Azed Competition No. 152 Azed Slip | ◀ 148 | 156 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Feb 1975 | ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE | Right and Left | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Palmer | He’s flighty and a Romeo – this ill-repute getting read about could give a bird’s family great worry | anag. & lit.; (re)e’s clan dre(ad) |
| Second | J. W. Bates | To drop in rough scree is a bad thing, or a mad one – silly for one whose heart is set on a birdie | land in anag.; anag. |
| Third | D. H. Curzon | Very friendly fellow, perhaps, or a dame? No love lost in making new Con. leader’s dubious reputation | anag.; anag. minus 0 |
| VHC | T. E. Bell | A bad name? ‘What’s in a name?’ declares reckless Romeo, and a tragic lover is born | anag. incl. n; anag. |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | In Montague’s clan, dreadful scandal occurs, and Romeo’s involved with a ‘foreign’ charmer | hidden; anag. |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | I’m an amorist, a Romeo and disposed to end up in endless secret intriguing or scandal | anag.; land in anag. less t |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | And Romeo, a profligate Don Juan, perhaps, encradles bastard – it’s a scandal | anag.; anag. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | A lover once more pursuing Mrs Sharples – road all excited – Dear Len rather embarrassed about leading characters in Coronation Street mounting publicity | Ena mo + anag.; C S (rev.) in anag.; ref. TV series |
| VHC | R. W. Ellison | Any unpleasantness caused by frantic elders can upset Romeo and a lover | anag.; anag. |
| VHC | Dr G. B. Greer | What results from improper card signal finally seen? Italian bridge-player’s upset over fuss – he squeezes his partner | anag. incl. l; Roman E (rev.) + ado; ref. recent world bridge championship |
| VHC | A. Hodgson | And Romeo – a determined suitor – brought into Montague’s clan dreadful scandal | anag.; hidden |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Scandal in the Sharples clan: dreamboat lover for Mrs Sharples, who’s a game party | hidden; Ena mora do; who’s = who has; ref. ‘Coronation Street’ |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | This gallant – a demon oar – involved namely in Leander’s undoing achieves notoriety | anag.; sc. in anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Unseemly episode with calender’s wild romantic creature – a man rode round berserk | anag.; anag. incl. O; ref. John Gilpin |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | A Don Juan (and a Romeo manqué) encradles bastard – scandal abroad! | anag.; anag. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Paramour’s object, love without a delay, clandestine (shut away) ruined a bird’s reputation | a mora in end 0; anag. less tine3 + re; re = ree |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Romeo and a mismatched sweetheart – some of Montague’s clan dreaded a scandal | anag.; hidden |
| VHC | L. G. D. Sanders | Notorious deed in Montague’s clan; dreadful disaster for Romeo and a lover | hidden; anag. |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Shocking scene on screen – lady losing last bit of modesty and a Romeo moving about as one making love | anag. incl. lad(y); anag.; on = tipsy |
| VHC | A. D. Scott | Casanova (and a Romeo perhaps) was one scandal affected – one having got away before without any unpleasantness | anag.; anag. less a in ere |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Lover has bad name for losing head – one and the same bad name got by sect having deserted in Gaelic uprising | anag. + (f)or a do.; clan d. in erse (rev.) |
| VHC | D. H. Smith | Romeo and a distraught paramour in Montague’s clan dread public exposure | anag.; hidden |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Perhaps a don needs a dona – more frisky capering ends with clear cause for gossip | anag.; anag. |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Lover, one like Catullus in poem, aspirant to wit learned carelessly about notoriety | a Roman in ode (all rev.); sc. in anag.; aspirant = mounting up |
HCs in competition 152 awarded to: