Azed Competition No. 2023 Azed Slip | ◀ 2019 | 2027 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mar 2011 | CHAMBRANLE | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr E. Young | An edging of mural breach, fancy | anag. incl. m, l, & lit. |
| Second | T. J. Moorey | Casement’s embellishment a spymaster in Special Branch linked with case of eventual uprising | a M in anag. + e, l (rev.); ref. Roger C., James Bond stories |
| Third | G. I. L. Grafton | Men befuddled with alcohol, ignoring loo outside bar, soaked ornamental border | anag. in anag. less loo; soak = pummel |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Possibly marble, an arch trimming a residence’s opening? | anag. less a r, & lit. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Name for a touch of rococo in elaborate marble arch | n for r in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | E. Cross | Surround for fireplace? One with little latent heat within raised to ambient temperature | an L in chambré |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | See above either side of hearth one in marble sculptured? | c + h + an in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | J. P. Guiver | Last of autumn leaves from an elm branch swirling around ornamental border | anag. less n |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Champion potter must sink first of reds before winning frame | r an. in Ch. amble; winning = attractive |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Court house has a new marble bust in decorative surround | CH + a + anag. incl. n |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | In church, a decoration executed on side of wall | ran l in Ch. a MBE, & lit. |
| VHC | W. F. Main | Court house with sculptured marble, an embellishment around entrance | CH + anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | This stylish edging’s original? It could make hall’s chimneybreast exceptional | comp. anag. incl. e, & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Decoration round a doorway – church has one in baroque marble | Ch. + an in anag. |
| VHC | R. A. Norton | Ornate marble chain I found excessive as decoration for fireplace | anag. less I |
| VHC | D. J. R. Ogilvie | Open our dictionary up to ‘B’, and learn about ‘border’ – as an ornamental trimming | Chamb(ers) + anag. |
| VHC | I. Simpson | What can make a fireplace surround? Marble can, with a bit of hewing | anag. incl. h |
| VHC | P. A. Stephenson | Elaborate arch with an emblem could give me this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | K. Thomas | This portal’s head might display carved maple branch | anag. with p, & lit. |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Redesign marble arch replacing element of rococo with new decorative feature | anag. with n for r |
| VHC | N. Warne | Marble Arch design, perhaps, is made up of ridges and this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr P. Whitehead | A decoration around the frame of a window, or this could be on Marble Arch | comp. anag. |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | Ornamental window border seen in church, if old, in sculpted marble | Ch. + an in anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Young | See hobble skirts put on in period window dressing | c + ran in hamble |
HCs in competition 2023 awarded to: