Azed Competition No. 2356 Azed Slip | ◀ 2351 | 2360 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2356 | Aug 2017 | PUBLIC SERVANT | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. J. O’Boyle | Speculate about liberal Sir V. Cable becoming PM, possibly | anag. in punt |
| Second | J. R. H. Jones | Sir V. Cable replaced Farron finally in vote, official | anag. + n in put |
| Third | I. Simpson | One might have a taxing job, struggling to nab silver cup with a round to go | anag. less O |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Preparing club sarnie with slices of tongue, veal and pork (or TVP) makes one Master of the Rolls, perhaps? | anag. incl. t, v, p; see TVP |
| VHC | M. Barley | Official victor among cryptic clue brains is revealed in slip list’s final placings | V in anag. in p, t; ref. annual honours list |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | For Liberal one such, put in Sir V. Cable | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Carter | Government appointee surprisingly cut verbal spin | anag. |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | Bent Cup rivals nobbled an official | anag. |
| VHC | G. P. Conway | One like Sir Humphrey, masking panic with bluster – and a touch of verbosity | anag. incl. v; ref. ‘Yes Minister’ |
| VHC | Ms L. Davis | General Kitchener, perhaps? | public, servant, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Quant skirts very short and basic revitalized clothing line, one contributing to nation’s prosperity? | l in anag. less y in punt; ref. Mary Q., miniskirt designer |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Mandarin perhaps found very inscrutable by westerner in Peking | P + anag. incl. v; found2 |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | ‘Hacker’s Nemesis?’ Specially programmed antivirus PC able to block AI | anag. less AI; ref. Sir Humphrey, Jim Hacker in ‘Yes Minister’ |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Mixed up Latin verbs with a bit of Cantonese or Mandarin? | anag. incl. C |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | With exceptional virtues plain, one may become CB | anag. with CB for I; ref. honour for civil servants |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Recorder, maybe, and clarinets played with bit of vigour behind piano and refined bass | p, U, b + anag. incl. v |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Trump’s extreme bluster can lead to vilification outrageously involving one? | I in anag. incl. p, v, & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | In private clubs when bursting one goes for one in office | anag. less I; office = lavatory |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Cup rivals bent on cluing one that does for the rest of us? | anag.; ref. AZ comps |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Quietly inscrutable and very crafty, I’m at home in Whitehall | p + anag. incl. v |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Such as Sir Humphrey, knight seen in various private clubs | N in anag.; ref. ‘Yes Minister’ |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Live crabs, boiled in pot. May I serve now? | anag. in punt; pot = large bet; ref. Theresa M. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Sir Humphrey is never, not ever, found in dodgy private clubs | n in anag.; ref. ‘Yes Minister’ |
HCs in competition 2356 awarded to: