Azed Competition No. 2126 Azed Slip | ◀ 2122 | 2131 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2126 | Mar 2013 | DESPERATE | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr S. J. Shaw | Smash US TV series heaped woe for such housewives | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | R. J. Heald | Hairless? Hate being without one’s wig | desp(I’s)e + rate2; wig2 |
| Third | G. H. Willett | At end of line? Fish in river has swallowed what’s there | e in sprat in Dee |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Misprint of ‘separated’ with E for A makes one furious | anag. with e for a; ref. common misspelling |
| VHC | M. Barley | Padres might console the terminally ill in extremis | anag. incl. t, e, e |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Furious violation of speed limits snitch brought on the end of both Huhne and Pryce | e rat in anag.; ref. convictions of Chris H. and Vicky P. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | About person, wild with nothing left to lose? | per. in des(0 l)ate, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Grimes | Barge chap ignoring chart steered up the creek | anag. incl. (ch.)ap |
| VHC | D. Harris | I’m so distraught, making such remedies apt | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Sinking with deep waters swirling about could make one this | anag. less w, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. Janssen | Lacking brother’s finish and energy, devious Ed’s repartee is hopeless | anag. less r, E; ref. Milibands |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | As consumer of monstrous pie, person tucks into a steed, minced | per. in anag.; ref. D. Dan and recent horsemeat scandal |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | No ordinary love poems work – must be ‘hopeless’ or ‘dying’! | (o)des (o)perate |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Depart with See in disarray? That could be reckless | anag.; ref. former Pope’s resignation |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Discouraged the misspelling of SEPARATED with an E instead of an A | anag. with e for a |
| VHC | P. A. Stephenson | Such housewives may show US viewers heated pose! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Dead shy speed dater circulating without hope | anag. less d |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Pie-eater Dan’s seen as this in a comic | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Gagging order predates end of case | anag. + e |
| VHC | L. Ward | Dying sun sinks into deep shimmering river at mouth of Euphrates | S in anag. + R at E |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | On the ropes, a weed’s battered – one who’s this, perhaps? | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 2126 awarded to: