Azed Competition No. 1784 Azed Slip | ◀ 1779 | 1788 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784 | Aug 2006 | TEARAWAY | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | B. Cheesman | No Paper Doll, our Bard’s Belovèd Anne / Hath spurn’d th’impetuous Youth | (Doll) Tear(sheet) + (Anne Hath)away; ref. Henry IV, Part 2 |
| Second | C. J. Brougham | ‘Beano article’ means Dennis the Menace? | tear a way; ref. comic strip character |
| Third | N. C. Dexter | One’s needing bit of telling off and ear boxed? | ear in t away, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Daly’s second is in casual water, agreed? Drop further from the hole. Bogeys may curb his recklessness | a in anag. + ay, tear away; ref. John D., US golfer; bogeys = police |
| VHC | M. Barley | No end of mayhem for gang of juveniles I’ll follow? | tea(m) + raw + ay, & lit.; I3 |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Water’s somewhat chilly in Scottish river for one inclined to jump in | ea raw in Tay |
| VHC | B. Burton | Impetuous teen – not half! – one not corrected alas? | te(en) a raw ay, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Get weary at a thrash, and drop off | anag., tear away; get n. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Rash? If weeping, you can use clean tissue to wipe this | i.e. (wipe) tear away |
| VHC | C. D. S. & E. A. Field | A madcap? T. Sawyer? —— scamp’d gone wild! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Drop to get out of rough? | tear away (interj.) |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | Reckless Scots greeting what Hadrian built to pen them in | a wa’ in teary; greet2 |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Cannabis, alas, entraps inexperienced madcap | raw in tea ay |
| VHC | C. J. Lancaster | Hooligan upset about Celtic not playing at home | awa’ in teary |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | A weary tee shot lands one in the rough | a in anag. incl. T |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Who’s still harbouring some hostility over having to accept a bit of authority? | a in a war in yet (all rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | We try AAA out for someone to go under hood maybe | anag.; ref. hoodies, American Automobile Association |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | Reckless dope, rough indeed | tea raw ay |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | One immature, consumed by drink perhaps, ending in delinquency | a raw in tea + y, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Parfitt | A wild plant: Asian tree with green, brown and black leaves | tea raw (b)ay; plant = young person |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | A Wayne R. at play, lacking a bit of nous? | anag. less n, & lit.; ref. W. Rooney |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Reckless, certainly after a drink, and rude | tea raw + ay |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | A year at reformatory carries little weight with him | w in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | You might see Bonnie turn —— forming a union with Warren Beatty | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. film ‘Bonnie & Clyde’, starring W.B. |
HCs in competition 1784 awarded to: