Azed Competition No. 2096 Azed Slip | ◀ 2091 | 2100 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2096 | Aug 2012 | TRICK | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. A. Clarke | Sell old fob watch | 3 meanings |
| Second | T. Crowther | Cooper’s craft would include this, which with fine working could produce firkin, etc | comp. anag.; ref. Tommy C. |
| Third | M. Barley | Watch as cricketer disconsolately leaves crease when out | comp. anag. |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Sucker, take in | r in tick, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Fob watch? | 2 meanings |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Origin of timing error? Defective toy watch! | t + rick3; 3 meanings |
| VHC | J. Fairclough | I contest this stratagem furiously – it’s not cricket! | comp. anag. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | The short, half-neglected oriental conveyance, with which one is taken for a ride? | t’ rick(shaw) |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Mo Farah’s heart goes into producing a magical performance (and a fast one) | r in tick; ref. Olympic gold-medallist |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | In US u/s Jiffy bags start to rip | r in tick |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Mo keeps lead in race – it’s a fast one | r in tick |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Those facing tyrannical rule imposed charter on King John | first letters + K; see John |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Watch fox run into cover and dodge hunter? | 4 meanings & r in tick; hunter, type of watch |
| VHC | K. Manley | Earliest indications of the Runnymede incident consternated King John | first letters |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | John Terry’s original mistake is getting caught in ethnocentric kerfuffle | T + rick3, & hidden; ref. racial row in football |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Tip Mo to retain primacy in Rio | R in tick; tip3; next O. Games |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Where Bolt runs, I for one take in a bit of magic | track with I for a; 2 meanings |
| VHC | M. Owen | Mo takes lead in race: astonishing performance | r in tick |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Alternatively this term for timepiece could be ticker | anag. incl. e, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Wainwright | Where Usain B. competes, one’s in for a dazzling performance | track with I for a |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | John Travolta’s no. 1, written with Little Richard? | T + Rick |
| VHC | N. Warne | Fantastic cricket that could produce hat ——, etc | comp. anag. |
HCs in competition 2096 awarded to: