Azed Competition No. 148 Azed Slip | ◀ 146 | 152 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | Jan 1975 | BALLYHOO | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Palmer | Bouncer? Brute unleashing one produces a storm of publicity | ball y(a)hoo |
| Second | P. J. Wagstaffe | Blinking? Well, optician’s first solution is eyewash | bally ho o |
| Third | E. J. Burge | E.g. ‘… delivery – a brute!’ (when one’s out)? | ball y(a)hoo |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Brainwashing of the verbally hoodwinked | hidden & lit. |
| VHC | Dr J. M. Bennett | A demonstration, in which everyone is taken in by a lot of hooey | all in by + hoo(ey) |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Blatant sales-talk: it’s round you without end without moderation | ho in ball yo(u) |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | Blooming moonshine, half of it, a lot of razzmatazz | bally hoo(tch) |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | What leads one to expect the greatest final of Wembley – and match, after one shot, ends with no score | ball + y h + 0-0 |
| VHC | R. Dean | Oh boy! Disseminate this and everybody gets taken in | all in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | J. J. Goulstone | Means employed in verbally hoodwinking? | hidden & lit. |
| VHC | Dr G. B. Greer | Ruddy expression of protest, perhaps, without moderation | ho in bally O, & lit. |
| VHC | P. Hurst | Endless vulgar nonsense loudmouthed type spews one | ball(s) + y(a)hoo, & lit. |
| VHC | N. Kemmer | It’s verbally hoodwinking in part | hidden & lit. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Darned extravagant advertising: ruddy restraint’s nil | bally ho 0 |
| VHC | J. R. Kirby | It takes everyone in by interjection of excitement and surprise – nothing more! | all in by + ho 0, & lit. |
| VHC | H. R. Lockhart | Propaganda that’s noisy is mostly vulgar nonsense, awful hooey with no end of piffle | ball(s) + anag. less e |
| VHC | Mrs S. M. Macpherson | Publicity campaign heroics – blooming noisy stuff! – this year should be scrapped | bally hoo(ha) |
| VHC | Dr R. Majdalany | Ebullient sales-talk to take everyone in by – nothing in moderation | all in by + 0 in ho |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Produced by boxing’s No.1 fellow, man without a bit of modesty | b ally ho(m)o, & lit.; ref. M. Ali |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Barker’s yell, initially, enthralling everyone with a lot of hooey | all in B y + hoo(ey), & lit. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Singularly vulgar nonsense (on the verge of indecency), a lot of noisy fuss | ball(s) + y + hoo(ha), & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Redstone | Razzamatazz of advertiser who, we hear, succeeds by taking everyone in | all in by + ‘who’ |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Where’s this noisy barking coming from? Hallo, boy | anag. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Ali’s ‘sound and fury’? It exhausts youth in three rounds | y(out)h in ball O O; ref. Muhammad A. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | The sound of barking: there’s the fox, heading away: a frightening noise all round | (t)ally-ho in bo1 |
| VHC | Dr R. L. Wynne | Oh, boy! it’s splashed about, and takes everyone in – or does it? | all in anag., & lit. |
HCs in competition 148 awarded to: