Azed Competition No. 2012 Azed Slip | ◀ 2010 | 2014 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Xmas 2010 | BLOATING | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. D. Martin | Ewe with ——’s right badly: ’appen that’ll give ’er gas in t’ bowel | comp. anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| Second | A. J. Wardrop | What’s leader of Liberals at in bog, shiftily? Smoking | anag. incl. L; ref. N. Clegg’s admission on ‘Desert Island Discs’ |
| Third | M. Coates | Complaint of sheep having grass for feed – too much can lead to this? | oat for eat in bleating |
| VHC | M. Barley | Source of bellyache, it, along with distension | anag. incl. b, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Drying process – one used in making biltong, jerky? | a in anag. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Result of endless overindulgence having consumed a lot indiscriminately | anag. in bing(e), & lit. |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Sheep’s complaint when its middle’s displaced by gas | O (oxygen) for e in bleating, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Guiver | Complaint in which sheep’s belly becomes round | o for e in bleating, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Harrison | Result of endless guzzle – blown up a lot inside | anag. in bing(e), & lit. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Result of endless indulgence, scoffing a lot unrestrainedly | anag. in bing(e), & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Result of endless spree in which a lot is drunk? | anag. in bing(e), & lit. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Complaint of sheep, say, with energy going to zero? | 0 for E in bleating, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | A belt going tight, eg, this will lead to | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. H. Jones | Left shepherd’s pipe in local tip, turgid wind upsetting sheep | l oat in bing |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Till diets start in earnest, isn’t answer to this … indigestion tablets? | comp. anag. incl. e, & lit.; till vb |
| VHC | Rev Prebendary M. R. Metcalf | Swelling up with boundless joy for earth, it’s what shepherds hear | bleating with (j)o(y) for E; Christmas story |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Money in endless global supply can lead to inflation | tin in anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | I’m tabling nothing exotic or fattening: shed the rich showy stuff and discover cereal | anag. incl. 0; bloating less bling = oat |
| VHC | G. S. Parsons | Big loan arranged with Head of Treasury, increasing inflation | anag. incl. T |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Bragging about first in Law? Bar student’s head is swelling | L in boasting less s |
| VHC | S. Saunders | Rumen with this condition may give off a rumbling note | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Puffing Billy’s first along it – off the rails | anag. incl B; ref. early rail and road steam engines |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Left round a tree’s first present in pile that’s swelling | l o a t in bing |
| VHC | A. J. Varney | Pound Sterling’s restrained by activity between banks, perhaps, partially curing inflation | L in boating; 2 defs. |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Wild binges (overeating by loads) could result in severe —— (gas in body) | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 2012 awarded to: