Azed Competition No. 2239 Azed Slip | ◀ 2235 | 2244 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2239 | May 2015 | ERADIATE | Spoonerisms | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. C. Teuton | Spread like buns seems to excite Remove’s oversized character, ‘I’d eat and eat endlessly’ | sun’s beams; anag. incl. R less t; ref. Billy Bunter |
| Second | A. Whittaker | Bend seems to widen, with ‘50’ sign disappearing after a time | send beams; era + di(L)ate |
| Third | T. C. Borland | Variety of aerated drinks I lay out, like Sprite | spray out like light; I in anag. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | ‘Bend seems tight dear,’ I gulped | send beams; anag. + ate |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Beginnings of awareness Adam and Eve tried desperately to purge from souls | surge from poles; anag. incl. a, A, E |
| VHC | M. Barley | Seam as from bowler fires Root out short of century | beam as from solar fires; eradi(c)ate; ref. Joe R., England cricketer |
| VHC | M. Clarke | Root out short of century? Bowler: ‘Seam will do this!’ | solar beam; eradi(c)ate |
| VHC | M. Coates | Around one fantastically aerated dames flew | flames do; I in anag. |
| VHC | W. Drever | Foreign letter I presume must return to lend out site | send out light; eta I dare (rev.) |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Throw bait out in stream, snarling a tree. Help! – bring it back in! | straight … beam; aid (rev.) in anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Frightfully odd things in an Alice adventure start in a dream | dart in a stream; anag. of alternate letters |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | Fare rise return I challenge at end of freeze | fire rays; I dare (rev.) + at e |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Police awaited re missing whiskey, issue with rye of late | ray of light; anag. less w |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Wrongly eject strays to root out missing canine | strongly … rays; eradi(c)ate |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Like rise of late spring tide, a rare flow brooking no resistance | rays of light; anag. less R |
| VHC | B. Solomons | Batter scheme, tear idea apart | scatter beam; anag. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Late riser seen to do it – dispense with all but a drop of coffee | light rays’re; eradi(c)ate |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Fare rise? – a risky venture backing one at commencement of election | fire rays; dare (rev.) + I at e |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Refuse days off at Eastertide regardless of set time worked | diffuse rays; anag. less anag. incl. t |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Route chaise ride erratically, having imbibed a bit | shoot rays; a in anag. + ate |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Lurk, like a White House aide fluttering around time after time | work … lighthouse; era + t in anag. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Go as new bowler produced seam at a dire English collapse | solar-produced beam; anag. incl. E |
HCs in competition 2239 awarded to: