Azed Competition No. 1918 Azed Slip | ◀ 1914 | 1923 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Mar 2009 | PALAMPORE | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | Spread – array of two pages or a meal? | anag. incl. p, p |
| Second | R. J. Hooper | Spread of snorers makes one glower during baroque opera | lamp in anag. |
| Third | R. J. Whale | You might have seen this dishevelled in a Nepalese romp | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Using my rag, I applied mordant in complex pattern – this grand dimity might result | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Pakistan’s opener advanced and hit ball right over head of extra cover | P a lamp O r e |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | You could find one from Asian realm pop off – under this? | anag. incl. A, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Ellis | Refuse having been cleared, loam prepared ground for floral spread | anag. less red |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Ma and Pa elope naughtily – recipe for ecstasy – under this? | anag. with r for E |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | This so outrages papers: moola that’s picked up by one retiring | comp. anag.; ref. Sir F. Goodwin’s pension |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Starters of pakoras and curry opening elaborate Indian spread | p, a + lam + pore; curry2 |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Decomposed pap or meal spread on bed with flowers | anag. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Sort of ‘counterpoint’, as was said in English, after Malaprop, mangled? | anag. + E |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | A curry featured in proper cooking bringing out the ultimate in flavour in Indian spread? | a + lam in anag. less r |
| VHC | L. F. Marzillier | Might exotic dish with this Indian spread be popadam with relish? | comp. anag. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Lap up more pay mostly having failed and get top-level cover | lap (rev.) + anag. less y; ref. senior bank executives |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | An illuminating feature included in opening night coverage for Bollywood star, perhaps | a lamp in pore |
| VHC | D. J. Short | Colouring for a bed? It could be this as misrepresented by an Eastern Malaprop | anag. incl. E; cf. ‘covering’ |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Light opera freely embraces florid counterpoint | lamp in anag. |
| VHC | Dr A. J. Varney | Malaprop’s ‘flawed’ Eastern bedcover? | anag. + E; cf. ‘flowered’ |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | A simple counterpane’s revamped – to match —— in cuteness? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Sack spread chaos in papal Rome | anag.; ref. 1527 sack of Rome |
HCs in competition 1918 awarded to: