Azed Competition No. 2351 Azed Slip | ◀ 2347 | 2356 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2351 | Jul 2017 | RHAGADES | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Heald | Newspaper is in decline, lacking force, sealing end for sluggish old hacks | h in rag (F)ades; see hack |
| Second | D. & N. Aspland | Leaders of DUP and Government share in new arrangement and hide divisions? | anag. incl. D a G |
| Third | R. J. Sharkey | Bill introduced as her Government wobbles and cracks | ad in anag. incl. G |
| VHC | M. Barley | Cracks affecting e.g. a hard bit of skin | anag. + s, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs S. Brown | Broken heart from tragedy has tears rending cheek perhaps | anag. incl. (t)raged(y) |
| VHC | V. Dixon | More than one crack mounted artillery force facing Cadiz as of old | RHA + Gades |
| VHC | W. Drever | A hag with syphilis: could her face ultimately develop these? | anag. incl. last letters, & lit.; ref. late stage congenital syphilis |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Disfiguring cracks reach along affected epidermis (the outer bits) | first & last letters |
| VHC | R. Gilbert | Cracks appearing in Right – hell overwhelming Government and Theresa at last | G a in r Hades |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Cracks in skin are not good in eggs (hard boiled) | anag. with a for g |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Acting in Brief Encounter’s ending a gutted Howard goes sadly lovelorn – result: tears on cheeks? | anag. incl. a, r, a, Hd less o; ref. Trevor H. in film B. E. |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | Degas’ art mostly suffering with onset of hairline surface cracks | anag. incl. h less t |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Foul gas had origins in rotten eggs or cracks around the trap? | anag. incl. r, e; see gas trap |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Hide problems from rector as he prepared to embrace God | r + gad in anag. |
| VHC | M. Price | Cecil’s got stove in for nothing, getting cracks in the face | Rhodes with Aga for 0 |
| VHC | W. Ransome | Skin trouble? Nasty rash round openings in groin area (downright excruciating!) | first letters in anag. |
| VHC | T. Rudd | With couple in west sundered repeatedly, Angharad Rees spilt a series of tears | anag. less An, Re; ref. original star of Cornwall-set ‘Poldark’ |
| VHC | P. Tharby | Doctor reads about unsightly female skin blemishes | hag in anag. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Skin lesions torment, encroaching on the nether regions | rag overlapping with Hades |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Surface cracks (of a sort) appearing in ‘Shard’, deteriorating with age | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | A bit of designer gear has fabricated tears in the surface | anag. incl. d; ref. fashion for ripped clothing |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Restorer has initially treated a Degas for superficial cracks | r, h + anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Their edges reddish along affected epidermis? | first & last letters, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Chaps acting in drag ‘She’ – freely adapted! | a in anag.; ref. Rider Haggard novel/film |
HCs in competition 2351 awarded to: