Azed Competition No. 1667 Azed Slip | ◀ 1663 | 1672 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1667 | May 2004 | CLARINI | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Some brass monkey about with air nil C! | anag.; C = Celsius |
| Second | D. F. Manley | Jericho walls being demolished – it could be e.g. —— Josh blew | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Joshua 6 |
| Third | R. Perry | With first disengaged Sinclair’s buggy stops | anag. less S; ref. Sir Clive S.’s C5 |
| VHC | M. Barley | Corps left in Iraq not fully equipped embarrassed top brass | C l + anag. less q |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | Clear instruments on one dash in learner car | anag. incl. L + I |
| VHC | D. C. Clenshaw | Short of money, criminal misappropriated some brass | anag. less M |
| VHC | V. Dixon | In much of Iraq (not capital), rising stops with recall of top brass? | in Ira(q) lc (all rev.); lc = lower case |
| VHC | T. Fell | Baroque air in C, Purcell’s last for trumpets | anag. incl. l |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Bands in coal industry initially are gone? Those of brass used to flourish | clar(a)in + i |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | High wind in Ivory Coast, punctuated by a drop of light and patchy rain | l + anag., all in CI |
| VHC | J. Grimes | Charlie in Busted – he pulls out the stops! | anag. less he; ref. rock band |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | In launch, RN official’s dropping off some top brass | anag. less off |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | What’s a rufiyaa made of? Nickel not brass these days | i.e. C lari + Ni; Maldivian currency |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | After playing principal parts with pedals, organ stops | anag. less P, P |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Irenical winds? Not the first of epithets here | anag. less e, & lit.; wind2 |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Lully’s first ‘Air in C’ arranged for trumpets | anag. incl. L; ref. J.-B. L., baroque composer |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Extreme parts for trumpet such as might be scored in Scarlatti | comp. anag. incl. t, t, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Top brass in Iraq struggling with terms for strategic withdrawal, no question | anag. incl. c, l, less q |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | See Gunners in one-nil reverse, and trumpeting stops | C + RA in I-nil (all rev.); ref. Arsenal’s aim to complete League without defeat |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | They’re deployed in miracle where perimeter falls away? | anag. of in (m)iracl(e), & lit.; ref. walls of Jericho |
| VHC | W. Ransome | Hear it: shrill entrancing music comes from these high clear instruments | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Trumpets sound not for Claudio Ranieri, sacked without hesitation | Cl(audio) + anag. less er; ref. Chelsea manager |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Top brass denied element of military mistreated ‘criminal’ | anag. less m; ref. accusations of brutality in Iraq |
| VHC | M. Wainwright | Trumpeters keying —— could be interpreting ‘early musick’ | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 1667 awarded to: