Azed Competition No. 225 Azed Slip | ◀ 221 | 229 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | Jul 1976 | VALETA | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. R. Palmer | Revolutionary steps, as in Boston, against a drink tax, with no vote | v ale ta(x); ref. Boston Tea Party, waltz |
| Second | D. P. M. Michael | See, almost all tea destroyed. Boston occasions this kind of revolution | v. + anag. less l; ref. Boston Tea Party, waltz |
| Third | R. Jacks | Virginia accepts an umpire’s decision. Set moves to 3-4 | a let in VA; ref. V. Wade, dance time |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Measure a gill – accepted about a quarter of a pint | (pin)t in vale, a; gill4 |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | Dance held by Senate, lavish in retrospective mood | hidden rev.; ref. US bicentennial celebrations |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | Dance in shattering heat-wave wilts – whew, it’s awful, not to be contemplated | anag. less anag.; ref. summer heatwave |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | What the band played in joyful celebration of old time in American State? | ale t in VA |
| VHC | R. M. S. Cork | Virginia must have suffered with American taking the first dance | VA let A; ref. V. Wade, Wimbledon Ball |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Craine | Returning at last after so long – an old-fashioned dance | vale + at (rev.) |
| VHC | P. Drummond | You want a dance tune – give the band a drink for it | ale for it in vitta |
| VHC | E. A. Free | Display of slow footwork against Ashe’s first service hindered amateur | v A let A; ref. Arthur A., Wimbledon |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | See a radical Party-man scattering tea – could this accompany revolutionary activity in Boston? | v. a L + anag.; ref. Boston Tea Party, waltz; L = Liberal |
| VHC | C. H. Hudson | Old-timers’ hit at ball: another service indicated – Borotra’s goes outside | a let in va; ref. Jean B., former tennis champion; va (Fr.) = goes |
| VHC | J. R. Kirby | Kind of hop for making beer – it’s put into fermenting vat | ale in anag. |
| VHC | Dr E. J. Miller | Feature of older hops: brew in vat off | ale in anag. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Vane initially, one the Spanish turned to a dance | v + a + el (rev) + t’ a; valeta (Sp.) = weather-cock |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | World leaders in two-hundredth anniversary dance | vale + t a; ref. US bicentennial |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | It may amuse some mixed doubles to serve an ace | valet A |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | One can follow old hand hooking a long hop in slow motion | a l in vet + a |
| VHC | A. J. Redstone | Measure of hops needed to produce beer in barmy vat | ale in anag. |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | A measure with round figures – Bunter, for example, needs one | valet a; ref. Lord P. Wimsey’s valet |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Its devotees head for Mecca (coming back in via Tel Aviv) | hidden rev.; ref. M. dance halls |
| VHC | P. C. Thornton | Jeeves, for instance – a noted example of movement with measured steps | valet a |
| VHC | R. D. Vaughan Davies | ‘——’ says polite partner after the last one? | i.e. vale, ta, & lit. |
| VHC | C. E. Williams | Slow rhythmic movement activates vat full of liquor | ale in anag. |
HCs in competition 225 awarded to: