Azed Competition No. 1840 Azed Slip | ◀ 1836 | 1845 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | Sep 2007 | W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH | Letters Latent | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. L. Stone | Teddy boy loved hep toon when rocking ’n’ rolling | anag.; ref. Christopher Robin |
| Second | N. C. Dexter | He won hearts of happy wee beginners, tho’ placing letters wobbly-wise | anag. incl. p e n, & lit. |
| Third | E. C. Lance | Now the phone’s out of order, he hears a buzzing noise and he sometimes gets a hum | anag.; ref. Pooh stories |
| VHC | M. Barley | Bear, happy when with honeypot containing no end of honey? | anag. less y |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Mobile phone now the popular present for children? | anag. |
| VHC | E. Bushell | Honey-pot lover distraught when honey-pot loses last of honey | anag. less y |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Hope, now and then, for change in anencephalic character | anag.; ‘a Bear of Very Little Brain’ |
| VHC | M. Goodliffe | Suspect when honey-pot’s missing last of honey | anag. less y, & lit. |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Who’s upset when honeypot devoid of honey’s close? | anag. less last letter, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | A pot when teeming with honey could satisfy me? Ay! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Upset when honeypot’s spilt last of honey? I would be | anag. less y |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Bear, by name, won the open playing hard | anag. + h; ref. J. Nicklaus, nicknamed the ‘Golden Bear’ |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Oh no! new Peugeot’s big end rattling – ringing the AA’s favourite? | the in anag. incl P; ref. A. A. Milne |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Presenter of versatile honeypot when … last of honey has gone! | anag. less y, & lit; ref. ‘a Useful Pot … for putting things in’ |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | No end of joy when honeypot licked, I’m animated for all to see | anag. less y; ref. Disney films |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Honey-lover, upset when honeypot’s out of honey finally | anag. less y |
| VHC | V. Seth | Uncertain when to phone, I am advised from time to time to ‘Ples ring’ | anag. |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Spots new honey … ‘Ah!’ says he excitedly | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. M. Steele | Mobile phone, now the children’s favourite | anag. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Honeypot when licked clear of last bit of honey makes me present | anag. less y, & lit.; ref. ‘a Useful Pot …’ |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Lover of honey upset honeypot when extracting last of honey | anag. less y |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Could who finally won The Open become another Golden Bear? Possibly? | anag. incl. n; ref. J. Nicklaus |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | What a phenomenon – but lacking brain ultimately – has A.A.M. contrived with ——? | comp. anag. less n, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | With mobile phone on, the leaking in one’s brain is tiny | the in anag. |
HCs in competition 1840 awarded to: