Azed Competition No. 1975 Azed Slip | ◀ 1971 | 1979 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Apr 2010 | SEPTENTRIONAL | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. Crowther | Pa. is rel. to Tenn. roughly | anag. & lit.; ref. approx. geography of Pennsylvania & Tennessee |
| Second | J. R. Tozer | Pop person, one with talent, high in charts | anag. incl. I; i.e. at the top of the map |
| Third | G. H. Willett | No plain setter could devise such brilliant lights | anag.; ref. northern lights |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Intense polar winds keeping temperature arctic | t in anag. |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Northern seaport with inlet developed to harbour navy | N in anag. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Set in the polar North, possibly (obscure term for such) | anag. incl. N less h, & lit. |
| VHC | B. Cheesman | Southerner’s beyond Watford but could be late in Preston | anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Potent side of note Sir Alex almost entirely rebuilt in the North | anag. incl. n less x; ref. Man. United |
| VHC | W. Drever | Northern Rock plan, with zero interest | anag. incl. 0; ref. poor rates offered by bank after bail-out |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | As was said of North: peculiarly inept … lost, ultimately, former empire in America | anag. incl. r e n a; ref. Lord North |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | It’s near north pole, centre of wintery storms | anag. incl. N, t, & lit. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Listen to Opera North broadcast, missing nothing – like the company? | anag. incl. N less 0; ON based in Leeds |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Northern Line stop (not Circle) near to Barking? | anag. less O; ref. London tube lines |
| VHC | J. Hood | Polar tint seen flashing like aurora borealis | anag. |
| VHC | B. Jones | Northern Rock pension rate lost extremely large cut | anag. less OS; ref. failed bank |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Northern Rock inept loans management finally leads to embarrassing run | anag. incl. t and e r; ref. failed bank |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Northern Ireland’s potent brews unsettling head in Down or Derry | anag. less D |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | At pointers line must start for one to find —— source of illumination | comp. anag. incl. i, & lit.; start = spring out of place; ref. Plough constellation |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Northern clan learnt in battles to defend essential character of Scots | sept + o in anag. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Northern Rock new line at present netting one next to nothing | I 0 in anag. incl. n l; ISA 2010 offered by NR at 0.8% |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Club at Preston and Line, suggesting North and Northern | anag.; club vt; ref. Preston North End FC |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Arctic tern: ultimate in travel, top in sea roaming | anag. incl. l |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Put another way, it’s near t’ North Pole | anag. incl. N, & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Like reindeer moss’s habitat: antlers open it up | anag.; up = in an excited state |
| VHC | B. Wilson | This line’s a rotten piece of public transport | anag. incl. p; ref. much vilified London tube Northern Line |
HCs in competition 1975 awarded to: