Azed Competition No. 1524 Azed Slip | ◀ 1519 | 1528 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1524 | Aug 2001 | INGRATITUDE | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | G. H. Willett | Guttering laid badly, leads missing – sin of omission of roofer? | anag. less first letters; roofer = thank-you letter |
| Second | H. J. Bradbury | Unexpected trait in guide one tipped | anag. less I, & lit. |
| Third | R. R. Greenfield | Failure to give due credit? Could not this be rotten auditing? Yes | comp. anag. |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | Those that give urgent aid get upset about it | it in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Biting the hand that feeds you during tea – it’s absurd | anag. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Art guide in time breaks down lack of appreciation | anag. incl. t |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Educating Rita playing in Edinburgh, no call for lack of appreciation | anag. less ca’ |
| VHC | D. A. Campbell | E.g. casting aid in gutter? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Lack of appreciation, being deprived of love – I get around it somehow | anag. less 0 |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Lack of appreciation because of grey demeanour Tories’ leader discarded | in + gr. + a(t)titude; ref. J. Major |
| VHC | D. C. Clenshaw | Reading, I tut irritably showing lack of appreciation | anag. |
| VHC | S. Collins | Ain’t I rude having good time dancing and not saying thanks? | anag. incl. g t |
| VHC | E. Cross | Air in G, short tenor duet, adapted theme from ‘Blow, blow thou winter wind’ | anag. incl. t; ref. song in AYLI, ‘…as man’s i.’ |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Amiens’ ‘unkinde’ target is denatured man’s keen —— | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. AYLI 2,7 |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Wagner operas beginning to end at one, with awful duet – cheers not being forthcoming | Ring with R to end + at I + anag. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | What’s shown by throwing aid in gutter? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | What to expect on rendering drunk in gutter aid? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | In daughter it is hideous, hot tears apart! | anag. less h, & lit.; ref. King Lear 4, 237-8, 278 |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Cause of pain inflicted by a viper wound intrigued a leader in toxicology | anag.; viper = ungrateful person |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | German and British gunners in duet exploding round it – that’s what Amiens complained of | it in anag. incl. G RA; ref. AYLI 2,7 and WW1 bombardment |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Not displaying the first signs of breeding and etiquette, being churlish about returning thanks – it shows this? | (be)ing + ta (rev.) it in rude, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Not offering a roofer aid in gutter repairs | anag.; roofer = thank-you letter |
HCs in competition 1524 awarded to: