Azed Competition No. 1659 Azed Slip | ◀ 1654 | 1663 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1659 | Mar 2004 | SCAREDY-CAT | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. R. Greenfield | I show indecently ready compliance in order to retreat | anag. + C in scat!, & lit. |
| Second | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Child without guts, say, re act that’s dodgy | anag. incl. c(hil)d, & lit. |
| Third | R. K. Lumsdon | One yellow card? Yes, for doing a heavy tackle | anag. + cat |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Coward? Start of career traced, say, in The Vortex | anag. incl. c; ref. Noel C. |
| VHC | B. Burton | With this epithet, harshly decry one consumed by urge to run away? | anag. + a in scat, & lit. |
| VHC | B. Butler | A local drink served up during spell in west country – one with no bottle | a + cyder (rev.), all in scat |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Craven at Crecy, sad, trembling | anag.; craven noun |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Craven ‘A’ and popular tipple suffering a rise in tax – that’s traditional | A + cyder (rev.), all in scat; ref. cigarettes |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | One shaking at Crecy as danger’s beginning? | anag. incl. d, & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Cissy, lacking guts: dares act? Contrariwise | anag. incl. c(iss)y, & lit. |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | Chicken: after carving it I can make tidy stew with carcase | comp. anag.; carve = distribute |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Act coward? Yes – I’d do that, emitting cry of anguish | anag. less ow, & lit. |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | Chicken dish ready after self-catering? About time | s/c + anag. + ca. t |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | In raddled decay, star gets chop – no spring chicken | c(hop) in anag. |
| VHC | D. Harris | Craven aimed especially at kids, namely, ready to broadcast around start of teatime | sc. + anag. + ca. t; ref. John C.’s ‘Newsround’ |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Giving out cry acted as baby without bottle | anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Chicken ready cooked in Tesco can somehow save one being bothered | anag. in anag. less anag. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Dicey acts are out of order, for me that is | comp. anag. incl. i.e., & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Street shopping arcade loaded with latest in Arabic jewellery is a sook | anag. incl. c, y, all in St; shop = imprison; sook1,2 |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Maybe worried character at Dorothy’s rear bursting into sort of singing | cared + y in scat, & lit.; ref. the Cowardly Lion in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ |
| VHC | R. Phillips | I’ve no Ginger – I’ll leave Astaire dancing with Cyd C. | anag. less I; ref. G. Rogers, Fred A., C. Charisse |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Jazz singing embodying clubs ready to play funk | C + anag., all in scat |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | See ‘cowardy custard’ trembling? Use this word! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Was worried in the outskirts of Sydney about first sign of the dingo | cared in S, y + ca. t |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Hybrid cycads are primarily the spineless type | anag. + t |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Is he worried in plane without more opening of tots? | cared in syca(more) + t, & lit. |
HCs in competition 1659 awarded to: