Azed Competition No. 2318 Azed Slip | ◀ 2313 | 2322 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2318 | Nov 2016 | TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) | Penny for the Guy | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. Connaughton | Privates exposed if shielded by very small fig leaf | men open in tiny |
| Second | B. Jones | Lovers, naked, inhibited by diminutive thingy! | men open in tiny |
| Third | V. Dixon | Male members exposed? They’re covered by diminutive fig leaf! | men open in tiny |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Hands-free is cracking little gadget | men-open in tiny |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | A makeshift leader in Trump I’m expecting initially to have no power overseas in New Year | T + I’m + e + no p en (Fr. etc) + n, y |
| VHC | M. Barley | No term of exactitude, it – sign of memory misfiring a bit? | anag. incl. e, m + penny, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Bell | Widget in can of beer? The change Australia rejected | menop(Aus)e in tinny |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Element of rigging in money spent on polling battle | anag. less s; poll = remove top of |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Partners with patent plugging minute gismo | men open in tiny |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Before public, such as David should wear small fig leaf | men open in tiny |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Corrupt MEP, one engaged in tawdry artifice | anag. in tinny |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Line that’s not rounded and resonant introducing version of vacuous narrative poem | anag. incl. n, e in tinny; line = rope |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Tiddly around ships unrestricted? Sailors must get that tight! | men open in tiny; tiddly = alcoholic drink |
| VHC | S. J. O’Boyle | Doodah band taking money? No, taking the pee! | m in tie + no penny; ref. 1970’s Bonzo Dog Doodah Band |
| VHC | Dr T. G. Powell | A fig leaf or well-placed pinny, one item wanting a bit of imagination | anag. less i |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | A salt may be resolved to stop many a neat line getting tangled with a —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Ropey item spread between two points, with a touch of ‘Yo-heave-ho!’ | anag. + N open N + y, & lit. |
| VHC | P. A. Stephenson | An expedient Trump’s first. One with money given a swing to secure Pennsylvania | T + I + Penn. in anag. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Thingamy? One recalled in empty name tossed around | one (rev.) in anag. incl. n |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Trump’s dropping behind before nominee’s running with Pence on board ends in Republican victory – this deflects snarls of ‘rigging’ | T(rump) + p in anag. + n, y |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Name conspicuous in vile enmity, I should stop snarling | n open in anag. |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Locum collected pin money with bits of temporary night-time employment | anag. incl. t, n, e |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | What’s-his-name, obscure English MP, nonentity abandoning Tories’ leader | anag. incl. E, less T; ref. resignation of Stephen Phillips MP |
HCs in competition 2318 awarded to: