Azed Competition No. 2074 Azed Slip | ◀ 2070 | 2078 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2074 | Mar 2012 | BENNET | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. P. Guiver | Dry stale slice of bread and marmalade served up | b + tenné (rev.); stale4 |
| Second | D. F. Manley | Name recurring in book with three of the five in teens (novel) | n, n in b + anag., & lit.; ref. B. sisters in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ |
| Third | Dr S. J. Shaw | Novel by Austen (made into films) reveals —— family maids to us | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. D. Anderson | Novel family member’s been misled about new tenant’s origin | n in anag. + t; ref.’Pride and Prejudice’ |
| VHC | Ms K. Bolton | Dead grass at Wimbledon? Live tennis is cancelled after knocking up | be + tenn(is) (rev.) |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Fuzz nab teen concealing a bit of grass at Glastonbury? | anag. less a |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | A common habit of an Austen heroine (marriage finally for love) such as Elizabeth or Jane? | bonnet with e for 0 |
| VHC | W. Drever | What’s found in baseline’s edges, and on Wimbledon Centre Court ultimately? | b, e + last letters, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Name borne by any of Five Sisters, central characters of great fiction | n in ben1 + e, t, & lit.; ref. ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and F. S. of Kintail in Scottish Highlands |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Lydia ——: a teen blindly gallivanting, losing heart to scallywag | comp. anag. less l; ref. ‘P & P’ |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Bath bun? It’s not quite fresh, getting dunked in cup of tea | ne(w) in bent1; see bun2 |
| VHC | T. Jacobs | Kecks buffo finally dropped in one penned by farceur like Georges F | (o)ne in Ben T(ravers); ref. G. Feydeau |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Bun, baked with its top having turned orange-brown | b + tenné (rev.) |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Bun in oven? Not half, after a bit of a bounder’s seen to score | b + (ov)en + net |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | What smitten Nebuchadnezzar’s gobbling up – bit of grass | hidden rev.; ref. Daniel, 4, 30 |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Elizabeth encapsulating the ultimate in Jane Austen characterisation? | last letters in Bet, & lit. |
| VHC | P. McKenna | Kecks? Dodgy trousers recently made shortened | ne(w) in bent |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | A bit of grass, a lot of speed and Ecstasy lead to thrills | benn(y) + E + t |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Signs of black earth, new and clear evidence of drought in S. England | b, e, n + net; ref. hose-pipe ban |
| VHC | R. Perry | Stalk game, nothing captured, nothing lost | n(0)ne in bet |
| VHC | R. G. Smith | E.g. Elizabeth: Queen, perhaps, given time, taking to heart uttermost parts of nation | n, n in bee + t; ref. E. B. in ‘P & P.’ |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Strangely —— (S. area form) turns out to be name for sear bent grass stalk | comp. anag. |
HCs in competition 2074 awarded to: