Azed Competition No. 2064 Azed Slip | ◀ 2062 | 2065 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2064 | Xmas 2011 | COLD TURKEY | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. K. Arnott | Boxing Day depression, annual excitement over, essential problem being crackers with no crack? | d in col + rut (rev.) + key |
| Second | A. Plumb | Duly rock with the shakes after removal of heroin produces withdrawal symptoms | anag. less H |
| Third | M. Owen | Result you might be suffering with deck use unexpectedly banned? | anag. less anag., & lit.; deck = packet of drugs |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Some leftover tuck you’re cutting for all and sundry Boxing Day? | d in anag. incl. l less U, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | The plain fact is a large number found cracking code truly tricky | K in anag. |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Damaged rocket duly cutting speed? | anag. |
| VHC | M. Coates | Old tucker dished up before the end of Hogmanay? | anag. + y, & lit. |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | What the truly coked-up might do if withdrawing completely from it | anag. less up, & lit. |
| VHC | R. & S. Gilbert | Clarkson’s first vintage on-screen fiasco – consequence of sudden loss of speed? | C + old turkey; ref. Jeremy C. |
| VHC | D. Grice | Tory luck with Ed floundering? It’s the plain truth | anag.; ref. Ed Miliband |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Rehashed Xmas fare? New competitor tackling Azed’s latest must find original clue! | d in colt + ur-key; ref. AZ comp 1180 |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Outcome for truly coked-up after crack completely withdrawn? | anag. less up, & lit. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Distress rocket duly producing sharpish rescue for people on junk? | anag. |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | Old tucker prepared at end of festivity | anag. + y, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Tory lucky mostly in clash with Ed, the dope’s quickly dropped in it | anag. less y; ref. Ed Miliband, PMQs |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Familiar as an ingredient of New Year Tuck and giving up some addiction | old in anag. incl. y less a, 2 defs., & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Regulars amongst Yuletide cluers knew of blunder leading to withdrawal of regular fix? | anag. of alternate letters; ref. AZ’s blunder, but see below! |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Pasha astride his mount held on to saddle, coming quickly off horse? | col + Turk in dey; horse = heroin |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Cokehead’s truly scuppered, floundering as he quits drastic drug treatment | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | What leaves one with familiar yen when cocaine, then horse and Ecstasy, are withdrawn? | i.e. cold turkey less c, Turk, E = old Y, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Old tucker unfortunately served up by X’s successor | anag. + Y, & lit.; ref. AZ comp 1180 |
HCs in competition 2064 awarded to: