Azed Competition No. 1856 Azed Slip | ◀ 1853 | 1858 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | Xmas 2007 | LITAS | Printer’s Devilry | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | H. Freeman | Greens on, ba/ked brown, with capon warming | ref. Bali conference on climate change |
| Second | Dr E. Young | Big star for now El/ton is: he’s ahead of present takers | |
| Third | M. Barley | The public’s found lo/o offensive – there was a huge stink! | ‘Lolita’ |
| VHC | P. A. Cash | Tabloid paid chambermaid to tel/ex scandal about goings-on up at the manor | |
| VHC | E. Cross | Self-advertising eccentricity accounts for the celebrity da/ted from 1940 onwards | ref. Salvador Dali |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Do paedophiles dream of seeing an under-age lo/t? Ripping! | Lolita |
| VHC | A. S. Everest | The ‘brawn’, when found badly pickled in the local, de/test art | |
| VHC | J. Glassonbury | The locomotive sp/un, derailing train; passengers hospitalized | |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | After fighting, his opponent co-opera/ted – another sweet victory! | ref. Henry Cooper, Muhammad Ali |
| VHC | B. Jones | Spicy hot da/te Di’s a little tart! | |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Although some people were ill after eating the freshly caught herring, sal/ted were fine | |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | A safe line won’t let anybody bel/t up – idly conceived plan must go | ref. Aesop’s fable ‘Belling the Cat’ |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | The novel lo/o out of order with a loose minor coupling caused a stink | ‘Lolita’ |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | A homesp/un Derby hat, redone, is sad to see | |
| VHC | R. A. Norton | The too generous host may proffer a large whisky and cal/m all on E | |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Cute missions by half-ba/ked politicians at summit | ref. Bali conference on climate change |
| VHC | D. Parfitt | Slavering old dog eyes a tenderlo/in fully | Lolita |
| VHC | K. Rae | After seasoning my Christmas mea/t – ethereal flavours! | |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | To satisfy the sensational press reporters tel/ex scandal | |
| VHC | D. J. Short | When you find a stable, star/e – a son of peace and goodwill has come | |
| VHC | N. Talbott | Guiding light towards ‘Table of Jesus’, the magic al/tar of Bethlehem | |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | ‘New Markets’ – big meeting – what might imperi/al lenders attack? | see sallenders |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Wise men reaching the stable so star/k where a King may be found | |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | Murali’s doosra sp/un, derailing English batting | ref. M. Muralitharan |
| VHC | M. P. Young | Visit Diocletian’s palace in sp/ite of local interest | in Split |
HCs in competition 1856 awarded to: