Azed Competition No. 1888 Azed Slip | ◀ 1884 | 1893 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Aug 2008 | RASTER | Printer’s Devilry | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | G. T. McLean | Solving Azed is a seve/n-days’ task | |
| Second | J. R. Tozer | With no forward docking, spaceship’s going to moo/n | |
| Third | D. F. Manley | Ambler won’t be placed in the classics with a swift o/ne | ref. horse racing/classic authors |
| VHC | M. Barker | The Treasury thinks it’s not fai/ling; crisis may result from dollar ‘credit crunch’ | |
| VHC | P. Bartlam | I find new baby wea/ry, nappy too rough | |
| VHC | J. G. Booth | A Victorian child often had a firm fat he/n, one ready to flog if need arose | |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Tristram could be a lover of Iseult, o/ne character shrewd and bawdy | ref. T. Shandy |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Being in Indi/a I felt hat protected me from the sun | |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Though her old man regularly took Vi, ag/ility on her part prevented pregnancy | |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | See hospital hand simple men text/ile cleaning to counter MRSA | |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Our vicar’s sermons are not as lacking in substance as this parson’s no/se | |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | UK gymnast does floor exercises with flai/ling effort | |
| VHC | S. B. Hart | Drug squad gives toke/n warning | |
| VHC | Ms M. Irvine | Puritan theologians offe/nd our way of life | |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | What can beat atmosphere as opera buffs start clapping and jostling o/f elbows | ref. Bryn Terfel |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Tail-ender in speedboat race had dropped fa/n | fan = propeller blade |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Two tugs in front should be enough to straighten the line/n | |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | For teachers marking exams: was something to be a/mended? | |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Silver medallist may not be fa/n of winning yacht | |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | In winter I buy de-ice/r, if I can’t I freeze | |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Performing Stabat Mater that’s topped the pops? Not exactly elect/rifying act! | ref. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, etc. |
| VHC | L. D. Urquhart | Catching lad smoking pot, will police just give toke/n telling-off? |
HCs in competition 1888 awarded to: