Azed Competition No. 212 Azed Slip | ◀ 208 | 216 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Apr 1976 | SURCINGLES | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. K. M. Slimmings | They may have Lester, slipping half off, cursing freely | anag. incl. Les(ter), & lit.; ref. L. Piggott, jockey |
| Second | F. D. Gardiner | In securing saddle you need these dead tight | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | M. J. Tyler | We have different uses – cling round middle of clerics or mares | r in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | They’re adjusted by users and cling tightly to the stomach | anag. in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Tight clingers, us | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Bulman | Girdles can make clerics snug when front of cassock is loose | anag. less c |
| VHC | M. Davenport | Slings cure torn ligaments | anag. |
| VHC | P. Drummond | Add these for curing saddles going astray | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. A. Ginger | They should make seats secure, yet user clings precariously | anag. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Cords curés sling round their waists, by tradition | anag.; cord vb., waist = girdle (obs.) |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Ones circling the middles of show-jumpers are cinches | u r c in singles, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Langton | —— out the errant pupil, we hear, and —— him | i.e. ‘Sir singles…’, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Lowe | Teacher takes aside by the ear – and straps! | ‘Sir singles’ |
| VHC | L. K. Maltby | Girdles girls can use without a scramble | anag. less a |
| VHC | L. May | Clue’s: ‘Rings screws?’ | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. H. Maynard | The parts of curliness made to go about a gee | g in anag. |
| VHC | W. L. Miron | Clue’s ‘Rings designed for comfort of racegoers’ | anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Sounds as if schoolmaster is selecting straps (for thrashing) | ‘Sir singles’ |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | Whipped curs – that’s vicious youths after fathers’ belting | anag. + ingles; ingle2 |
| VHC | G. S. Prentice | Less curving, less volume involved with such round the middle | anag. less v |
| VHC | Rear Adm W. T. C. Ridley | These, holding front of cassocks, make dishevelled clerics snug | anag. less c, & lit. |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | If ours are loose, they’ll make us clingers on | anag. & lit.; on = drunk |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Girdles securing the middles of cassock and pillion, perhaps, when adjusted | s l in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Torturing ulcers and gins – essentials for those in the saddle | anag. |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | Clingers, us, in a roundabout way | anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 212 awarded to: