Azed Competition No. 2265 Azed Slip | ◀ 2261 | 2270 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2265 | Nov 2015 | ESPRIT FORT | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | Prof. RD’s an atheist – and has this designation possibly? | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Richard Dawkins |
| Second | T. C. Borland | Turn to ref: trip’s outside the box, he thinks | anag. |
| Third | D. P. Shenkin | One to shake up trite profs? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Libertine’s très sportif, cavorting with no end of sportives | anag. less s; see libertine |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | I’m unfit for pi set, having what’s original in religious thought? | anag. + r, t, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barker | Blair finally to be cleared in redraft of first Report? I’ve an open mind | anag. less r; ref. Chilcot |
| VHC | M. Barley | Introducing element of rationalism, I protest vigorously about the lead faith provides | f in anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | For him, the early principles of Enlightenment savants prove religion is the foe of rational thought | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | If superstore trolley’s beginning wobbling, there’s no use grumbling – one’s an independent mind! | anag. incl. t less anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Turbulent priest receives knight’s terminal stab, having rebuffed king who opposes Church’s authority? | t for(k) in anag.; ref. Thomas à Becket |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Troubled priest (Knox?) not a bien pensant type | anag. + Fort |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Wry self-portrait left artist’s face obscured – Francis Bacon, perhaps? | anag. less l, a; ref. FB philosopher and FB painter |
| VHC | K. Milan | ‘FT report is tampered with’ (Independent) | anag. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Excluding nothing, report of Chilcot (finally!) is prepared independently? I think so | anag. incl. t less 0; ref. Iraq war inquiry |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Who’ll show a bit of reason in spite of being persecuted, right? | r in anag. + rt, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Fellow engaged in Liberal protest about religious instruction | anag. incl. F, RI, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Fir spotter possibly could also make forest trip, one thinks rationally | double anag. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Term for rationalist (French in origin) or embodied by rebellious priest | t, F, or in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Chilcot’s conclusion: report is heading for finish, surprisingly. I’m sceptical | anag. incl. t, f |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Reformed priest, such as Knox? Probably not | anag. + Fort |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | High priest? Pah, say I | anag. + fort, & lit.; ref. pah1,2 |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | This could be troubled priest in quest of truth, remorselessly | anag. + for + t(ruth) |
HCs in competition 2265 awarded to: