Azed Competition No. 1648 Azed Slip | ◀ 1646 | 1650 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1648 | Xmas 2003 | MAGIC LANTERN | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Item gran arranged family slides in? | clan in anag., & lit. |
| Second | Dr E. Young | Can manger lit with newborn form still show its mystery? | anag.; still pictures |
| Third | D. F. Manley | Rage until cinemas developed – no longer having use, I suspect | anag. less anag., & lit. |
| VHC | D. Arthur | This could display still calm, retaining not one ripple | anag. less I |
| VHC | M. Barnes | Repositioning cine-art with ‘M’, Lang’s purveyor of flickering images | anag.; ref. Fritz L. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Lag met narc in stir. Case for screening? | anag. |
| VHC | B. Burton | Means of screening devious emigrant concealing family | clan in anag. |
| VHC | B. Cheesman | Spry twiddling with this is needed for half-glimpsed transparency | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | A shining light revealing a tableau, Wise Men meeting a family group of three | Magi clan tern |
| VHC | D. C. Clenshaw | It shows translucent photographs can mingle, art nouveau style | anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Dorn | Wise men three gathered around family: this created a vivid image | clan in Magi tern |
| VHC | W. Duffin | Source of light and images brings wise men to a family group of three | Magi clan tern |
| VHC | D. W. Grice | I see this can produce an image, screen-lit | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | Is G. Mercator enabling representation of orb with, e.g., this means of projection? Yes and no | comp. anag. |
| VHC | J. Harries | Cause of slide shows faulty car alignment | anag. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | It projected indefinable aura around family providing occupant for rickety manger | clan in it in anag. |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Projector of rays? The Wise Men see luminance heading before trio | Magi c L + an. tern |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | What can produce glim anent arc by means of slides | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. Loving | What’s a lecturer naming as a novelty? It’s out of use long ago | anag. less ure, & lit. |
| VHC | M. McMahon | Projector (mirror/arc-light type) needs modification to arc alignment | anag. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | I show pictures representing the little child’s beginnings in a manger | anag. incl. first letters |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | I entrance with glam slides | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. Phillips | What lights scene, bringing Wise Men (three) to crib family? | clan in Magi tern; crib = confine |
| VHC | A. J. Redstone | Source of amusement for grandad in the blackout? Sorry, can’t name girl | anag. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Displaying this at a shop is giving curious clients phantasmagoria | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | It throws light, picturing sages, cold by end of travel, before king, the centre of attention | Magi c l ante R n |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Powerful source of light shows Wise men, a threesome, gathered round family group | clan in Magi tern |
HCs in competition 1648 awarded to: