Azed Competition No. 2053 Azed Slip | ◀ 2049 | 2058 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2053 | Oct 2011 | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE | Wrong Number | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr J. Burscough | Rogue Herries, central character in Walpole novel | anag. incl. p; character (= reputation) |
| Second | I. D. McDonald | Rogue Herries, character figuring at heart of Walpole’s novel | anag. incl. p; figuring |
| Third | N. Connaughton | Rogue share price down on a hundred somehow | anag. less a C; price |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Erring re prize, has AZ wrongly disregarded this cheeky one? | anag. less anag.; prize |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Little menace from Hibernian, first shot coming midway through match | (I)rish in peer; shot |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | I could rate as malevolent being downright heartless | peri sh(e)er, & lit.; rate |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Tricky teaser; by any reckoning, best part of paper is here! | hidden; reckoning |
| VHC | W. Drever | Limb’s affected I reckon primarily with herpes | anag. incl. I, r; reckon |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Endless menace to society primarily – try to get shot of one? | peri(l) + s + he(a)r, & lit.; shot |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | European account this rogue fiddled could make share price fifth of value | comp. anag. incl. e; value |
| VHC | J. Hood | One with annoying reputation – he’s ripe for conversion by Rector | anag. + R; reputation |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Annoying little devil reckoning initially on stray sheep bottling religious instruction | RI in anag. + r; reckoning; bottle = fail to undertake |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Is this fellow when discovered in trespass sent to magistrate but not judge? | (J)P + is he in err, & lit.; judge; ref. minor offence |
| VHC | K. Milan | Rate him perhaps somewhat hyper? Is he rascally! | hidden & lit.; rate |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | A pain in the neck? Reckon it’s stiff initially and hard to look around | first letters + H in peer; reckon |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Terror strike here is inspired by heartless preacher? | anag. in p, r; strike |
| VHC | W. Ransome | Is he perpetrator? Rate this troublemaker top suspect | comp. anag. & lit; rate |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Share price tumbles in this so-and-so account | comp. anag. incl. a/c; price |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Rogue Herries tracks central character for Walpole – a rascal figure | p + anag.; figure |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Whisper (no source) spread about leads to early reckoning for troublemaker | anag. less w + e, r; reckoning |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Pain? Possibly herpes, I reckon initially | anag. incl. r; reckon |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Tinker, perhaps? Taken in by spy initially reckon I’d suspect Haydon | first letters in peer; reckon; ref. Le Carré |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Dodgy hire-purchase foots account for —— out of cash | comp. anag. & lit.; account |
HCs in competition 2053 awarded to: