Azed Competition No. 2205 Azed Slip | ◀ 2200 | 2209 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2205 | Sep 2014 | CUMBERSOME | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. C. Borland | Unmanageable canine harassed Burmese tom, slipping its lead | c + anag. less t |
| Second | Dr S. J. Shaw | Shifting such loads and dropping nothing might give me broad muscles | comp. anag. less 0, & lit. |
| Third | W. Drever | Clumsy routine gets beginner eliminated in opening of Strictly Come Dancing | (n)umber in anag. incl. S |
| VHC | M. Barley | See Morse inventively secure title, an annual honour not easily managed | U MBE in c + anag.; ref. AZ honours list |
| VHC | A. & R. Haden | Unmanageable amount includes items without number | (n)umbers in come |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Clunky songs with note missing in climax | (n)umbers in come |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Members united in struggle with company, causing management difficulty | anag. incl. U, co. |
| VHC | J. R. Howlett | Ponderous Brown enters final stages of dramatic ‘Yes No’ referendum debate | umber in last letters; ref. Scottish independence referendum |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Summer becoming uncertain – Scottish politician for secession hard to deal with | anag. less Ming (Campbell) |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Child’s first attempt to walk without lead’s a bit ungainly | c (l)umber some |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Awkward position as Commons slumbered, crafty Salmond’s delivered? | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Difficult leading actor leaves set to take on an unspecified part | (Benedict) Cumberbatch with some for batch |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | Dodgy rum becomes difficult to shift | anag. |
| VHC | S. Randall | Ungainly amateur stifled in tight sumo embrace | anag. less a |
| VHC | W. Ransome | College becoming Head of the River? A bit hard to manage, perhaps | Humber with c for H + some |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | We sober men much coordinated can be this when drunk | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Clumsy turn – not the first to be seen during opener of Strictly Come Dancing | (n)umber in anag. incl. S |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Ham actor dashing off set has a few | Cumber(batch) + some; ham2 |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | In these days we find more bums sadly elephantine | anag. in CE |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | So member found way out, faced with copper | Cu + anag., & lit.; ref. Plebgate |
HCs in competition 2205 awarded to: