Azed Competition No. 1779 Azed Slip | ◀ 1775 | 1784 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 | Jul 2006 | NEWIE (misprint of U) | Misprints | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. Cross | This is fresh oat scone WI exhibits (just a slice thereof) | out; hidden |
| Second | C. J. Morse | Not as it was, Women’s Institute wants end to ‘housewife’: this is jest of the moment | just; ne WI e; ref. recent WI announcement |
| Third | I. Simpson | Cry of 2006? Portuguese finally win, English knocked out | cru; anag. incl. e, E; ref. World Cup |
| VHC | T. Anderson | What flesh could be nominated the essence of Rhine wienerwurst? | flush (= sudden growth); hidden |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Underwriter regularly discloses debit item | debut; alternate letters |
| VHC | D. C. Clenshaw | Leaders of nanotechnology evolution will inevitably exhibit latest babble | bauble; first letters |
| VHC | V. Dixon | One you’ve seen bat lately, not previously one in our team | but; ne + I in we |
| VHC | A. S. Everest | Informal label for a bottle of most wine that ferments about middle of September? | must; e in anag.; must2 |
| VHC | M. Goodliffe | Is this jest contrived, Ernie Wise not getting rise somehow? | just; Ernie Wise less anag. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | City backing insurance covering contents for what’s as yet untorched | untouched; wen (rev.) + i, e |
| VHC | J. Grimes | Fresh constriction that is displacing trade in racecourse | construction; i.e. for market in Newmarket |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Some sinew I exercised a bit of recently got stiff | stuff; hidden |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | It’s only jest here, trap throwing leader of Tories? Send message: Remove Ross’s face! | just; ne(T) + wi(R)e; ref. Jonathan R.’s ‘vulgar’ interview of D. Cameron |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Traditionally a bride’s most regularly given away in her white | must; alternate letters; ‘something old, something new …’ |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | What’s recently oft associated with US President? Thousands sacrificed | out; (k)new I(k)e |
| VHC | W. Ransome | Bedding item, perhaps, in magazine I went inside and read about | budding; hidden rev. |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Definition of mallet, for example, one wields in the middle | mullet; hidden; see Chambers preface, page vii |
| VHC | Mrs A. Terrill | Word ‘pet’ in C, say for the first time gives n ‘sheep one’s brought inside’ | put; n + I in ewe |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | What’s making debit note get waived regularly? | debut; n + alternate letters |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Ask to take time off in the country? That’s a debit item | debut; new(t) i.e.; ask2 |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Is bed one we fancy, with Emin smothering marks? | bud; anag. less m; ref. Tracey E.’s 1999 creation |
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