Azed Competition No. 2152 Azed Slip | ◀ 2148 | 2157 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2152 | Sep 2013 | STUFFED SHIRT | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. Connaughton | Troublesome turf shifted after spades budge sod | s + anag.; see budge2 |
| Second | Mrs A. M. Walden | Balls, Ed: endlessly stroppy, bombastic type | stuff (= nonsense) + Ed + shirt(y) |
| Third | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Finicky duffer? His trait’s putting out affected air | anag. less anag., & lit. |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | If member’s this, constituents could become most annoyed | i.e. tie’s stuffing shirt = shirtiest; & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barker | One standing on ceremony, this duffer’s possibly adhering to the core of punctilio | anag. + t |
| VHC | M. Barley | You’ll find this duffer pompous but ultimately inept | anag. incl. s, t, & lit. |
| VHC | D. A. Campbell | Pompous fool’s literary copy getting editor cross: that’s not unknown | stuff + ed. + shirt(y) |
| VHC | T. J. Donnelly | What taxidermist did skilfully, Hirst butchered – pompous self-important fellow! | stuffed + anag.; ref. Damien H. |
| VHC | P. Evans | T-this duffer’s affected | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. Guiver | This duffer’s affected to a T | anag. + T, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Touch of subtle delicacy lacking in art by D. Hirst outraged pompous twit | s + t(art)uffe + anag. |
| VHC | J. R. H. Jones | Bed, Emin’s original, D. Hirst remade? Pompous ass! | stuff (vb) + E + anag. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | This duffer’s ridiculous, ultimately unimportant | anag. + t, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Conservative silly to obstruct and dither about Syria’s leader in motion | stuff + S in anag. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | He’s stiff and turgid, bumbling without signs of genuine importance | anag. less g, i, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | ——: a man so styled could be unashamed stiff sort | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | ‘A pretentious stiff’: material first exhibited by enfant terrible D. Hirst? | stuff + e + anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Who’s self-important, without substance – this duffer possibly? | anag. incl. s, t, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Blimp, primarily for Specsavers’ use, drifts along with the broadcast | anag. incl. f, S,u; ref. Sky Sports Ashes coverage |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | Did farce take in this ‘translated’ pompous ass? | stuffed + r in anag.; ref. Bottom in MND |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Farce by Italian subversive, ‘Off with his Head’, portraying Colonel Blimp | stuff + (R)ed shirt |
HCs in competition 2152 awarded to: