Azed Competition No. 2213 Azed Slip | ◀ 2209 | 2218 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2213 | Nov 2014 | SOLECISM | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Barley | Grammatical error, this, or a lapse in social mores | comp. anag. |
| Second | C. G. Millin | What spoils clues with promise but not pure unfortunately | comp. anag. & lit.; pure = free from bad grammar |
| Third | J. C. Leyland | Short shrift’s first thing it’s given by fussy schoolmistress? | comp. anag. incl. s, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Awkward social mess-up with fax could bring about this faux pas | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Awkward social mistake? One might find it aka —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Bad form, perhaps, using moles (sic) unchecked? | anag.; unchecked = not restrained; ref. Molech clue |
| VHC | W. Drever | Blundering beginner is involved in the opening bit of Strictly Come Dancing | anag. incl. L is S; blundering n. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | As learner heading up M6, perhaps, it’s not what’s expected | so L + M sice (rev.) |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | Fish is caught in Cam but not using a gaff | sole + is in C(a)m |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Warmed Mosel (sic)? | anag. & lit.; warm = beat |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Misuse of semicolon’s not acceptable, being this? | anag. less on, & lit. |
| VHC | L. M. Inman | How fame changes face after single faux pas! | i.e. c is m after sole |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Is some clue lacking proper English slammed for this? | anag. less U, E, & lit. |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Bad form schoolmistress disciplined expelling rowdy hard sorts | anag. less anag. incl. H |
| VHC | P. McKenna | Nominativus pendens? Only a Latinist’s so upset over the term for indecorum | sole + sic (rev.) + m |
| VHC | Rev Prebendary M. R. Metcalf | Christmas mistletoe being brandished? Such impropriety could result with that, mister! | comp. anag. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Abuse in grammar school finally comes out, current Head of Science arrested | I S in anag. incl. l |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Camisole’s tight, cutting a boob | anag. less a |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Semicolons misplaced? It’s not on | anag. less on, & lit. |
| VHC | P. Taylor | A placement of semicolons that’s not on? | anag. less on, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Master Society formality with acclaim before … this upsets it all? | M S ice los (all rev), & lit. |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Misuse of semi-colons not acceptable – it’s a grammatical impropriety | anag. less on, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Wainwright | Acts awkwardly with social ‘mistake’: a —— one attacks? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Between you and I, perhaps Miss Cole needs a new look | anag.; ref. Lily C., model and actress |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | A breach of Azed’s rules, the only doctrine demanding inherent compliance? | c in sole ism |
HCs in competition 2213 awarded to: