Azed Competition No. 2113  Azed Slip  |  ◀  2109  |  2116  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
2113 Dec 2012PICAROON normal21

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstW. RansomeIs he con or pirate? ——’s either possiblycomp. anag. & lit.
SecondD. F. ManleyRoguish Captain Hook sort – that’s me, OK?comp. anag. & lit.
ThirdJ. GuiverJack stealing pies queen of hearts removed from ovenPica + R + o’ + o(ve)n
VHCM. BarleyPicture one lifting gold having boarded ship, perhaps?pic + a + or (rev.) + on, & lit.
VHCRev Canon C. M. BrounSilver perhaps and gold stored up by magpies continuouslyor (rev.) in Pica on; ref. Long John S.
VHCR. FentemRogue gold trader’s tip leaving corporation in turmoilanag. less or t
VHCG. I. L. GraftonWorking on this fraud, Fed gets rid of Capone somehowcomp. anag.
VHCJ. GrimesOne lifting what’s good from freight inspired by nip o’ rum?car(g)o in anag., & lit.
VHCD. V. HarryRogue performing piracy – noose could get him? Yescomp. anag. & lit.
VHCR. J. HealdBounder involved in piracy making spirited escape with booty?roo in pi(racy) can, & lit.; booty2
VHCR. HeskethFord’s second Capri modelled on a Corsairanag. incl. o + on
VHCM. A. Macdonald-Cooper——, or one tangling with Pan & Co?anag. incl. I, & lit.; ref. Peter P.
VHCP. W. MarlowTeach, perhaps, piano or dancing around collegec in anag.; ref. Edward T., aka ‘Blackbeard’
VHCL. F. MarzillierPlay with Pacino or Morgan?anag.; ref. Capt. M., M. Freeman
VHCC. J. MorseThieving sort – an abandoned character, by the sound of itPica + ‘rune’, & lit.
VHCR. J. PalmerOne noted for stealing gold hoisted aboardPica + or (rev.) + on, & lit.
VHCDr S. J. ShawSomeone pursuing organized piracy in the main (excluding Smee!)anag.less y + (s)o(me)on(e), & lit.
VHCP. A. StephensonThis searat may show up as pirate or a concomp. anag. & lit.
VHCP. L. StoneE.g. Rover or Corsair or Pontiac declining with the passage of timeanag. less t; decline = deviate
VHCN. WarneThe cause of skipper in panic at sea?roo in anag., & lit.
VHCDr E. YoungHook could be ’Enry’s No. 1 left in a Cooper specialanag. less E; ref. boxing
 

HCs in competition 2113 awarded to:

S. BakerMrs E. GreenawayK. MilanJ. R. Tozer
R. E. BootDr C. P. HalesC. G. MillinJ. Vincent & Ms R. Porter
T. C. BorlandD. HarrisT. J. MooreyMs S. Wallace
J. M. BrownR. J. HooperR. B. NortonA. J. Wardrop
Dr J. BurscoughMrs D. B. JenkinsonC. OgilvieT. West-Taylor
D. CarterE. C. LanceJ. PearceR. J. Whale
C. A. ClarkeJ. C. LeylandA. PlumbA. Whittaker
P. ColesT. LockeA. M. PriceMs B. Widger
N. ConnaughtonG. LongbottomR. H. RookeG. H. Willett
M. DaviesC. LovingN. RoperA. J. Young
N. C. DexterW. F. MainI. SimpsonR. Zara
R. GilbertI. D. McDonaldP. Taylor