Azed Competition No. 2006 Azed Slip | ◀ 2000 | 2010 ▶ | Other competitions | ordStats
No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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2006 | Nov 2010 | GROAN | Spoonerisms | 21 |
Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
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First | J. Grimes | See king crowned, grand on horse, organ playing some allegro anthems | creaking sound; g + roan/anag./hidden |
Second | R. Gilbert | Confounded organ needed leak – peed in fantastic volumes | Peake, lead; anag.; ref. Titus G., Mervyn P. |
Third | R. J. Heald | Response to acquired tip? Grand put on horse | a tired quip; g + roan |
VHC | D. K. Arnott | Broken-down nag or sound type produced by training stables? | straining tables; anag. |
VHC | M. Barley | Faces of generation reaching old age naturally grow lined | low grind; first letters |
VHC | T. C. Borland | What pique one can provoke, sounding cultivated | weak pun; ‘grown’ |
VHC | D. A. Campbell | Rebuild organ, say in pine | sigh in pain; anag. |
VHC | E. Cross | Peak won is rewarded with this gold set in jade – that’s climbing! | weak pun; or in nag (rev.) |
VHC | V. Dixon | Organ malfunctioning? It’s dopamine you’re wanting | deeper moan; anag. |
VHC | J. Glassonbury | Indian welcomes onset of rains. Keep dry! | deep cry; r in Goan |
VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Response to pique one let slip awrong – wife’s leaving! | weak pun; anag. less w |
VHC | P. F. Henderson | Pound, inspired by sun, penning end of canto in great Italian style | sound … pun; o in gran |
VHC | Ms M. Irvine | Pound made when insane betting finally goes on horse | sound … in pain; g + roan |
VHC | E. C. Lance | Likely response to tum pain? Transplanted organ! | tame pun; anag. |
VHC | P. D. Martin | Settler’s end in Indian territory (Nebraska, originally) could be a result of Pawnee cunning | corny punning; r in Goa + N |
VHC | G. & J. Parsons | A lot of aggro and a jaw poke might produce this reaction | poor joke; hidden |
VHC | R. Perry | A crew (some Greek) steered Argo north | gruesome creak; anag. + N |
VHC | Dr T. G. Powell | To wake a male snoring there’s no sin in a shove | make a wail; anag. less sin incl. a; shove vi |
VHC | J. R. Tozer | Reaction to pique one vocally made a big thing of | weak pun; ‘grown’ |
VHC | R. J. Whale | ‘Merry’ organ donors tend to do it all May! | moaners … day; anag. |
VHC | D. C. Williamson | With rogan josh order, get edible trauma | audible tremor; anag. |
HCs in competition 2006 awarded to: