Azed Competition No. 1879 Azed Slip | ◀ 1875 | 1884 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Jun 2008 | LITTER BASKET | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Barley | See best & lit. take first place in results slip … and worst end here? | anag. incl. r; slip vb. |
| Second | Dr J. Burscough | Transfer ‘Battlestrike’ to Recycle Bin? | anag.; ref. computer game |
| Third | R. J. Heald | Garbo can work better with talkies, letting out a bit of emotion | anag. less e; garbo = rubbish; ref. Greta G. |
| VHC | R. D. Anderson | What can make blatherskite hard going by middle of lecture? Rubbish can | anag. less h + t |
| VHC | J. Baines | Refuse place in Bardot’s bed? Better off accepting invite! | lit (Fr.)+ ask in anag.; Brigitte B. |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Blatter’s kite flying – it contains rubbish! | anag.; ref. Sepp B.’s UEFA proposals |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Given title ‘Baker St Irregular’, I help to keep place tidy | anag.; ref. S. Holmes stories |
| VHC | P. Coles | Bin this 7 down, right? ‘And lit’ works even better, done with a bit of style | comp. anag. incl r, s |
| VHC | E. Cross | Rambling blatherskite, hour wasted, has time and place for rubbish | anag. less h + t |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Untidy bit of bumf? Let’s take it right here! | anag. incl. b, r, & lit. |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Bin set fire to? Better ask ruffian | lit + anag.; ruffian adj. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Drunk on back-street, not caught staggering, showing attachment to lamp-post? | lit + anag. less c |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Hendry drops red in here, carrying frame; next shot takes black | litter + anag. incl b; red2; Scottish snooker player |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Let opening in receptacle take bits for recycling – this does | anag. incl. r |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | After constant leaks, plastic sack inside left it better ordered? | anag. less c in l it + anag.; & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | It takes bits of light rubbish, bottles, everything that’s broken | anag. incl. first letters, & lit. |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | Place for tucking away one’s ‘bits and pieces’ – funnily, a kilt’s better | anag. |
| VHC | I. Simpson | Cast here might be empty beer bottles abandoned by a couple of boozers, and one half-eaten takeaway | anag. of b(ee)r (bo)ttles I take(away), & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | New talks re Tibet could be where fractured China is headed | anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | I take bottles right for ordinary recycling | anag. with r for o, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | You’d take best & lit. – remainder’s ending up here | anag. incl. r, & lit.; up = excited |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Garbo’s in it? Ecstasy! This could make talkies better | anag. incl. E; garbo = rubbish; ref. Greta G |
HCs in competition 1879 awarded to: