Azed Competition No. 195 Azed Slip | ◀ 190 | 197 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | Dec 1975 | SHILLY-SHALLY | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. D. Gardiner | Scanty clothing producing evil gibe about every wobble! | ill in shy1 + all in shy2, & lit. |
| Second | D. C. Williamson | Waffle cake with hard filling – try biting on each side | H in silly + all in shy2; cake = fool |
| Third | F. R. Palmer | What’s doubly involved hospitals in senseless issue? | H H in silly sally, & lit.; ref. junior doctors’ and consultants’ dispute |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Crackers must contain the ultimate in rubbish, all wrapped in skimpy trimming | h in silly + all in shy1; trim = fluctuate |
| VHC | A. G. Bogie | Moving slowly, with difficulty in cast ; everyone in the same position shows this | ill in shy2 + all in shy2 |
| VHC | A. J. Bulman | Hamlet, perhaps, is perversely shy to pursue fell kinsman | ’s + hill + anag. + ally |
| VHC | Mrs G. M. Gibbins | Leap without a bit of hesitation? Incorrect – one’s chary about it, at first | ill in shy2 + h in sally, & lit. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | What did Hamlet do, being chary about outrageous fortune – shun getting all involved? | ill in shy1 + all in shy1 |
| VHC | G. B. Greer | Indecisive type, starting off in one direction, going up and down, then backward, circling completely | S + hilly + all in shy1 |
| VHC | A. O. Harries | Hesitate badly in the first attempt? Put everything into the second | ill in shy2 + all in shy2 |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Foolish type – no leader – wanting will often and outwardly unconfident | (s)illy shall in shy1 |
| VHC | R. Jacks | Close run out twice getting in horrific dither | H H in silly sally; ref. Brian C.; H, former film certificate |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Amiss caught well down pitch completely circumvented by throw – result of this? | ill in shy2 + all in shy2, & lit.; ref. Dennis A. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | I show badly over will – reluctant about it | illy shall in shy1, & lit. |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | Amiss must, in retiring, be caught in two minds | illy shall in shy1; ref. Dennis A. |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | I’ll boggle before and after and even in the attempt | I’ll in shy2 + all in shy2, & lit. |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | An extreme of hesitancy in one who’s foolish and diffident about everything | h in silly + all in shy1, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Stupid swaying – drunk and sober | drunken pronunciation of ‘silly sally’ |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | One like Grand Old Duke of York? – leader of horde in senseless excursion round top of hill | h in silly + h in sally |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Waffle? Try eating one with a double slice of lemon, do. | I l l in shy2 + a l l in shy2; do. = ditto |
| VHC | Dr W. I. D. Scott | No decision here, from inept attack, with hard going in each half | H H in silly sally |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | To boggle about ‘I will’ you initially must —— | I’ll in shy1 + shall + y, & lit. |
HCs in competition 195 awarded to: