Azed Competition No. 1572 Azed Slip | ◀ 1567 | 1576 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1572 | Jul 2002 | SHIELD-MAY | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | A possible representation of M. Hilda, yes? | anag. & lit.; ref. Margaret H. Thatcher |
| Second | R. J. Whale | If order not followed, she could cause Hel dismay | anag. & lit.; ref. Norse mythology |
| Third | J. R. Beresford | Amazon order mailed with shrink wrapping | anag. in shy; ref. mail-order company |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Wild woman, Gerhilde (say) is this (‘Ring’, Wagner) | comp. anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | A lass like Joan of Arc in the king’s absence led his army into conflict | anag. less R |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Warring maiden and ‘he-lady’ is … | anag. incl. m, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Tough bird? It’s unknown when Delia Smith’s cooking! | anag. with y for it |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Feisty female in fling spinning media line | anag. incl. l in shy |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Virago published, there being no bar, raunchy, gay chapter | anag. less pub + May; feminist publishers |
| VHC | G. Cuthbert | ‘Milady’, she? Not so – hies madly into conflict | anag., anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | Stirring in support, she could give us Hippolyta’s minder | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Queen of Amazons |
| VHC | E. G. Fletcher | I need to change to make me ladyish | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Mild? She? That’s unusual, certainly | anag. + ay, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Grimes | Ali: ‘My daughter, she trained as a fighting woman’ | anag. incl. d; ref. Laila A., boxer and daughter of Muhammad A. |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Valhalla opened up for me as I held my ‘slain’ | anag.; Valkyries transported dead heroes from battlefield to V. |
| VHC | J. McGregor | Email’s handy (but not anonymous), used in order for Amazon | anag. less an. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | No sort for knitting, this lady’s more for hitting | anag. less anag., & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Mailed she – sounds cross-dressed | Spoonerism & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Maid seen involved with hostility – one tit is possibly cut off | anag. less anag., & lit.; ref. Amazons’ supposed practice of removing one breast to facilitate archery |
| VHC | D. A. Simmons | She’d fail army manoeuvres? Far from it! | anag. less far, & lit. |
| VHC | T. Smith | She carries one left dead at the threshold of Midgard to eternity | I in she + l d M ay, & lit.; ref. Valkyrie |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Cover girl? Breast reduction improved her pulling power | shield may2; ref. supposed practice of Amazons |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Wild ‘male-ish’ lady? Not half | anag. incl. (la)dy, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Britannia? I’m shapely form adorning old penny (not new one) | d in anag. less p |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Ladyish me? That’s not how I usually appear | anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 1572 awarded to: