Azed Competition No. 2347 Azed Slip | ◀ 2343 | 2351 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2347 | Jun 2017 | ASLEEP | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. Grimes | What gets you this nightly? Tallying sheep, possibly | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Suffering poor circulation? Daily Express regularly could be | anag. of alternate letters |
| Third | J. C. Leyland | Thus see Christopher maybe tucked in after saying prayers initially? | Lee in first letters & lit.; ref. C. Lee, C. Robin |
| VHC | M. Barker | Poor Pelléas, one left abandoned, dead | anag. less l; ref. Debussy opera |
| VHC | M. Barley | Affected by hypnotics (pills we take on odd occasions when restless) | anag. of odd letters |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Having dropped dead, elapsed, perished | anag. less d, & lit. |
| VHC | P. Cargill | Dead Sea left questionable record | anag. incl. l + EP; ref. DS scrolls |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | America to experience Trump’s extreme character, left caught napping | l in A see p |
| VHC | J. P. B. Hall | A swipe wide going for fifty – out! | a sweep with L for w |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Brown bread left in afternoon sun turned stale | l in a S + pee (rev.); see bb (= dead), stale2 |
| VHC | M. Lloyd-Jones | In Chicago, whizz round chasing cabs regularly, ‘L’ being out | a, s L + pee (rev.); see whizz |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Batting lapse in which Yorkshire’s tail-ender is caught out | e in anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | PM’s about to be returned – as many will be during election night! | Peel’s a (rev.); ref. Robert P. |
| VHC | S. J. O’Boyle | Rail union strikes following extreme pressure with system in paralysis | ASLE(F) + EP |
| VHC | W. Ransome | Reckless pleasure leads to unruly raver dropping dead | anag. less u, r |
| VHC | C. W. Reid Dick | Out when quiet cradles shelter | lee in as p |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | How a silent corpse, not having tics nor stirring, could mistakenly appear | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | One takes a second to undress when retiring late | a + s + peel (rev.) |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Pleased, mostly active, as those retiring hope to be? | anag. less d |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Is this when Labour’s leader and Scots eye power, or am I dreaming perchance? | as L ee P; ref. Hamlet soliloquy |
| VHC | R. Zara | Like the dormouse, shelter in Alice’s surreal party initially | lee in first letters; ref. Mad Hatter’s tea party |
HCs in competition 2347 awarded to: