Azed Competition No. 1707 Azed Slip | ◀ 1702 | 1711 ▶ | Other competitions |
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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1707 | Feb 2005 | GALENA | Definition of Anagram | 20 |
Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
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First | D. F. Manley | What was assessment of lawn? Good, given a nitrogen-enriched tract of grass | alnage; g + a + N in lea; lawn2 = fabric |
Second | C. A. Clarke | End of voyage, Ellen finally cracks celebratory bottle | lagena; e, n in gala (adj); ref. E. MacArthur |
Third | P. McKenna | Lansbury, say, a chap accepting a leading part in Labour | Angela; a L in gena; ref. George/Angela L., Labour politician/American actress |
VHC | M. Barker | First signs of growth appearing – lichen’s elementary new archegonium? | anlage; first letters, & lit. |
VHC | J. R. Beresford | Bottle with a narrow neck – a small space one gets a half-finished ship over | lagena; gal(ley) + en + a |
VHC | N. Connaughton | Girl with feminine name? | Angela; gal + Ena, & lit. |
VHC | H. Freeman | Girl’s name | Angela; gal + Ena, & lit. |
VHC | P. D. Gaffey | Wind one must get up after bottle | lagena; gale + an (rev.); ref. baby-feeding |
VHC | R. J. Heald | Hollow area around inner part of ear | lagena; a in glen a, & lit. |
VHC | Mrs B. E. Henderson | Brazil perhaps disqualifying married men entering a special sporting event | Angela; (m)en in gala; ref. novelist |
VHC | R. J. Hooper | Tempest with ultimate in rotten acting? It was a fiasco | lagena; gale n a |
VHC | Dr P. D. King | Bottle of old beer is in good nick – if lacking Boddington’s head | lagena; ale in g na(B); ref. beer brand |
VHC | M. D. Laws | Rejecting whiskey, have nibbles holding beer bottle | lagena; ale in gna(w) |
VHC | J. R. C. Michie | Ancient Greek bones found with a bottle from antiquity | lagena; Galen a |
VHC | R. Murdoch | Answer in depression: a bottle! | lagena; a in glen + a |
VHC | W. Murphy | Constant drinkers tackling endless days of going without a bottle | lagena; Len(t) in g AA |
VHC | C. Ogilvie | One resident in Border valley with a view of the Tweed | alnage; a in glen + a |
VHC | R. J. Palmer | A lobe’s first appearing in side of face could be this | anlage; a l in gena, & lit. |
VHC | W. Ransome | Beer in gallons not available – outdated form of measurement | alnage; ale in g n/a |
VHC | H. R. Sanders | Foaming ale naturally shows up this ancient bottle | lagena; hidden |
HCs in competition 1707 awarded to: