Azed Competition No. 1762 Azed Slip | ◀ 1758 | 1766 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1762 | Mar 2006 | DUDDERY | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. C. Borland | Sisters and their mother sniffily dictated what Cinders wore about the house | i.e. congested pronunciation of ‘nunnery’ |
| Second | C. M. Edmunds | Partially infected udder yields, if red, material inflammatory to bovines | hidden; ‘red rag to a bull’ |
| Third | C. A. Clarke | Clouts ineffective bowler across the pond, no trace of ball | dud der(b)y |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Turnover of rubbish in yard secures acceptable livelihood for Steptoes? | U in redd in yd (all rev.); ref. TV comedy ‘S. and Son’ |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Not exactly dude’s formal clothing! | anag. in dry, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Shop snappy dresser after clothing would enter only in extremis? | ’d in dude + last letters |
| VHC | E. Cross | Where you’d find useless bowler, bit of brim missing? | dud der(b)y, & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Where buyer wanting pair of breeches gets threepence out? That’s about right! | r in anag. less br incl. 3 d’s, & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Unsteady with age, but not old – rather welcoming university rags locally! | doddery with U for o |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Stew and last portion of roly-poly is what Bunter might have | dudder + y; see bunter |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Useless racing event – no book provided in Tatts! | dud Der(b)y; tatt = rag |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | ‘Rags’ dug in quite a few hours to keep Australia out | day with udder for a; ref. Derek ‘Rags’ Randall’s marathon 1977 test innings |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | Hollow diplomacy embraces tit for tat | udder in d, y |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | In which smart dresser acquires the latest in second-hand lines | d in dude + ry, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Tidying up needed for cabinet’s chump in tax habits looking shabby! | redd (rev.) for t in duty; chump = end; ref. J. Prescott’s failure to pay council tax |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Dude wanders in without sympathy here | anag. in dry, & lit. |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | Endless pap included in lacklustre fashion collection (so ‘last year’) | udde(r) in dry |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Unconventional dude’s formal clothing? | anag. in dry, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Sanderson | Formal clothing fussy dude found here? Yes and no | anag. in dry |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Could be where bag lady shops – no pieces of luxury attire | udder in (l a)dy, & lit. |
| VHC | I. Simpson | What’s flogged here? Fuddy-duddy gear, regularly | anag. of alternate letters, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | You won’t get new weeds here if acre’s dug in time | day with udder for a |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | New Boots and Panties unavailable here – Dury dead and not about to be reissued | anag. less a; ref. hit album by the late Ian Dury |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Shoddy underwear could be programmed as —— on washer | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Young | The confines of divinity have to accept ‘tit for tat’ | udder in d, y; ref. ‘an eye for an eye’ |
HCs in competition 1762 awarded to: