Azed Competition No. 2274 Azed Slip | ◀ 2272 | 2279 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2274 | Jan 2016 | SIMPATICO | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | I. Simpson | Clue at head of slip – I. Simpson? Not unless awfully, awfully pleasing | anag. incl. s less anag. |
| Second | G. I. L. Grafton | MPs in cabinet shuffled round, leaving Benn treated kindly | anag. incl. O less anag.; ref. recent Labour reshuffle |
| Third | M. Barley | Here’s entry to Azed comp – is it crafted with winning appeal? | anag. incl. A |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Is comic turn delivering constant well-timed cracks in tune with audience? | pat in anag. less c |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | In Scoop, needing work I’m ready and heading for Ishmaelia as foreign correspondent | I’m pat + I all in Sco(op); ref. William Boot in Evelyn Waugh novel |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Emperor being taken in by new ‘coat’ is charming | Imp. in anag. |
| VHC | W. Drever | ‘Compassionate’ – as one expressed around Italy, possibly? | I in anag. less as one, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Hand in glove manipulated most of action by muppet | simp + anag. less n |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | It’s a comp, for a change, I can enter – that’s nice | I in anag. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Devilishly clever, I’d dismissed diplomatic service – not exactly congenial | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | It. companions bickering may be ‘non ——’ | comp. anag. & lit.; It. = Italian; bicker = quiver |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | ‘Friendly’ new politics leads to more animosity and Labour’s leader disregarded | anag. incl. m, a less L |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Spanish/Italian originally, I’m apt to make good company | S, I + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Rattle impact is getting opera’s overture in harmony | anag. + o; ref. Simon R. |
| VHC | Mrs L. J. Roberts | Copious amity may make you so? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. Sant | Enduring Irishman penned the content of his comic Plays Pleasant | Pat in anag. less h, c; ref. G. B. Shaw |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | From roots in Grecian lingo this may translate to ‘of a common spirit’ | comp. anag. incl. n, o, & lit. |
| VHC | C. M. Steele | Is atomic power shortly to be scrapped? This would be agreeable to some | anag. incl. P |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Misanthropic? Contrariwise – lacking any vestiges of nastiness, hatred or rancour | anag. less n, h, r, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Friendly postman introducing himself thus on round | I’m Pat in sic o’ |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Pietro Mascagni is struggling without a singer performing in tune | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Matic plays with a lot of poise in friendly in Italy | anag. less e; ref. Chelsea footballer |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | Ill-disposed amici stop being this | anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 2274 awarded to: