Azed Competition No. 2031 Azed Slip | ◀ 2027 | 2036 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | May 2011 | EMBROIDERY | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. J. Moorey | Aida’s embellishment by Verdi more relaxing with volume turned down | anag. less v; see aida; turn down = reject |
| Second | R. J. Heald | Use worsted maybe in order to create an —— | comp. anag. & lit.; see worsted |
| Third | R. J. Hooper | Cracking Briers comedy with central couple dropping out – something Penelope worked on for years | anag. less s, c; ref. TV comedy series ‘The Good Life’, P. Keith & wife of Odysseus |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Get married with ‘obey’ involved: not a detail the spinster wanted adding? | anag. less a; spinster (obs) = spinner; ref. royal wedding |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Fanciful hype involving royal bride – English maiden lacking a bit of lineage | anag. incl. E, m, less a l |
| VHC | J. M. Brown | This could decorate my border that is in need of alteration | anag. incl. i.e. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Coates | What might make elaborate my dire robe? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Donnelly | Finely-wrought silken flowers perhaps, scattered o’er my bride | anag. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Errant, I embody not an element of truth elaborately | anag. less an, t, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | This worn with tiara could be a rare item by Dior | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | My red Biro scribbled about what’s most common in examinee’s excess verbiage | e in anag. |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | This slash is repaired in royal bride’s hem with special decorative stitching | comp. anag. incl s |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Melville’s ending? Dire – Moby ran amok, that’s not an exaggeration | anag. incl. e less an |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Work in yarn that’s strangely frightening, containing morbid fancy | anag. in eery; work in yarn = contrive to narrate story |
| VHC | W. F. Main | I’m bored silly with vessel deficient in art and imaginative detail | anag. + (art)ery |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | A task ultimately beyond clumsy DIY robe maker? | anag. less a, k, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Dizzy bored, almost, with my dire jazz | anag. less d; ref. D. Gillespie |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Might this embellish my dire robe? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Sewer’s rich output fouling up bay more making all swimming dire | anag. incl. anag. replacing a’ |
| VHC | A. W. Taylor | What might enhance my dire robe? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | What could make diary be more racy though less accepted | anag. less a, & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Seamstress’s skill can make bride more shapely in the rear | anag. + y |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | It can make derrière of queenly bride more elaborate | anag. incl. y, & lit. |
HCs in competition 2031 awarded to: