Azed Competition No. 1580 Azed Slip | ◀ 1576 | 1585 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1580 | Sep 2002 | MARGENT def. BEETLES | Wrong Number | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. P. Guiver | After wasting years divided, Germany tears to pieces old boundary | tears; anag. less y, ears |
| Second | J. C. Leyland | The old lip’s quivering in anger – maiden on verge of tears | tears; anag. incl. m + t |
| Third | D. P. Shenkin | Old lady first, man afterwards, runs the old rule | runs; r between ma and gent |
| VHC | M. Barley | Marks and Agnew endlessly waffling about runs – feature of test commentary | runs; M + r in anag. less w + t; ref. Vic M., Peter A.; see OED for def. |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | What Hammers do about man past edge of area | Hammers; ram (rev.) + gent; West Ham FC |
| VHC | Mrs A. Boyes | Fringe mauls Emin art, chucking half of it out for good | mauls; g for i(t) in anag.; ref. Tracey E. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | As a rule, in motor transport, interior bits of bangers break down | bangers; anag. of (b)anger(s) in MT; see New SOED for abbrev. |
| VHC | A. J. Dorn | Hem of old garment runs freely | runs; anag. |
| VHC | L. K. Edkins | Cream gnat, not having wings of Coleoptera, ‘dances’ as a rule (poetically speaking) | Coleoptera; anag. less C, a |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Man, going after runs, with early show of vigour striking six – a boundary | runs; (vi)m + r + gent |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Traditional alternative to shopping malls needs to stock the latest skirt | malls; gen in mart; mall = mallet |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | A modicum of ink rushes tantalizingly out from rare maths genius bamboozled herein? | rushes; anag. less anag. incl. i, & lit.; ref. Fermat’s marginal comment on his ‘last theorem’, see ODQ 5/e |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Head of mallets with silver rim | mallets; m + argent |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Married man squeezes inside of cars for old- fashioned bit on the side | cars; (c)ar(s) in m gent |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | According to makers, edging on front of mallets should be white | mallets; m + argent; maker = poet |
| VHC | S. Newbery | Typographers avoid this form of tampering without one proof initially | typographers; anag. less I, p; typographer, type of beetle |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Market, having inside information, projects lost profit | projects; gen in mart |
| VHC | R. Phillips | Old skirt bustles to give rise to garment | bustles; anag. |
| VHC | T. Smith | Extra allowance for poet given by university scuttles argument | scuttles; anag. less U |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Flogging German motors, discounting makes fast profit | motors; anag. less moors |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Windage forgotten: range shot sails into empty moat | sails; anag. in m(oa)t; windage = margin of error |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | No more profit from what tampers with nature – GM not socially acceptable | tampers; anag. less U |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Inside information in place where cars are traded: perhaps Austin’s borderline | cars; gen in mart; ref. Alfred A., poet |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Rocky range Mount overhangs each side of border | overhangs; anag. in Mt |
HCs in competition 1580 awarded to: