Azed Competition No. 2296 Azed Slip | ◀ 2291 | 2300 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2296 | Jun 2016 | IMPROPERLY | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. C. Leyland | How intimate embraces lead to rakish Don Giovanni maybe getting end away? | r oper(a) in imply, & lit. |
| Second | Dr S. J. Shaw | Doctor acting thus to get priority GMC panel | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | T. C. Borland | Disgracefully sloppy primer leaving beginners confused | anag. less first letters |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Suggest vices or perversion, wanting variety so? | anag. less version in imply, & lit.; vice = grip; version = variety |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Declaration of profession by hooker, a lady wanting publicity in an unseemly way | I’m pro + per + l(ad)y |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Mean lassoer encapsulated how cowboys work | roper in imply |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Signify catching one with lasso, perhaps, ‘cowboy-style’? | roper in imply |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Europhile Tory MP’s pestered to reject ‘Out’ – he’s wavering unacceptably | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Widdy and partner’s close intimate holds displaying ineptitude (Strictly it ain’t!) | rope r in imply; ref. Anne Widdecombe in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Unseemly to suggest sticking in Europe after rejecting EU rule | (EU)rope r in imply |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Might one who’s into bondage demand intimate embracing thus? | roper in imply |
| VHC | D. R. Jones | Inaptly confuse prim reply with love | anag. incl. 0 |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Ropy prelim results from revising thus? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | To suggest holding referendum initially works, though ultimately failing in unseemly manner | r oper(a) in imply |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | What Chilcot’s written shortly coming up, with hint about how Iraq War’s bunglers acted? | repor(t) (rev.) in imply |
| VHC | T. Rudd | Suggest getting e.g. a cowboy in, to construct ——? | roper in imply, & lit. |
| VHC | I. Simpson | Not a little shoddy, without qualification, fencing cowboy might work like this? | roper in (s)imply, & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | A troop playing crimes wantonly could be acting so —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | In an unfit way? I advocate exercise half hourly | I’m pro PE (hou)rly |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Inappropriately intimate, embracing one making lunge? | roper in imply; see lunge2 |
HCs in competition 2296 awarded to: