Azed Competition No. 1537 Azed Slip | ◀ 1533 | 1541 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1537 | Nov 2001 | CAFTAN | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Dress with not much leg showing – in fact possibly just a pair of ankles | anag. + an, & lit. |
| Second | M. Barley | See one worn around Ankara, covering all but head and feet | A(nkara) ft in c an, & lit. |
| Third | C. A. Clarke | Loose Middle-Eastern outfit sheltering one violent fanatic | anag. less I; ref. al-Qaida |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | What hangs loose in toilet? Answer: paper | a FT in can |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Trios from café-chantant clobber ‘alla Turca’ | i.e. caf tan |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | What East African might change into after leaving serai refreshed? | anag. less anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | Butt (round behind) loose garment revealed | aft in can |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Fat’s badly in fire for Bush: answer? ‘Clobber Oriental!’ | anag. in can; ref. Iraq |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Whirling fanatic? One may be cloaked in this | anag. less I, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Name piece of clothing from the East, wherein you conceal a fat bum! | anag. in n c (rev.) |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Something containing to hide wobbly fat about and behind one | anag. in can, c. + aft an, & lit. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Garment, long and loose, mostly to resist winds and sun? | fac(e) (rev.) + tan |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Afghan coat could form leading items of old hippie garb together with a —— | comp. anag. incl. o, h, g, a, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Pearce | For slop in toilet, the best grade paper is required | A FT in can |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Perhaps Persian one’s seen wrapped around female | f in cat an, & lit. |
| VHC | D. J. Short | Almost head to foot one may be covered by this | ca(p) + ft an, & lit. |
| VHC | D. A. Simmons | A fine cat that is ejected goes wild – see that Persian shift! | anag. less i.e. |
| VHC | A. Streatfield | Persian, for instance, has one on, concealing a bit of flab | f in cat an, & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Ottoman’s loose cover – selvages of chinchilla, felt and Acrilan | first and last letters |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | MUFTI in Central Asia? Small Corps on foot, active inside Afghanistan’s borders | C + ft a in A, n; see MUFTI in C. |
| VHC | L. Ward | This robe’s commodious behind conceals the same! | aft in can |
| VHC | M. J. E. Wareham | Defence employed against Sun about newspaper article | ca. FT an |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Middle-Eastem outfit behind making bin Laden | aft in can; ref. Osama |
HCs in competition 1537 awarded to: