Azed Competition No. 1676 Azed Slip | ◀ 1672 | 1680 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1676 | Jul 2004 | CRINGE-MAKING | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. Grimes | Ginger McCain splashed out a thousand for colt of very little merit | anag. with K for c; ref. racehorse trainer |
| Second | C. G. Millin | Phone in church and chatter about family, causing great embarrassment | ring in CE + kin in mag |
| Third | R. Hesketh | Having to tinkle during Church Assembly can be acutely embarrassing | ring in CE + making |
| VHC | M. Barley | Mega unseemly – for example, grandad being into music’s latest band? | anag. + kin, all in c ring, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | —— grime can unsettle one occupying the throne | anag. + king, & lit.; ref. lavatory graffiti |
| VHC | C. Boyd | What’s sickening? Rattled France’s second nicking game | anag. incl r; ref. Euro 2004 |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Grig’s happy with nickname ‘Squirmy’ | anag.; happy = mildly drunk |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Sickening concoction of double gin and marc with two parts of sake | anag. incl. gin, gin, (sa)ke |
| VHC | P. Cargill | Stomach-turning onset of Kray gang in crime wave | anag. incl. K |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Concealing joint, Mick Jagger, ninety, half cut, is prancing about – it’s —— | anag. incl. nin(ety) less J, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Coates | Uncontrolled smacking in rage, as about to be banned, is sickening | anag. less as (rev.) |
| VHC | Ms B. Coventry | It’s SO embarrassing – with woe, we could see a Greek win coming! | comp. anag.; ref. Euro 2004 |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | God-awful bells in church – who brought up Martin Luther? | ring in CE + ma King |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Knight detected in unseemly grimace before HM: that could be —— | N in anag. + king, & lit. |
| VHC | C. R. Gumbrell | Segment of worm found in cold mutton, a piece of poor quality | ring in c em a king |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Licking German in war – Basil’s ultimate unmentionable? Quite | anag. less l; ref. classic ‘Fawlty Towers’ episode |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Rank comedian’s gig b—— awful – so that bad? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Crown jewel hiding in pocket, leading to a top royal’s shaming | in in cr. gem + a king |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | A doubly no good limerick with line blue-pencilled could possibly be this | anag. incl. ng ng less l, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Greeks won, in magic form: we so harshly lost it’s —— | anag. less anag., & lit.; ref. Euro 2004 |
| VHC | Mrs M. Vincent | Whatever’s band in church performing? It’s excruciating! | ring in CE + making |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | What ginger camiknickers, half falling off, might be? | anag. incl. camikn(ickers), & lit. |
| VHC | C. Weston | Ginger Mick, an oddball likely to leave Simply Red | anag.; ref. pop singer M. Hucknall |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | What’s most ——? Possibly R. Atkinson g-gem when let loose with mic | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Ron A.’s racist gaffe on air |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Excruciating contralto with bell-like sound on rising note and painful to the ear | c + ring + me (rev.) + ‘aching’ |
HCs in competition 1676 awarded to: