Azed Competition No. 1641 Azed Slip | ◀ 1637 | 1646 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1641 | Nov 2003 | GADGETEER | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr I. S. Fletcher | I, with love for a bit of gismology, could be eccentric to a degree | anag. with g for O, & lit. |
| Second | C. J. Morse | Ragged tee shot leaves one with ‘gimmicky’ approach | anag. |
| Third | V. Dixon | Eager eccentric, embracing what, in doodads, most appears to captivate | d get in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | Wandering the earth to distribute toys – that’s my obsession | gad Ge teer; ref. Father Christmas |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Prod offspring perpetually (he wallows in jimjams) | gad get e’er |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Novel egg-timer idea? I’m one to get carried away! | anag. less I’m I, & lit. |
| VHC | D. C. Clenshaw | Early English moulding with egg and dart contrivances delight him | anag. incl. EE |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | One’s excitedly greeted introduction of gismos around one | a in anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | See one who likes taking things apart get ‘E’ grade in Engineering | anag. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Read e.g. rave about hit in Q? | get in anag.; ref. music magazine and James Bond character |
| VHC | R. Haddock | Gee! Grated bananas – I love new ideas! | anag. |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Totty agreed entertaining brat’s a toy boy | get in anag.; see totty1 |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | One given to devices tagged ‘weird’ and ‘almost weird’? | anag. + eer(y) |
| VHC | P. Lloyd | Clobber agreed and put on child – one who loves jimjams | get in anag. |
| VHC | W. F. Main | I could be frightfully eager about introduction of device with baffle | d get in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Tagged criminal always being inseparable from his electronic thingamy? | anag. + e’er |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Who could have contrived durable gear e.g. to save labour craftily? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. Phillips | Nerd eternally after engineering’s latest promotion? | g + ad + get + e’er, & lit. |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | Ingenious geegaw adherent? Could be a —— when excited | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Sanderson | New egg-beater (breadth sacrificed for depth) excites him? | anag. with d for b, & lit. |
| VHC | L. Ward | Nut for widgets is ragged, loosely securing pin | tee in anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Who’s greeted a bit of gismology excitedly? | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Curse to hit Scrabble player, when you take last letters and get Q, say? | gad get + e, e, r; ref. James Bond character |
HCs in competition 1641 awarded to: