Azed Competition No. 1702 Azed Slip | ◀ 1700 | 1707 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1702 | Jan 2005 | WORDSMITHERY | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs J. E. Townsend | The artistry of wits, rhymed or otherwise | anag. |
| Second | R. J. Palmer | Novel style of modish writer with yen for a bit of innovation could show it | anag. with y for i, & lit. |
| Third | A. J. Wardrop | What modish writer with yen for a bit of innovation might supply | anag. with y for i, & lit. |
| VHC | B. Burton | Perplexity about Azed’s latest: after expenditure of energy, theme is unravelled. What we devotees enjoy! | d + anag. less e in worry |
| VHC | E. Cross | ‘Do writs rhyme with fits?’ – Logodaedaly Carroll excelled at | anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Terribly shoddy writer’ll need a bit of a miracle for a degree in this | anag. with m for d, & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Azed’s extreme this has me embroiled in perplexity | d + anag. in worry, & lit. |
| VHC | P. Eustace | The WMD? Sorry – I deployed some pretty crafty language | anag.; ref. Iraq war inquiry |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | With it do rhymers elaborate? | w + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | 500 ahead, SA skipper has English in trouble (spin) | D + Smith E, all in worry; ref. Graeme S., cricket |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | I drew my short change in coinage | anag. |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | In ironic mode, this possibly defines a bit of rhetoric | r in anag. in wry |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | It earns writer my dosh | anag. & lit.; earn2 = curdle |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Ace —— I’d fancy will show why Tim Rice’s adored | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. songwriter |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | In trial, Met dish crook for fabrication, leading to exemplary sentence perhaps | anag. in worry |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Source of intelligence? Sorry, the ‘WMD sexed-up’ rather exemplifies it | anag. incl. i, & lit.; ref. Iraq war inquiry |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | Poet lacking merit and rhyme – it wrecked the writer’s craft | Words(worth) + anag. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Endless dry wit? My Sabbath hero revels in it | anag. less y incl. S, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Concern about this marks ed. out | anag. incl. M in worry, & lit. |
| VHC | P. McKenna | Concern about cryptic method is lifting ordinary clue-writer’s art | anag. less o in worry |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | With dime’s worth tumbling, you should double your small coinage | anag. + yr (rev.); ref. weak dollar |
| VHC | W. Murphy | Wanton rowdyism involves starters of trouble, heavies exhorting rampant use of choice language | first letters in anag. |
| VHC | D. J. R. Ogilvie | Why Mr Editor’s excited? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. G. Smith | Why Mr Editor’s excited? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | F. J. B. Wheen | Homer’s translated with dry wit, revealing the writer’s art | anag. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Talent typified by Edward Lear, eccentric one-off weirdo rhymist | anag. less I |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Can it in a worthless poet supply rhyme? | it in Words(worth) + anag., & lit. |
HCs in competition 1702 awarded to: