Azed Competition No. 1758 Azed Slip | ◀ 1753 | 1762 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1758 | Feb 2006 | BIMBETTE | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Barley | Vacuous blonde bit, me, feature of tabloid spread? | anag. incl. b(lond)e, t, & lit. |
| Second | P. McKenna | A dumb bit of stuff? A —— could be dimmest – but a babe! | comp. anag. incl. s, & lit. |
| Third | N. G. Shippobotham | RADA ——: she may be cast as theatre’s dim babe | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Beresford | Grip snags laid with a bit of meat on a Barbie | m bet in bite; snag (Aust.) = sausage |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Scatty tit, mebbe? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Bubbly ‘it’ babe without a scrap of acumen met here | anag. less a, & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Brainless, ingenuous miss, beautiful enough to turn everyone’s heads | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Dorn | Champ retains title with bit of taunting and simple knockout | MBE t in bite |
| VHC | W. Drever | Is she a female parody somehow of a pretty dim babe? | comp. anag. incl. f, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Eat snags mate’s first put on Barbie | m bet in bite |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Having just a little brain, I’m almost more desirable | b I’m bette(r), & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | One not half dumb on the inside, infinitely more appealing on the outside! | I (du)mb in bette(r), & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | I’m into books? One such as I will never reach the end – or even start | I’m in bb + (l)ette(r), & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs S. G. Johnson | Brigitte minus kit entertaining heads of movie business empire? | m, b, e in B(rig)itte, & lit.; ref. Bardot |
| VHC | D. R. Jones | I’m blonde, vacuous and kitteny with, above, all, very little brain | b I’m + b(lond)e + (ki)tte(ny), & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. H. Jones | Beer almost takes award: has great body but no head! | MBE in bitte(r) |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | I might show pout captivating male and character almost wholly without head for learning | m in bib + (l)ette(r), & lit. |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | Millions speculated in Spice Girl (that’s really dumb) | m bet in bite |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Frontally beautiful is me, but extremely thick thinks everyone | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | N. Roper | Timbale without porky ingredients in top recipe leaving a very thick but tasty dish? | (t)imb(ale) in bette(r); porky = lie |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Dim little babes? All ——s I’d fancy | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Pretty daft baggage rule revoked to improve airline being held up | BMI (rev.) in bette(r) |
| VHC | L. Ward | One encapsulated by B. M. (Ms Midler)? Yes and no | I in BM + Bette; ref. smart US comedienne |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | I’m dimmer than other girls but under the heading of beauty I’m almost totally superior | b I’m bette(r), & lit. |
HCs in competition 1758 awarded to: