Azed Competition No. 1827 Azed Slip | ◀ 1823 | 1831 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1827 | Jun 2007 | AMAKOSI def. DENUDED | Wrong Number | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. J. Wardrop | What might make these Zulu chiefs die sinners? Naked missionaries! | naked; comp. anag. |
| Second | D. C. Williamson | As if Shaka is come reborn might such chiefs be exposed? | exposed; comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | Ms S. Wallace | Zulu chiefs tackle Mbeki – no SA seat if divested of negotiated benefits | divested; anag. less anag.; ref. Pres. Thabo M. |
| VHC | R. D. Anderson | Tribal chiefs accepted carved oomiaks, prow stripped off | stripped; a + anag. less o |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Panda, and those of his class, like coma, stripped, as a snack | stripped; anag. incl. (l)ik(e) (c)om(a); coma2; Panda, Zulu chief and father of Cetewayo |
| VHC | D. Arthur | African leaders running amok in oasis, stripped | stripped; anag. in (o)asi(s) |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | These tribal chiefs rend dresses, resulting in naked Maoris? | naked; comp. anag. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Big fish amongst African indigenes (their leaders being here exposed) | exposed; makos in first letters, & lit. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Tribal chiefs in Samoa, with bared skin, dancing | bared; anag. incl. (s)ki(n) |
| VHC | V. Dixon | SA leaders exposed: sharks, but kept in by sloth | exposed; makos in ai |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | Clan chiefs exposed as leaders of affluent minority appropriating kudos of Shaka’s impis | exposed; first letters |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Are Maori sticks in stripped ramin for native chiefs? | stripped; a + kos in (r)ami(n) |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | African tribal leaders fell, stripped of power, overwhelmed by swarming Masai | stripped; ko(P) in anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Lancaster | Leaders of Africans dwelling in or around King Solomon’s Mines, fighting when divested of diamonds | divested; anag. of first letters less D |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Natal men (top ones) giving ma oxygen as kid cleared of end of cord in labour | cleared; anag. incl. O less d |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Tribal leaders, African American, odd characters from Ohio, stark raving | stark; Am + anag. of alternate letters |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Makarios deprived of right to stir – might have led fight against British colonials | deprived; anag. less r; ref. Anglo-Zulu war and Archbishop M. of Cyprus |
| VHC | P. McKenna | Foremost characters from Kwazulu men, stripped of all ancient influence possibly | stripped; anag. of first letters, & lit. |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | When exposed to interference, ‘ham’ answer is OK and not hard in ‘Alpha Zulu’ and the like | exposed; anag. incl. a less H; ref. AZ comp |
| VHC | K. Thomas | Leaders in kraal oddly associated with Masai? That’s wrongly exposed | exposed; anag. incl. k o, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Billion stripped out of African capital is propping up African rulers | stripped; (B)amako (capital of Mali) + is (rev.) |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Brünnhilde type, half stripped, makes a big hit with international and native bigwigs | stripped; Ama(zon) ko’s I |
HCs in competition 1827 awarded to: