Azed Competition No. 1546 Azed Slip | ◀ 1544 | 1550 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1546 | Jan 2002 | TRANSPARENT | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Barley | After ‘Devilry’, entrants must tackle standard ‘Plain’ | par in anag.; ref. AZ comp. puzzles |
| Second | R. K. Lumsdon | Plain canvas skirts belted to fasten | ran spar in tent |
| Third | J. C. Leyland | Seeded entrant, Rafter’s in open | spar in anag.; ref. Pat R., tennis |
| VHC | M. Bath | The rail system has sacrificed its independence to the maintainer of the line – as all can see | tra(I)ns parent; ref. Railtrack, etc. |
| VHC | Mrs P. A. Bax | Operated health-giving waters in river – very clear | ran spa in Trent |
| VHC | C. Boyd | Excavating explosive’s spread thinly like golden syrup, perhaps | ran spare (adv.) in TNT |
| VHC | G. Clyde | Frank managed to box ten rounds with Tyson losing most | ran spar in ten T; ref. F. Bruno |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | New entrants might accept average round in Open | par in anag.; ref. golf |
| VHC | Mrs E. Greenaway | Author’s after passage without sexual activity – understood? | trans(it) + parent |
| VHC | M. T. Hart | Frank partners Nat in medley | anag.; ref. (say) F. Sinatra, N. ‘King’ Cole |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Ingenuous Stan and partner, gotten into a fine mess | anag.; ref. Laurel and Hardy |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | See-through patterns ran when laundered | anag. |
| VHC | D. W. Mackie | Explosive rounds smuggled to avoid being easily detected | ran spare in TNT |
| VHC | W. F. Main | Naive Stan and partner getting into another fine mess? | anag.; ref. Laurel and Hardy |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Star indication finally ditched, sire? The definition’s unambiguous! | anag. incl. n + parent; ref. abandonment of troublesome asterisk in AZ comp. puzzles |
| VHC | G. T. McLean | Ingenuous Stan and partner in ‘another fine mess’ | anag.; ref. Laurel and Hardy |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Time’s long since passed to leave leaders of new terrorism unpunished, that’s clear | t + ran + spare n t |
| VHC | R. Phillips | Frank hit body of Grant’s partner, Tiffany | anag. of central letters, 2 defs.; ref. G. Mitchell, F. and T. Butcher in ‘EastEnders’ |
| VHC | M. Sanderson | Naked, open to rays, partner’s tan develops | anag., 2 defs. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Model pants and bra, little of body covered, cleavage evident | anag. less b + rent |
| VHC | L. Ward | Pants designed to hold toddler’s poop aren’t (we hope!) | r in anag. + aren’t; poop1,5 |
| VHC | M. J. E. Wareham | Frank Sinatra and partner implicated, but not with IRA | anag. less IRA |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Rays penetrate, then scatter, making the eye this | comp. anag. & it. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | As a ghost to be knocked, partner wasn’t headless! | anag. less w; ref. Marley’s head as doorknocker in ‘A Christmas Carol’ |
HCs in competition 1546 awarded to: