Azed Competition No. 2309 Azed Slip | ◀ 2305 | 2313 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2309 | Sep 2016 | GLOBETROTTER | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs A. M. Walden | Cricketer on tour, possibly Root, unwound with treble G&T | anag.; ref. Joe R. |
| Second | J. Grimes | Role of Jason going after Golden prize in film? | (Golden) Globe + Trotter, & lit.; ref. film ‘Jason and the Argonauts’, David J. in TV comedy series ‘Only Fools and Horses’ |
| Third | T. Rudd | Reform bet got capital character from London to run right round earth – as this? | E in anag. incl. L, R, r, & lit.; ref. Phileas Fogg & R. Club in ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Dud left with e.g. Bo Derek? Cook sent him packing | anag. incl. l + (D. ‘Del Boy’) Trotter; D. Moore & P. Cook |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Get rotor belt fixed – one may need to do a lot of flying | anag. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Term for Fogg, fellow collecting wager after travel finally over | l o bet in g rotter, & lit.; ref. Phileas F.; fellow = worthless person |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Regular migrant to get trouble working, losing universal right | anag. less u + r |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Drop English batsman suffering from stress, last to score runs as tourist | glob E Trott + e, r; ref. Jonathan T. |
| VHC | M. Coates | E. g. Cook (Captain) getting ball on foot | globe + trotter; ref. Alistair/James Cook |
| VHC | J. Doylend | Runner after ball is often found on the wing | globe + trotter |
| VHC | A. S. Everest | One moving all over the place in world football, right half, then left | i.e. ball foot/football |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Maybe run with Bolt, together? Not the slightest hope – he really travels! | anag. incl. r, less h; ref. Usain B. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Richard Burton role sees Hal abandoning marriage-contract in grand plot against Queen | betrot(hal) in G lot + ER; ref. R. B., explorer and film, ‘Anne of the Thousand Days’, starring R. B., actor |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | One moving round earth better root hollow log out | anag. incl. l(o)g |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Universal tourist has exotic log book on Spain, Turkey and Old Testament territory | anag. incl. b + E TR OT ter. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | One in the country rarely heads for grazing land occupied by bull, preferable to go around it | g, l, o + rot in better; by = beside |
| VHC | Dr P. W. Nash | He roams the world, regret to blot out | anag. |
| VHC | R. Perry | Belt Root and get run out. Was he on tour with Cook? | anag. incl. r; ref. Thomas C. |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Left to get orbiter redeveloped, wanting current one to round the world | anag. incl. l, less i |
| VHC | D. P. Shenkin | Traveller who might produce blog or letter, with time for length? | anag. with t for l, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Smailes | Classic theatre role for Jason? The world is his lobster | Globe + (Derek) Trotter; ref. character’s catchphrase |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | I may be right into touring Togo, Tebet and Luxor on vacation | r in anag. incl. L(uxo)r, & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Ball, testing type, too much for international tourist | globe + trier with OTT for i |
HCs in competition 2309 awarded to: