Azed Competition No. 1746 Azed Slip | ◀ 1741 | 1750 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1746 | Nov 2005 | ENTOMIC | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | No insect, mite could be in —— set, mistakenly | comp. anag. & lit.; mite is an arachnid |
| Second | M. Barley | Characteristic of bug – it’s for hiding in small space with microphone | to in en mic |
| Third | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Dell computer screens are cleared of bugs | tom in eniac less a; see dell2 |
| VHC | B. Burton | Concerned with flies, perhaps (partly open, to micturate) | hidden |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Epithet given to microlepidoptera, wholly or in part | hidden |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | Organize rare —— safaris into America’s rainforest | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | K. W. Crawford | ‘Not mice’ could be descriptive of six-footers | anag. |
| VHC | J. Grimes | What one changes in mien for parody of flits, say | i.e. changing en to mic in mien = mimic |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | Residing in Ecuador, I’m not fearful of insects | anag. in EC |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Income tax cut in US ruled out, sadly, for Wasps and suchlike | anag. less ax |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Computer that Dell’s invested in needs absolute eradicating of bugs | tom in eni(a)c; see dell2 |
| VHC | R. Jacks | Developing nit may become this? No ‘maybe’ involved | anag. less may be, & lit. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Supply organised to men in command of soldiers in colonies, typically? | anag. + i/c; supply adv. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Net’s contaminated: micro’s corrupted: run’s aborted it’s all to do with bugs | anag. + anag. less r |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Upshot of Ashes not half gripping for millions of cricket (& other) types | to m in cine(rary) (rev.) |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Wasps’ class is epitomised by this nice scrummaging round hooker | tom in anag. |
| VHC | D. J. R. Ogilvie | Electronic COMINT purged of bugs? | E + anag. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | ‘Divided into three parts’ in Caesar’s first tome (all translated) | anag. incl. C; ref. Caesar’s ‘De Bello Gallico’ I,i |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | You might see hideous nit come to do with bugs | anag.; ref. song ‘The Ugly Bug Ball’ |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Millions notice bust on such as Dors and Painted Ladies | anag. incl. m |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Tonemic variant of lice, for example (not mice, however) | 2 anags. |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | You’ll find this is frequently rendered as ‘insectiform’ | anag. less is fr., & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Young | Centimo – different version of a mite, say | anag. |
HCs in competition 1746 awarded to: