Azed Competition No. 2144 Azed Slip | ◀ 2139 | 2148 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2144 | Jul 2013 | INFERNO | Spoonerisms | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Filed wire ruined iron: new iron to be plugged in | wild fire; n Fe in anag. |
| Second | P. L. Stone | Greatly famed flier – dashing one in RAF could be this ace | flamed fire; anag. incl. A |
| Third | D. & N. Aspland | For inner malfunctioning (not runs), one might be a fig buyer | big fire; anag. less r |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Many said dinners cooked here could be no finer | dead sinners; anag. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Dinner’s swell here in Italy – there’s no finer cooking | sinners dwell; anag. |
| VHC | C. Barr | Panties dried on front of naked fire? That’s crazy! | Dante’s pride; anag. incl. n |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Sporty friend spending day on certain lakes down here | Satan lurks; anag. less d |
| VHC | A. G. Chamberlain | Row a legion’s formed by wearing iron, with centre of targe on back | lower regions; in Fe r + on (rev.) |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | Divine little number old hat in ladies? | Latin Hades; infer n o |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Men’s final is played with fire – number 2 scrapes home | Screwtape’s home; anag. incl. n + no.; ref. Wimbledon 2013 and C. S. Lewis |
| VHC | J. Grimes | Fan of equestrian’s finale with rein? Hickstead’s here! | Styx heads; anag. incl. n |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Revamp of dinner, cutting out starter: where said dinner might be held | dead sinner; anag. less d |
| VHC | R. Heald | Leading pair of inventors Faraday and Rubik? Where’s Logie Baird? | bogy laired; in + F + Ernő; sv Rubik’s cube |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | ‘Wretched Florentine’ let off in fight for a great sire | site … fire; anag. less let; ref. ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’, v. iii. 158 |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Forehead higher to imply nous? Not half | horrid fire; infer no(us) |
| VHC | R. A. Norton | This heather region is not finer on being ‘developed’ | nether … hot; anag. |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Fig buyer chewed on green fig after polishing off scrambled egg | big fire; anag. less anag. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | I plant in natural order; it’s flowering in a tick | towering in a flick; I + fern in NO; ref. film, ‘The Towering Inferno’ |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Dynamic Renoir, endless pulling in new following, makes Sisley green | grisly scene; n f in anag. less r; ref. Impressionist painters |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Is wearing feathery item on lady’s hat in fashion? | Hades Latin-fashion; in fern o’ |
HCs in competition 2144 awarded to: