Azed Competition No. 1849 Azed Slip | ◀ 1845 | 1853 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849 | Nov 2007 | AUXESIS | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr I. S. Fletcher | A change from six EU’s shown? | a + anag., & lit.; ref. enlargement of EU/EEC from original number |
| Second | C. J. Brougham | Active wife, taken with Bayeux’s art, lives for embroidery | a ux. + es (Fr.) + is |
| Third | R. J. Heald | Such a trope placed artfully could make a prosaic tale ‘sexed-up’ | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | Going over the top, Australia’s opening pair smashed sixes | Au + anag. |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Article I sex up to feed under-secretary extravagant claims | a + I sex (rev.) in US |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Sex up bit of intelligence as fodder for awful USA exaggeration | sex (rev.) + I, all in anag. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Unsettled tax issue – taxpayer initially rejected increase | anag. less t |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | USA confused about uprising in Congress? That’s an exaggeration | i’ sex (rev.) in anag. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | A universal result of mounting libido is in tumescence | a + U + sex (rev.) + is |
| VHC | R. M. S. Cork | Guenon afflicted with this growth may become exsanguineous | comp. anag. |
| VHC | J. Grimes | Uranium treasure site in waters up north of Iceland will produce growth | U ‘X’ in sea (rev.) + IS |
| VHC | R. B. Harling | Bosom fully developed with this augmentation makes lousy falsies buxom | comp. anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | What brings one to the art at Bayeux is more than just embroidery | aux es (Fr.) + is |
| VHC | Mrs S. D. Johnson | Incomplete axe issue compounded overgrowth | anag. less e |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Expansive embroidery: Bayeux’s is blighted by being neglected | anag. less by |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | With Heather finally gone, what breaks Sir Paul’s heart, ex’s exorbitant claim? | anag. less r incl. au; ref. Mills / McCartney divorce settlement |
| VHC | G. McStravick | Dodgy dossier was sexed up i.e. rewrites were disposed with exaggeration | comp. anag. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Enlargement or unchanged encapsulates EU binding vote coming up | X in EU (rev.) in as is; ref. e.g. Croatia entry |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | To the French their art is an extension from the Greek | aux es (Fr.) + is |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Australia’s openers clobbered sixes, ‘going over the top’ in a manner of speaking | Au + anag. |
| VHC | D. Parfitt | I sex up boring and uninspired speech, primarily | I sex (rev.) in first letters, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Sanderson | English second XI made mincemeat of in Australia? That’s pure exaggeration | anag. of E s XI in AUS |
| VHC | S. Saunders | Axe is u/s for chopping old growth | anag. |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Leaving the egg, developing “oiseaux” primarily show this? | anag. less O + s, & lit. |
HCs in competition 1849 awarded to: