Azed Competition No. 2272 Azed Slip | ◀ 2270 | 2274 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2272 | Xmas 2015 | SNOWMOBILE | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Brougham | Saint with twinkling humour carrying present in sleigh | now in S mo bile |
| Second | D. K. Arnott | Wombles’ No. 1 hit is perfect vehicle for Tomsk? | anag.; ref. Wombles character, Siberian town |
| Third | E. C. Lance | One’s bothered about BMW – oil needing to be changed for transport in arctic regions | anag. in anag. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Transport an Eskimo will be sat on (not like Santa, somehow) | anag. less anag., & lit. |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | I pass over flakes after sprinkling some in bowl | anag. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Near the poles, below zero, I’m versatile transport | S, N + anag. incl.0, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Simoon blew off course vehicle highly unsuited to desert conditions | anag. |
| VHC | E. Looby | Ice machine, perhaps, crushing some in bowl | anag. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Nothing disrupts flourishing women’s lib drive in hostile climate | 0 in anag. |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Vehicle for Whistler, say – some oil applied with touches in beautifully wrought nocturnes | anag. incl. b, w, n; ref. Whistler, painter & Canadian ski resort |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | What could transport be in Oslo round winter months primarily? | w, m in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Transport some own to cross peaks of bitter Inuit land | b, I, l in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Dr T. G. Powell | Boon with miles left in a mush? | anag. incl. w, & lit. |
| VHC | P. Sant | Remote parts of Saskatchewan below zero – I’m deployed | S, n + anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Manoeuvring with skis, this may give Eskimo bliss on first sign of winter! | comp. anag. incl. w, & lit. |
| VHC | C. Short | Both poles below zero? I’m doubtful this could get me to either | S, N + anag. incl. 0 |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Transport eskimo will be on to be like this, perhaps | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Sled that’s powered by oil – some new model with bits of Yamaha engine stripped out | anag. less Y, e |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Some bowling – not good, erratic – from which sledgers might get mileage | anag. less g |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Oman’s first women’s lib gathering? Form of advancement unlikely to catch on there | anag. incl. O |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | For today’s Arctic explorer, might jumping into this set bowels in motion | comp. anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Young | New blooms I cultivated one winter transport me in bowl so cleverly arranged | double anag. |
HCs in competition 2272 awarded to: