Azed Competition No. 1672 Azed Slip | ◀ 1667 | 1676 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1672 | Jun 2004 | IMPASTOS | Spoonerisms | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Brougham | Derby ought to let in tearaway equine | dauby art; to in imp ass |
| Second | N. Connaughton | Piers heavily tainted when taken in by rogue photos? Not half! | tiers … painted; as in imp (pho)tos; ref. P. Morgan |
| Third | T. D. Nicholl | No day so damp; it’s unusual – hence layers of dew | dense … hue; anag. less d |
| VHC | D. Arthur | They’ve hatched clues, on retirement: a drunk, an idiot, and me! | clatched hues; sot sap mi (all rev.); me2 |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | One twitching spots first pair of mallards, hears of smew | smears of hue; I + anag. incl. ma |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Saint played on devil on a drunken fellow’s back | paints laid on; imp a + sot’s (rev.) |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Tough for the state when bombing stops aim | stuff for the Tate; anag.; ref. plans for new government in Iraq |
| VHC | G. Cuthbert | Techniques of tart with emperor: ‘I’m tops, dancing with sex appeal’ | art with tempera; I’m + anag. incl. SA |
| VHC | T. J. Donnelly | Lobby glares resulting from one MP’s admitting ‘wild oats’ | globby layers; anag. in I MP’s |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Bricklayers using this’ll initially stop making Tower of Pisa wobble! | thick layers using bristle; anag. incl. s, m, T, o |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | Ales, perhaps, providing relief in lawyers having to break endless deadlock | oils … layers; to in impass(e) |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Mission’s tedium’s over, so I’m excited about it | Titian’s mediums; past in anag. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | What wouldn’t go down well with Strine folks? It’s a Pom’s whingeing | fine strokes; anag. |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | Ginger tom passing, up to no good, orbs darty | daubs arty; anag. less ng |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Outstanding ears contributing to smart miss, a top model | smears … art; anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | I’m dad to returning boozers, generously dubbed ‘callers’ | daubed colours; I’m pa + sots (rev.) |
| VHC | M. L. Perkins | Pints in pails – as served in one million decorated pots | paints in piles; as in I m + anag. |
| VHC | G. Perry | Keats on dope? That’s amiss – pot not in order! | coats on deep; anag. |
| VHC | D. A. Simmons | Bints tilt up tams adjusted with poise, mostly | tints built up; anag. incl. pois(e) |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | OT (passim) is about raised and humbled Jews? | jumbled hues; anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | I’m to change, embracing Tony (not half), Ken emotes | many coats; I’m + To(ny) in pass; ref. T. Blair, K. Livingstone |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | One on top of another, dollops of ale point to being in endless jam | oil paint; to in impass(e) |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Coin pi mots, as Saint Paul heaped on them? | paint’s all; anag. |
HCs in competition 1672 awarded to: