Azed Competition No. 2131 Azed Slip | ◀ 2126 | 2135 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2131 | Apr 2013 | DIVES / MALIK | Right and Left | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. Warne | Boxer has cut mark – head drops, doesn’t survive round 5 | Ali in mk; V in dies |
| Second | D. K. Arnott | Goes down, ends round five heading for knockout after C. Clay’s big shot | V in dies; M. Ali + k |
| Third | R. J. Heald | Art? Klimt wastes time gallivanting round Austria, time spent in strip joints | A in anag. less t; dives(t); ref. Art M., actor, Gustav K., Austrian artist |
| VHC | M. Barker | One who has featured in scam, a likely fat-cat, craftily goes to ground | hidden; 2 meanings |
| VHC | Ms K. Bolton | You get low clubs and diamonds, I have small spades. Hearts of Omar alike, I own | d I’ve s; middle letters; ref. O. Sharif |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Dismal Ikea store boss sounds worried: ‘I’ve surplus stock’ | hidden; hidden |
| VHC | R. Fentem | Having botched milk round one employer runs out of leads for pitches | a in anag.; d(r)ives |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Indian boss exhausted marijuana crop suiting US joints one’s rolling | m, a lik(e); 2 meanings |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Owner’s millions – not quite matching take from various bars? | m alik(e); dive(r)s |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Lapses involving very fat cat owner before breaking milk bottles | v in dies; a in anag. |
| VHC | B. Jones | Dramatic Art in cinema like ‘Downfall’, chillingly shot in scenes of underground refuge | hidden; dive + s(hot); ref. Art M., 2004 film re Hitler’s final days |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | ‘Endless strip joints disfigured centre of Dorking’ – Mail leader | dives(t); anag. incl. k |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Proprietor possibly makes a milk bar front for Tehran strip joints | anag.; dives(T) |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Group inspired by Mahatma, like Indian leader, pitches campaigns, wanting rule done away with | hidden; d(r)ives |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | One richly endowed goes down, a figure of authority. Almost maternal? | 2 meanings; ma-lik(e); ref. death of Lady Thatcher |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Originally Muslim aristocratic leader in Kashmir bars shabbily presented Dervishes if whirling without special order of sherif | initial letters & lit.; anag. less anag.; ref. Muslim mendicant order |
| VHC | P. Taylor | Serving of korma likely to make Indian who owns seedy pubs a rich man | hidden; 2 meanings |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | India’s big hitter miles out of form, disheartened Kapil Dev is sadly getting ducks | m + anag. less p; anag.; ref. former Indian all-rounder |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Indian head seen in mahatma-like objects of worship, very Eastern, singular incarnation of opulence | hidden; di + v E, s |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Indian who owns a milk round fails to keep very wealthy customer | anag.; v in dies |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Indian chief’s country with 1000 islands, not a bad condition for scuba trips, perhaps | Mali + k; (Mal)dives |
HCs in competition 2131 awarded to: