Azed Competition No. 1858 Azed Slip | ◀ 1856 | 1862 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1858 | Jan 2008 | HUMONGOUS | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Whacking no good for Greyfriars’ most seen character in comic? | humorous with ng for r; ref. Billy Bunter in ‘The Magnet’ |
| Second | V. Dixon | Tremendous comic, but no good for Romeo | humorous with ng for R |
| Third | R. J. Whale | I doubt that ordinary North American sandwiches turn out thus! | go in hum3 o N US, & lit. |
| VHC | R. D. Anderson | Unionist crowd in Chamber endlessly howling | U mong in hous(e) |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Tuck in to tasty yellow veg when you get Green Giant | on ‘go’ in humus; ref. sweetcorn brand |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Huge stink about America’s consumption of energy | hum + go in on US |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Oversized kid needs responsibility (to restrict fare) | hum2 + go in onus; ref. obesity issue |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Titanic: entertaining, no good as a slice of reality | humorous with ng for r; ref. film |
| VHC | P. Coles | Enormous burden’s sound to leave in another’s keeping | hum + go in onus; burden2,1 |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | Jumbo can be discomposed by mouse, one huge as the farmer’s wife’s three | anag. of 3 tailless words; ref. nursery rhyme |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | Given time, enough constant sumo wrestling can make contestant this | comp. anag. incl. t, & lit. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Bumper issue of gin for me? Ugh! Only regulars knock this back | alternate letters rev. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Extra-large sumo thong, not a little tight, looks funny around Oriental mister | U2 in anag. less t |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Banishment order heartless Uranus placed on mortal showing love for a Titan | human with 0 for a + ‘go’ + U(ranu)s |
| VHC | J. R. H. Jones | Big, bad, no ‘R’, a ‘NG’ in? Funny: that’s ‘Brobdingnagian’! | humorous with ng for r, 3 defs. |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Gigantic hoax at the expense of you and me, ready to be taken in | hum2 + go in on us |
| VHC | P. Long | Really bad smell on cheap airline (American) | hum on GO US |
| VHC | P. McKenna | Wicked getting tipsy in lively mug-house with no end of ale | on in anag. less e |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Whaling time and again excused ought … no, must get punished | anag. less t t |
| VHC | D. J. R. Ogilvie | Mega buzz about America consuming energy | go in hum on US |
| VHC | D. Parfitt | Patagonian gaucho’s mount collapses after disregarding a colt’s limits | anag. less a c, t; see Patagonian |
| VHC | D. J. Short | Great big hug? No – sumo wrestling | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs A. Terrill | Exceptionally bad university crowd filling pub that doesn’t close | U mong in hous(e) |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Titanic? I have my doubts about journey ahead of us | hum3 on go us |
HCs in competition 1858 awarded to: