Azed Competition No. 2105 Azed Slip | ◀ 2100 | 2109 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2105 | Oct 2012 | TITANIC / ICEBERG | Overlaps | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Barley | It being knocked back with curry, extra-large beer is dashed good – cold one required | it (rev.) + tan; anag. + g |
| Second | L. Ward | Whale carrying one ton monster calf maybe starts to give birth, experiencing rather excruciating spasm | I t in tan; anag. of first letters |
| Third | R. Fentem | Prodigious drunk pronounced a North American cold fish stew ‘good with beer’ | ‘tight’ a N; anag. incl. g |
| VHC | D. Carter | Colossal movement – it animates to some extent an unemotional person. Ecstasy to a composer! | hidden; E + Berg |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Time one beat stupendous Wimbledon champion, not defeated initially, an undemonstrative character | t I tan; (Stefan) E(d)berg |
| VHC | P. Coles | Showing sex appeal in leather, very large bird knocked back cold fish | it in tan; grebe (rev.) |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | Frigid American bird repelled very big name bonking around | grebe (rev.); n at it (rev.) |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Cold leaving intact woolly mammoth calf around middle of Siberia, for example | anag. less c; ber in e.g. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Lacking ingredient central to intoxicants, Red Bull leaves beer gut not as wobbly | Tit(i)an; bull (adj.); anag. less ut2 |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Huge boob by one cold and unemotional person for example embracing British Queen | tit + an; B ER in e.g. |
| VHC | Miss M. Irvine | Small bird hits an enormous hazard at sea – bird goes west | tit + an; grebe (rev.) |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Boob, an enormous one – calling copper ‘pleb’: Dave finally treated comrade to a rocket | tit an; anag. of last letters; ref. salad veg & Andrew Mitchell affair |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Tom initially ain’t somehow very great diver somersaulting – woeful sinker in the water? | T + anag.; grebe (rev.); ref. T. Daley’s poor start in Olympics diving event |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Obama’s an aloof sort? Polls in electoral battlegrounds evidence Romney gaining considerable national appeal on reflection | first letters; nat. it (rev.); ref. US presidential election |
| VHC | M. Owen | Tug accompanies an enormous cold fish diver brought back | tit4 + an; grebe (rev.) |
| VHC | D. Pendrey | Lettuce heart – it’s one great salad ingredient, green mostly, tossed with a drop of balsamic | t + it + an; anag. incl. b |
| VHC | Mrs A. Terrill | Film person of exceptional importance, English composer, one with a reserved manner | titan; E Berg |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Whaling vessel boarded by irregular force of greens, a variety turned rebel in protection of Earth | TA in tin; reb in Ge (all rev.); ref. Greenpeace; for reb = rebel see SOED etc. |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Terrific finale for concert – it’s by a North European composer, one who’s very cool | t + it + a N; E Berg |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Giant bird, one from the east, a diver, a bête noire for mariners | tit an; grebe (rev.) |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Wretch with endless tales of legendary power recalled bird, mariner’s nemesis when fatally struck | tit3 + an(a); grebe (rev.); ref. Ancient Mariner |
HCs in competition 2105 awarded to: