Azed Competition No. 23 Azed Slip | ◀ 18 | 27 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aug 1972 | SCLERODERMIC | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Little sign of red after almost merciless thrashing with rod – if one’s this | anag. of merciles(s) rod + c, & lit.; c = cent |
| Second | Mrs N. Jarman | Drawer involved with comic reels like ‘Dumbo’ | anag. incl. dr |
| Third | R. E. Kimmons | Tests are so tough: middle of series – Lords – M.C.C. collapse | anag. incl. (s)erie(s); test = testa |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | How I should be as rod circles me wielded violently | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Breaking mile record’s tiptop of course and extremely hard | anag. incl. c |
| VHC | A. L. Dennis | It’s hard, with tough covering, to make disorderly soccer milder | anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | As hard skin circles me, Doctor, nothing is painful | anag. incl. Dr 0 |
| VHC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | R. M. cleric does, perhaps, like leathernecks | anag. |
| VHC | J. A. Fincken | Needing doctor to come prepared with slicer? | anag. incl. Dr, & lit. |
| VHC | J. H. Foster | Right! cold creme is specially prepared for softening skin like this | anag. incl. r |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Mr. Croc’dile, ’e’s uncommonly so | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. J. Goulstone | Crusty Bouillabaisse of sliced ormer with mollusc tail | anag. + c |
| VHC | L. Holtman | It’s having tough skins makes crocodiles more difficult; fire two rounds | anag. less oo |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Test coverage might be: ‘M.C.C. order lies in ruins’ | anag.; test = testa |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | I’m mad about Emil’s record of a tough case | anag. incl. c.; ref. ‘Emil und die Detektive’ |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | With a hard top surface, revising order lies with M.C.C. | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | Comics erred, being funny about the sovereign – pelted hard | anag. incl. L |
| VHC | Mrs J. Mackie | Namely, having a milder core disguised within? | anag. in sc., & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs S. M. Macpherson | Crusty cleric stormed about missing start of Test | anag. less T |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Case-hardened? Has what it takes to plot Colder crimes | anag. |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | Comic errs: led astray with corny material? | anag. |
| VHC | J. Revill | Lacking wit, 4 crazy comics write drivel – result’s corny | anag. less wit, IV |
| VHC | D. S. Robertson | Cordeliers’ club-room bounds could be hard to penetrate | anag. incl. c, m |
| VHC | G. A. Tomlinson | Like the scarabs and kindred species exotic climes record | anag. |
HCs in competition 23 awarded to: