Azed Competition No. 1775 Azed Slip | ◀ 1771 | 1779 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 | Jun 2006 | ROUGH-AND-READY | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr E. Young | A hard tussle with Dr E. Young plainly winning? | anag. |
| Second | V. Dixon | Like ‘can belto’ tenors, say, producing disgust in Covent Garden, awe among some | ug in ROH + dread in any; Royal Opera House |
| Third | J. C. Leyland | Does Ryanair save one dough, dear? Not half, it’s ‘no frills’ | anag. less I incl. de(ar) |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Reach hundred having been dropped, with a dodgy run in a scramble – crude but effective | anag. less C |
| VHC | M. Barley | What you regard as handy, if crude, could be … this, say? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | In case of robbery, criminal adored a hung jury | anag. in r, y; jury- = makeshift, without hyphen in Collins |
| VHC | B. Burton | For sort of repair newspaper DIY column may suggest, search through and read yesterday’s! | hidden |
| VHC | M. Coates | Your garden had run wild, uncultivated but pleasant | anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | With no finishing touches added, you go and hurry work? With such an outcome! | anag. less final letters |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Hash or ecstasy a handy drug providing quick fix? | anag. incl E |
| VHC | L. M. Inman | That’ll do, Andy dear | i.e. anag. of last two words |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Regard your hand … discard King then finesse. It’s easily improvised | anag. less R |
| VHC | M. Moran | Serving well enough, unshaven Agassi has advantage against unknown | rough André ad y; ref. tennis player |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Bully and greens is nice enough (but not refined) | rough and ready |
| VHC | D. Parfitt | Hick, perhaps, having smashed boundary, charged, getting out caught and bowled | anag. less c, b; ref. Graeme H., cricket |
| VHC | W. Ransome | Rude, with a bit of gracelessness, or handy, knocked up | anag. incl a g, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Sanderson | Bully plus bread makes such a meal? | rough and ready |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Like Prescott, could it be argued? Or handy, in a tussle | anag. & lit.; ref. John P.’s reputation |
| VHC | Ms A. Terrill | Crude, but effective from Hoylake’s long grass, Funk holes one | rough + dread in any; ref. Fred F., US golfer |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Like a quick fix? Try tripping on hard drug, yea? | anag. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | So Lady Chatterley saw her lover adorn her with gaudy blooms? | anag.; bloom = flourish |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | It could be argued – handy or improvised? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Ms B. J. Widger | Uncultivated, your garden had gone to seed | anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Young | Run up from long grass near fairway – some that fear wedges will succeed | rough + dread in any |
HCs in competition 1775 awarded to: