Azed Competition No. 1533 Azed Slip | ◀ 1528 | 1537 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1533 | Oct 2001 | MASTER-MARINER | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr J. Burscough | Capsizing trawler’s last tar remains – me? | anag. incl r, & lit.; ref. captain going down with his ship |
| Second | A. J. Wardrop | Leader of ratings in tramp (not troop) steamer? Could be | anag. incl. r, less tp, & lit. |
| Third | J. R. Tozer | Head of mercantile company millions in arrears met founders | m + anag.; company = crew |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Sea-captain bewitched tarries with merman | anag. |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Chopped meats take a day spent in pickle: recipe for Cook, perhaps | anag. + r + marin(ad)e + r; Captain C. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Possibly I run a steamer (MN), right | anag. incl r + r, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | Normal title, assuming one ran steamer at sea | anag. incl. I in Mr, & lit. |
| VHC | H. J. Bradbury | Mere tars remain adrift but for ’e! | anag. less e, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Tramp steamer’s ruin … possibly puts me out | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. Cox | I am Tranmere R.’s new skipper | anag. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Cook? Fricassee man is rare term for him! | anag.; Captain C. |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | As a former minister, losing Foreign Office is disastrous for Cook’s career | anag. less FO is; ref. Robin C., Captain C. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | I’ll have tar name me ‘sir’, being trained right | anag. + r, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | I’d hope to command good ratings with mainstream broadcast about our old King and Queen | ER in anag. + R |
| VHC | A. Hodgson | Skipper Imran’s team erred rarely – less than the sides of England | anag. less E, d; ref. I. Khan, former Pakistan cricket captain |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Authority on bridge in arrears met Omar’s second entry with finesse | anag. incl. m; ref. O. Sharif, bridge writer |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Leader on board earns mate with two rooks; I’m confounded! | anag. incl. R, R |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | I could be leader of tub in extraordinary rendition of seaman-rimer, right | t in anag. + r; ref. Ancient Mariner |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Seaman displaying authority remains composed around goal with the Gunners pinned back | term + RA (rev.), all in anag.; ref. David S., Arsenal goalkeeper |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Rams team languishing with former outside right as captain | anag. + rine r; ref. Derby County’s woes under Craig Burley |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Possibly term I associate with seaman, leader of ratings, right | anag. incl. r + r, & lit. |
| VHC | C. Pearson | Name Rimer’s tar? Adrift, not this evidently | anag.; ref. Ancient Mariner |
| VHC | R. Perry | Unruly Merrie Man’s at R. Hood’s calling | anag.; ref. Admiral H. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Man at top with fishy bottom, merman tarries on the rocks | anag.; bottom = ship |
HCs in competition 1533 awarded to: