Azed Competition No. 1814 Azed Slip | ◀ 1810 | 1818 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | Mar 2007 | HIPSTER | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Heald | Chap, beatnik sort, mixing with odd characters having dropped out? | anag. of alternate letters, & lit. |
| Second | N. G. Shippobotham | Trimmed pet’s hair, wanting a cool cat | anag. less a |
| Third | J. C. Leyland | Cat for the ‘snip’ will knock up no —— female! | comp. anag. incl. f |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Cat hour: time spent by one having a nap? | h + (t)ipster; ref. catnap, nap3 |
| VHC | M. Barley | Member of a generation now gone, this person espouses unconventionality | anag. less son, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Cooper | 60’s dropout leading rest astray with joint | hip + anag. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Monk, among others, sent me ‘Henry and Turbulent Priest’ | h + anag.; ref. Thelonious M., jazz pianist |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Fan of Billie Holiday – still excited with her power, though the 50s are gone | anag. less LL, incl. P; ref. B.H., jazz singer |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Brahms and Liszt, this person? Not a disciple! | anag. less son, & lit.; ref. rhyming slang |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | With it, I embody the spirit that’s unconventional | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Former bohemian No.1 in pop hits put out by Queen | anag. incl. p + ER; ref. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | This rep worked as someone ‘On The Road’ | anag.; ref. Kerouac novel |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | I’ll investigate hot new culture I’d taken from heated Petri dish | anag. less I’d |
| VHC | B. MacReamoinn | What could be seen swinging in jungle? A glimpse of Tarzan (written by E. R. Burroughs) | hips + T + E(dgar) R(ice); ref. William B. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Cat’s ordained to perish with eighth of remissions gone | anag. less o; ref. cat’s nine lives |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Originator of Tarzan I perhaps misjudged dismissing apparently Burroughs? | anag. of TI perh(ap)s; ref. E. R. and William B. |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | I love jazz – harpist’s tone gets me not as excited | comp. anag. |
| VHC | W. Murphy | Free spirit he, exuding independence | anag. less I, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Pearce | Cat starts to retch – then indisposed pussy spits enormous hair-ball out | anag. of first letters |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | —— on dope (bit of weed) could be one who’s tripped out | comp. anag. incl. w, & lit. |
| VHC | L. Ward | Chap’s trite playing might ‘get’ this cat? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Such as becomes pert-ish bum? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Harry Roy and me? That could be prehistory | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. former jazz bandleader |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | My generation is from Berry’s time, before Queen | hip’s t + ER, & lit.; ref. Chuck B. |
HCs in competition 1814 awarded to: