Azed Competition No. 183 Azed Slip | ◀ 178 | 187 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | Sep 1975 | PICKLE | normal | 29 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Goddard | Pinch and scrape | 2 mngs. |
| Second | D. F. Manley | Kleptomaniac: A man to —— indiscriminately? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | Dr G. B. Greer | Apply solution to poor Jack’s plight? | 2 mngs. & lit.; ref. naval punishment, Jack and Jill |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Spare rod: you’ll find me – in here | 2 mngs. & lit.; spoilt child; rod in pickle (qv) |
| VHC | A. G. Bogie | Could kleptomaniac be a man to ——? Yes indeed | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | Tiresome child gives outrageous lip and cheek – he’ll have to go! | anag. less he |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Copper locking one big brute up in nick | I in PC + elk (rev.) |
| VHC | P. R. Clemow | Wherein a rod may be immersed prior to tinning (or tanning) | 2 mngs.; rod in pickle (qv) |
| VHC | R. Dean | Insufferable brat – a little prig! | 2 mngs.; prig3 |
| VHC | A. L. Dennis | Could be a wee mite plastered – knocking out a copper | pickle(d) |
| VHC | J. A. Fincken | For piquantly improving cold kitchen lunches etc., it’s the tops | initial letters & lit. |
| VHC | B. Franco | See little monkey, when k’s left inside little money | k l in pice |
| VHC | S. Goldie | What’s fished for with a runcible spoon, nickel-plated, and let away embarrassingly? | comp. anag. |
| VHC | J. J. Goulstone | A man, to pilfer thus, could be kleptomaniac | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | E.g. sauerkraut (sour cabbage) | 3 mngs.; sour = treat with dilute acid; cabbage2 |
| VHC | W. Jackson | Morsel best left on side of plate | pick l + e |
| VHC | Mrs N. Jarman | A rude postcard like this shows reward of dipping in the briny – a nasty nipper | anag. incl. PC, 2 defs. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | For preserve try a wee drop of jam | 3 mngs. |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Arrow-head hung round about back of neck to punish Ancient Mariner | c. k in pile |
| VHC | A. C. Morrison | In this difficult situation save or consume sparingly what little there is | 4 mngs. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Brat in distress having to eat a little cabbage | 4 mngs.; cabbage2 |
| VHC | E. Newlove | ‘Mousetrap’ to finish? I’d relish that. Season of Shakespeare instead? | 2 mngs.; cheese and p.; season vb. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Liquid used for cleaning a troublesome child – hot water? | 3 mngs. |
| VHC | P. S. Peters | Kleptomaniac is a man needing to —— uncontrollably, perhaps | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Rear Adm W. T. C. Ridley | Put down, down, about half of Hock – it’ll get you nearly sloshed | (Ho)ck in pile3, pickle(d); put down = pickle |
| VHC | G. Snowden-Davies | Stew? Take a wee bit of salt to taste | 4 mngs. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Salt cabbage? A wee bit for the little monkey to nibble | 5 mngs.; cabbage2 |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | Initially put in chemical, keeps long enough | initial letters & lit. |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Cull long before beginning to eat this | pick + l + e, & lit. |
HCs in competition 183 awarded to: