Azed Competition No. 2322 Azed Slip | ◀ 2318 | 2324 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2322 | Dec 2016 | VENTRICOSE | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Barley | Fat-bellied character starting Christmas round must squeeze into chimney shaft | C, o in vent rise |
| Second | J. C. Leyland | This fat? We could give recent ‘five twos’ a shot | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. 5:2 diets |
| Third | T. J. Moorey | Clue victor seen with a pot | anag.; ref. AZ cup |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Bulging erections found awkward after introduction of Viagra | V + anag. |
| VHC | J. G. Booth | Paunchy, distressed I’ve corset on, obscuring a hint of obesity | anag. less o |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Misshapen, given corset that’s no good | anag. less g, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Very huge in loco enteric? | v + OS in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Following early market upturn company involved with prominent corporation | vent3 + co. in rise |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | Being so, I’ve corset on tight, hiding a blob | anag. less o, & lit. |
| VHC | W. Drever | Viagra’s beginning to get floppy erections quite tumescent! | V + anag. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | See one in centre so having gone pear-shaped | v + I in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Venerable Mo, after winning both finals in Rio Olympics, is puffed out | last letters in Ven. trice; ref. M. Farah |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Stout Cortes: name I’ve conjured with | anag. incl. n |
| VHC | J. R. H. Jones | Having pot, coven tries stirring | anag. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Contrives somehow to encapsulate what’s central to opera such as Falstaff? | e in anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Tenor voices must ring out like Pavarotti | anag. less O |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Albeit this may mean inevitable corset coming under strain | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | No time to throw out corset sadly accepting one’s fat-bellied | vent less t + anag. incl I |
| VHC | P. Tharby | Conservative, not very active, involved with large corporation | anag. less v, a |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | See senior vet about showing signs of bloat | anag. incl. c; disease of livestock |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | After a bit of Viagra you’ll find erections abnormally tumescent | V + anag. |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Tight corset starts to nip – excruciating if very big-bellied | anag. incl. n, e, i, v |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Very endomorphic, initially uncomfortable in corset? | v, e + anag. , & lit. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Like a mother-to-be in Feb/Mch, perhaps, fine but short of energy? | (E)ric in Ventôse |
HCs in competition 2322 awarded to: