Azed Competition No. 2300 Azed Slip | ◀ 2296 | 2305 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2300 | Jul 2016 | MISHMASH | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. Grimes | Confused mass Hamish expresses as ‘guddle’ | anag. less as, & lit. |
| Second | D. F. Manley | What emerges from referendum is – h’m – a shambolic mess | hidden |
| Third | G. H. Willett | Duffed overhead – it’s out! A failure of coordination? | mish(it s)mash |
| VHC | M. Barley | Potpourri, when deployed, heads off horrible household miasms | anag. incl. h, h |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | No bad term for Hammersmith’s intertwining? | anag. less anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Providing —— is ‘hash’ | i.e. providing ‘m’ is ‘h’, ‘mash’ is ‘hash’; & lit. |
| VHC | P. Cargill | Is ham not a filling for mince pie? | anag. less a in mash |
| VHC | D. Clay | To make cocktail, firstly mix ice with two parts sherry, then crush | m, i + sh + mash |
| VHC | E. Dawid | A motorway pile-up has hospital in chaos | h in M1 smash |
| VHC | W. Drever | Working lunch ultimately is M&S ham salad | anag. incl. h |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Confused assemblage? Maybe duff referendum’s conclusion has done for it | mishit with m + anag. for it |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Referendum’s end comes with an issue for Scots, pound down and allied group in disarray | m ism mash |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | ‘Macaroni’ comprises term for such, in practice | h in ism in mash2 (= masher), & lit.; macaroni = dandy |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Salad contains e.g. sliced potato – it must be tossed | mish(it) + mash |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Salad? It doesn’t feature in e.g. sliced ham starter for slimmer being naughty | mish(it) + anag. incl. s |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Mess created by Gove finally running, shame his manoeuvring brought about end of chum | m in anag. less e; ref. EU referendum |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | Confusion when horse is involved in pile-up on motorway | h (= heroin) in M1 smash |
| VHC | S. Randall | Leaving university, has his mum to tidy up clutter | anag. less u |
| VHC | C. Short | Melange – i.e. salmagundi, hotchpotch, miscellany and scrambled hash, a little bit of each | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Players’ mix-up? It comes from mishit with Marsh run out | mish(it) + Ma(r)sh |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Comic lead in movies has his chum in fine mess | anag. incl. m, m; in fine = finally; ref. Laurel & Hardy |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | A mix-up, a botched overhead, and it’s out | mish(it s)mash |
| VHC | A. J. Varney | A little accident, spending a penny – the result of lots of water with meal (pie) | mish(a p) + mash |
| VHC | L. Ward | Going by moppet’s face, I’m assuming mum has prepared macaroni | m + sh in I’m + anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Young | A drop of malt is grand in a mince pie | m is + M in hash |
HCs in competition 2300 awarded to: