Azed Competition No. 1602 Azed Slip | ◀ 1598 | 1606 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1602 | Feb 2003 | FENESTRA | normal | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Hole in one’s after playing shot of round | anag. less O |
| Second | V. Dixon | Source of beguiling light Romeo confused with east | fen + anag. incl. R; ref. Romeo and Juliet II, 2, and NATO phonetic alphabet |
| Third | R. Phillips | Here melts the heart in soft serenade? | anag. of (so)ft serena(de), & lit.; ref. Romeo and Juliet |
| VHC | D. Ashcroft | Rose, for example, not one often seen bunkered at St Andrews | anag. less one + R & A; ref. Justin R., golfer |
| VHC | M. Barley | Source of light: gloomy, without it, you’ll find home inside | nest in fera(l)2, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Fine Easter that is going swimmingly shows you the light! | anag. less i.e. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Following unravelling, enter as light? | f + anag. |
| VHC | P. Cargill | After one’s shocking round exits the hole with glassy look! | anag. less 0 |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Possible terrorist gang interned by a judge who’s reversed summarily – a loophole perhaps? | nest in a ref (rev.) |
| VHC | M. Coates | Zip fastener for what may be held by sash | anag. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Window typically painting sun on English nave (ancient) from eastern end | art S E nef (all rev.) |
| VHC | H. Freeman | What’s almost awe inspiring? Knight and the dashing ‘Tres’ opening | N + anag. in fea(r); ref. England cricket openers Nick K. and Marcus Trescothick |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Summary fine requires change from nearest hole in the wall | f + anag.; ref. PM’s proposed on-the-spot fines |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Oriel, for example, term for institution established in early part of fourteenth century? | n est. in f era; O. College, Oxford, founded 1326 |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Hole in the wall vandalized after keeping money back | sen (rev) in anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Oxford detective Morse spending minimal time at New – could clue indicate Oriel? | Fen + anag. of (Mo)rse at; ref. Gervase F. in novels of Edmund Crispin |
| VHC | Mrs S. G. Johnson | Fine poetic evening star lit window | f + ene + anag.; lit = drunk |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | What may be French will do to admit sun when it’s clear outside | S in net in fera (Fr. = will do), & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | Craft seen disintegrating with first to go being spot on wing? | anag. less C; ref. loss of Columbia spacecraft |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Ox-eye? See English home rather than look among the flowers | flora with E nest for lo |
| VHC | I. Morgan | At sea head for Far Eastern port | anag. incl. F |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Opening iron sent flying at Royal and Ancient | Fe + anag. + R & A |
| VHC | Dr T. Powell | Having thrown opening treble, what may be seen if darts hit bull’s-eye, say? | anag. less initial letters |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | For such as Casement see only half of Fenian tears flowing | Fen(ian) + anag.; ref. Sir Roger C. |
| VHC | C. W. Thomas | Set in a frame? Could be I’m a —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | What can be each side of fireplace niche and of sunlit rotunda? | first and last letters, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Force and enter as criminal here? | F + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Possible opening for inspectors following tense manoeuvring by leaders of Russia and America | f + anag. + R, A |
HCs in competition 1602 awarded to: