Azed Competition No. 2170 Azed Slip | ◀ 2168 | 2174 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2170 | Jan 2014 | SAYONARA | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. C. Borland | Utter it leaving terminal in Tokyo Narita? | say + o Nar(it)a, & lit. |
| Second | Ms K. Bolton | How Tokyo Rose signed off talk about Rising Sun overcoming America? | say on + Ra (rev.) + A; ref. WWII Japanese propagandist |
| Third | N. G. Shippobotham | It’s choppy so any rowing enthusiasts could be accompanied by a wave | anag. + ARA |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Something said at end of Saga break, regularly? | say on a + alternate letters, & lit.; Saga, Japanese city |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Goodbye, son – for ever going abroad, defying the odds | s ay + alternate letters |
| VHC | M. Barley | Stokes OK against Australia; for all remaining, heads must roll – it’s goodbye | S + ay + on A + a, r (rev.); ref. Ben S. and Ashes aftermath |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Something said by chaps leaving a Japanese meal, perhaps? | say on + a ra(men), & lit. |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | It ruined a yarn carrying on so long | SA + o’ in anag. |
| VHC | W. Drever | To add a run, one includes leg bye | on in say a r a |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Is this waved from a ryokan as one at end of break leaves? | anag. less k, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Hooray Henry falls out of carriage, squiffy on strong toddy mostly | s(H)ay + on + ara(k); hooray2 |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Clout given by Nora Batty before parting | say + anag. + a |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Clout on centre of jaw leads to real agony later | say on a + r, a; see later |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Ta-ta in Tokyo? Sure, a must on leaving each other | anag. of alternate letters, & lit.; must4 |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Cutter passing Bairstow’s foot that leads to a run, a bye | sa(w) + yon + a + r + a; ref. Jonny B, cricketer |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Butterfly’s last word in echo-sounding, circling for ever round and about | ay in sonar + a; ref. opera, Madama B. |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | Talk about those who have profitless rows for so long | say on ARA; Amateur Rowing Assoc. |
| VHC | W. Ransome | In it you may find a valedictory’s final bit or an unusual farewell | a y + anag. in SA, & lit. |
| VHC | T. Rudd | We go with this line – it could be translated ‘so long’ – and are away | comp. anag. incl. l, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Exchange as heard in Nagoya, heading away | anag. less heading, & lit. |
| VHC | P. A. Stephenson | A parting as any couple of Orientals articulated | a in anag. incl. Or, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | A closing remark directed towards Rising Sun representation? | a after say on Ra (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | So long a yarn, so rambling – and just beginning! | anag. + a |
HCs in competition 2170 awarded to: