Azed Competition No. 1862 Azed Slip | ◀ 1858 | 1866 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 | Feb 2008 | UNALIKE | Spoonerisms | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. R. H. Jones | One rustic US soldier has a quid in cheek and chaws | chalk and cheese; a L in un Ike; ref. Eisenhower |
| Second | L. Ward | Knit a con a bit of underwear – mostly plain, to curb overtures from lustful inmates | not akin; u + l i in nake(d) |
| Third | D. H. Tompsett | So melodically Gary’s to plink a guitar catching soul of tonality | Parry’s to Glinka; (to)nali(ty) in uke; ref. composers |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | University’s not stiff at St Andrews – spot passable nits (for entry)! | not passable spits; U na like3; i.e. entry in grid |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | What blight is comparable to whacking unhappy UK alien? | white … blacking; anag. |
| VHC | D. A. Campbell | In UK ale is drunk so deep to cheer | cheap to dear; anag. |
| VHC | M. Coates | Turning endlessly about a kiln damaged potter’s knees? | not as peas; anag. in ue(y) |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Spot a nit making clues, limitlessly and haphazardly? | not a spit; anag. of (m)akin(g) (c)lue(s) |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | The name again? ‘Sot’ if one’s having a stiff Scotch! | same … not; un a like3 |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | As snakes in flow start to undulate, weakling’s guts churn | flakes in snow; u + anag. of (w)eaklin(g) |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | Potter ne’er fires a kiln with fuel inside | not a pair; anag. incl. (f)ue(l) |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Tron casting debut for understudy to cover one hampered by broken ankle | contrasting; u + I in anag.; ref. Tron Theatre, Glasgow |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Hue’s central feature in a Klee expressing eccentricity – fantastic to see paint so! | two peas ain’t so; anag. incl. u less e; ref. Paul K. |
| VHC | P. McKenna | Like cotton holed? Start to unpick ripped inkle round one | hot and cold; u + a in anag. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Cotton in upper-class sportswear brand’s worn by almost everyone | not akin; al(l) in U Nike |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Spot the dead nit in lad’s cap and quake after scratching head madly | not the dead spit; anag. incl. l less q |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Edmund’s virtuous lady love is keen not to be a Sloane | seen … clone; Una like; ref. ‘Faerie Queene’ |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | What posh ankle socks, lined with a bit of Indian cotton in | not akin; I in anag. incl. U |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | One ale drunk … errant doctor dismissed … ‘Name the sot!’ | not the same; anag. incl. I less Dr |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Attached to the local him (raving alkie), is ‘sot’ the very name? | not the very same; un + anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Body found in New York – drunken alkie. The name? It’s ‘sot’ | same it’s not; UN + anag. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | ‘Name the sot.’ ‘One of the Hodges, an alcoholic, slightly squiffy.’ | not the same; un + alkie with ki rev. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Woman president can lead from the left with font of wit | want of fit; l in Una Ike; ref. H. Clinton, Eisenhower |
HCs in competition 1862 awarded to: