | i.e. can ape; ref. Manet painting |
| Third | R. R. Greenfield | Special tip for female in coffee-bar lounge? | nap for f in café |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | In France this provides room for a brief siesta | a nap in ce, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Where one spends afternoon taking a siesta? | a nap in (a)ce, & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Special calling – a feature of the cloth in the Church | a nap in CE |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | It circulates with champagne? This might! | comp. anag. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Savoury titbit – it could make appearance rehashed, with fruit filling | anag. less pear |
| VHC | G. Dennis | Crusty appetiser, nice and pleasing eaten for starters | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Davenport perhaps settles end of Championship with an ace? | anag.; ref. US tennis player |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Typically, one has spread – might one exercise? | can a PE |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Might this come with cocktail of champagne and it? | comp. anag. & lit.; it = Italian vermouth |
| VHC | H. Freeman | One’s embodied in ‘fancy starter to Petronius’ Cena’? | a in anag. incl. P, & lit.; ref. Cena Trimalchionis |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | Something to sit on with a soft base | can + a p e, & lit.; can = buttocks |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | What oboe plays before concert’s included in initial trio of Bach’s piece (part of suite?) | an A in CPE |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Something offered by restaurant, appropriate for start of feast? | nap for f in café, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Couchée bouchée? | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | An actress’s first exercise after introduction to casting couch | C + an a PE |
| VHC | W. F. Main | Couch grass stem provides shelter for a pupa’s opening | a p in cane |
| VHC | G. D. Meddings | A Bridge overture, one jammed by Kennedy, perhaps | an in Cape; ref. Frank B., Nigel K. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | A savoury titbit – one covered with pecan nuts | a in anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | ‘Keep an ace back’ encapsulates this method of bidding | hidden rev. |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | What is consumed as ‘nibble’ and people enjoy for starters | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | K. Thomas | What introduces cocktails and nibbles at party evening | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Head primate accentuated putting the weak before the strong as a convention | can + ape with accent; can, head = lavatory |
HCs in competition 1467 awarded to: