Azed Competition No. 2283 Azed Slip | ◀ 2279 | 2287 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2283 | Mar 2016 | BARGAIN | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Barley | Entries to Azed get brain working a good deal | anag. incl. A, g |
| Second | R. J. Heald | A big bust with narc taking away cocaine and whizz | anag. less C; whizz = amphetamine |
| Third | R. J. Palmer | Save more, striking one | bar (a)gain, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Jump the queue, going from last to first for absolute snip | barge in with a for e |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Steal home after pub and walk it off | bar + ga(it) + in |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Bank bonus broke agreement | bar gain; 2 defs.; broke vb |
| VHC | Mrs L. Davis | Assorted bits of rock and gravel are loaded into dump truck | anag. of first letters in bin |
| VHC | E. Dawid | Grab one in jumble? | anag. incl. a, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | Falls back behind first of bays, losing a hard struggle at Ayr | b + Niag(a)ra (rev.) |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Understanding obscure Arabic’s no good when lacking the elements of simple conversation | anag. incl. ng, less s, c |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Boris’s number one aim – ‘I’m going to take over after loss of poll on Europe’ – creates strife for Cameron | B + a(I’m) + r(E)gain |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Banger letting off steam? Ring AA for breakdown truck | b(anger) + anag. |
| VHC | M. Lloyd-Jones | Snip short fringe – locks are glam if regularly cut | are glam if less alternate letters in ban(g) |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | An unscrupulous seizure backed by Putin with place succumbing in regional struggle | a grab (rev.) + (Put)in; ref. Crimea |
| VHC | S. Randall | Settlement’s bones originally Aurignacian indicating regular sacrifices | b + alternate letters |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Agree knock-down price for jumble in ragbag? Good going! | anag. less g |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Snatch flip-flops to get one in shoddy brand magasin (not M and S, unusually) | grab (rev.) + a + in; anag. less anag. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Win at the nineteenth hole and bring about a fantastic coup at St Andrews | bar gain; anag. incl. a, a; coup2 |
HCs in competition 2283 awarded to: