Azed Competition No. 2235 Azed Slip | ◀ 2230 | 2239 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2235 | Apr 2015 | CHOCK-A-BLOCK | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. L. Stone | Heaving pack to secure one against the head | chock a block; ref. Rugby Union |
| Second | R. Perry | Packed house transported back in time | ho. + anag. in clock |
| Third | V. Dixon | Bursting ham muscle when breaking record | hock ab in clock |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Start of coup: pawn has bishop in a jam with no room to manoeuvre | c + hock + b in a lock |
| VHC | M. Barley | Use this term for network in grip of vehicle jam? | hoc k in cab + lock, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Butler | Jammed together, adapted Bach OK in hit | anag. in clock |
| VHC | P. T. Crow | White wine in old measure (about 3 pints), with seal, quite full | hock in cab2 + lock |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | In congested position, 3rd rank pawn advanced with check | c hock a + block |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Centre’s first to stop back running forward of scrum | c ho + anag. + lock; see scrum |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Roughly grabbing pawn, black king seizes place, leaving us stuffed | hock in ca. + loc(us) in B K |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Puss stuffed with ham and tail of sea bass is full to bursting | hock a B in clock; puss2 |
| VHC | M. Lunan | Very full punch contains wine and a dash of bitters | hock a b in clock |
| VHC | W. F. Main | In time a white wine with a drop of brandy will make you flush | hock a b in clock |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Champion Scot, leader emerging OK with C. and Lab. spinning stuffed? | Ch. + (J)ock + anag.; ref. N. Sturgeon, TV election debate |
| VHC | P. McKenna | Cape wine with a nose of burnt jam that’s full | C hock + a b lock |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Full measure of drink they had of old including wine with meal as a perk | hock in cab + lock2 |
| VHC | J. Pearce | Packed cold wine and a hamper | C hock + a block |
| VHC | P. Taylor | Crowded bar supports service offering guidance about wine | hock in CAB + lock |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | You could get quite full stuffing face with this interminable Bake Off | hoc + anag. less e in clock; ref. TV series |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Scotch after cold wine and a nip of armagnac makes one awfy fou | C hock + a block |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Generously-filled cold ham sandwiches to serve mixed party group? | C + ka bloc in hock |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | Wine in a two-litre measure put on bar once is full | hock in cab + lock; see SOED for measure |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Packed all sorts of jam sandwiches | a’ in chock, block |
HCs in competition 2235 awarded to: