Azed Competition No. 1884 Azed Slip | ◀ 1879 | 1888 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Jul 2008 | FREELOADER | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Heald | Slippery customer seen in environs of diner or café mooching, without a cent? | eel in anag. incl. d, r less c, & lit. |
| Second | J. C. Leyland | Refer l’addition to me? – don’t, I’m one dodging round it | comp. anag. incl. it, & lit. |
| Third | P. F. Henderson | One’ll be agitating for real feed having no trace of finance | anag. less f, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Arthur | This bum and gut spread warrants feed regulator | comp. anag. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Federer falters, with maestro Rafa Nadal ultimately the one taking advantage | anag. incl. o a l |
| VHC | J. G. Booth | Endlessly greedy no good loafer is dreadful – he wangles lunch, gratis | anag. less y, g |
| VHC | C. Boyd | One taking advantage of dealer’s high, having swallowed Ecstasy? Right | E in anag. + r |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Federer broken, overturned service provider’s thrown in sponge? | AOL (rev.) in anag. |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | He’ll hang on for dear life if thrown out, struggling to conserve energy | E in anag. less if |
| VHC | E. Cross | He indulges, but gets others to pay dodgy dealer for Ecstasy | anag. incl. E |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Advantage … he takes it – Olé, Spain goes, a Federer dismantled | anag. less E |
| VHC | J. Grimes | See ace secured by staggering Federer – he’s effortlessly taking advantage | lo A in anag. |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | One demolishing larder … with zero fee too! | anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Voluntary attendant at a shooting party rarely buys a round | free loader |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | The latest member of the flea order, jumping parasite | anag. incl. e |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | For leader on a spree introducing end to waste is a bummer | e in anag.; ref. G. Brown’s food initiative just before G8 banquet |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | Man kept fishing tackle pinned in battered fedora | reel in anag. |
| VHC | D. J. R. Ogilvie | Swatted flea or deer fly once | anag.; fly = attendant parasite |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Federer, halo slipping, match finally lost – that’s a bummer | anag. less h |
| VHC | Mrs S. M. Whitelaw | One of gunnery team following without charge for sponger | free + loader |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Composite order leaf cut by English … chiseller, some would say? | anag. less E; ref. architectural decoration |
| VHC | A. J. Young | Federer, disturbed about a couple of lost and one close set – one set on finding generous cheer | lo a in anag. |
HCs in competition 1884 awarded to: