Azed Competition No. 2183 Azed Slip | ◀ 2178 | 2187 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2183 | Apr 2014 | SANGRAIL | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | G. P. Conway | Bet you it may be discovered in Glastonbury, i.e. a fabled treasure | comp. anag. |
| Second | A. Whittaker | What develops mad plot with this? A production of Spamalot, darling! | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. musical based on ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ |
| Third | P. L. Stone | Quest for elusive cup? Comp. anag. & lit’s run away with it | ref. AZ comps.; anag. incl. r, less ’t |
| VHC | M. Barley | Capturing lad’s heart, flirty girl’s an unobtainable object of desire | a in anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Divine platter is celebrated scoff | sang rail |
| VHC | T. Crowther | Glasto not to rain – somehow that’s an almost impossible dream | anag. less to; ref. notoriously wet festival |
| VHC | V. Dixon | Legendary vessel celebrated by contrary fabulist | sang + liar (rev.); allusion to Dan Brown: ‘The Da Vinci Code’ |
| VHC | W. Drever | Cor anglais has no business playing the incredible theme of ‘The Mission’ | anag. less Co. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Scattering contents of jigsaw right and left one lost piece? | anag. incl. l, r, an; piece = wine cup |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Glastonbury’s had it possibly? Express thy doubts freely | anag. less anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Marginals swayed with no end of Euroscepticism – an unattainable ambition? | anag. less m |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | A Christian relic or cross mostly wrapped in a sheet | angr(y) in sail |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | ‘Impossible’ goal split bar | sang rail |
| VHC | M. Owen | What’s Arimathaean hiding possibly near Glastonbury? (Could be a myth about ——) | comp.anag. after deletion of anag., & lit. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Angrily sour, struggling to secure first in AZED? It could become your —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs L. J. Roberts | Analysing relic resolves this nicely | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Holy Arthurian dish, initially leaving knight Sir Galahad bewildered | anag. less h, a, d, incl. n, & lit. |
| VHC | I. Simpson | A. Darling’s converted? If so, that’d be Salmond’s ultimate —— | anag. less d, & lit.; ref. ‘Better Together’ campaign |
| VHC | P. Taylor | Possibly I’m a bit of talent short: cryptic anagram and lit. is the ultimate goal | anag. less I’m a t |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | This bounty may be in a Glastonbury setting | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Project that’s all but mad to entertain | angr(y) in sail2, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Fabulous goal celebrated by Argentina, Messi finally with header from left | sang + RA + i + l |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | In which one might see blood flow, centuries ago | sang3+ rail4, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Treating it with awe, this confounded Sir Gawain et al | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Celebrated example of conductor realising the vision of Parsifal | sang + (conductor) rail; ref. Sir Percival, see Brewer |
HCs in competition 2183 awarded to: