Azed Competition No. 2109 Azed Slip | ◀ 2105 | 2113 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2109 | Nov 2012 | THICKETY | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. L. Stone | Forest of Dean’s this on east side of the Wye | thick2 + E, t, y, & lit. |
| Second | Dr E. Young | They tick ‘swimming’, having packed trunks | anag. |
| Third | R. J. Hooper | Violet Elizabeth’s ghastly, yet somehow in solid with elders? | i.e. ‘sick’ with lisp + anag.; ref. William books |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Hints of endearing traits in someone who’s daft as a brush? | e, t in thicky |
| VHC | M. Barley | Bristling public condemnation leaves bank in the City reeling | (ban)k in anag. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | —— ashes? Wielding hatchets is key | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Having packed trunks, exhausted elephant Nellie has taken off | e, t in thicky; take off = swallow; ref. popular song |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Having ground so —— you could make it OK with scythe | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Treed elephant in extremis features in ‘Dumbo’ | e, t in thicky; ref. Disney film |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Hurst-like hat trick Rooney fans roar on wildly getting carried away | anag. less anag.; ref. Geoff H. & Wayne R. |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | Densely wooded centres for heathery ericas yokels restyled | central letters |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Having substantial scrub? Transform a dirty kitchen, avoiding fouled-up drain | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | As growth concentrated in small area, King in the City worked hard to spread credit, yet failed | K in anag.; h in tick + anag.; ref. Mervyn K. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | With crumbling yet to come, pest imports the end of ash densely planted | h in tick + anag.; ref. threat of ash dieback |
| VHC | A. M. Price | With a dense covering of trees, the tricky bastard’s got right away | anag. less r |
| VHC | T. Rudd | ‘Sprouting a shady boon …’ – Such as, creatively, might make you itchy, Keats? | comp. anag.; ref. ‘Endymion’ I, 14 |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Such a shaw’s deep brush could be ground packed with bushy ash trees | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. Taylor | A —— area’s damaged as I hack at trees, ay? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Foggy and central characters in comedic idyll acted daft as brushes | thick + anag. of central letters; ref ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | As woodland might be after time, uncultivated yet variegated | t + hick (adj) + anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Marked, yet turned deceptively. Greaves of old might be so described? | thick (qv) + anag.; greave (obs) = thicket; ref. Jimmy G. |
HCs in competition 2109 awarded to: