Azed Competition No. 238 Azed Slip | ◀ 234 | 243 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | Oct 1976 | CRAMBOJINGLE | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. L. Miron | Demonstrated by lie, guy, fly | cram bo jingle, & lit. |
| Second | A. J. Bulman | Stap, chap, trap. There’s rhyming for you! | cram bo jingle |
| Third | D. V. Harry | MacRob blended whisky – it adds glee to your spree | anag. + jingle; whisky2 |
| VHC | R. H. Adey | Pickwick as literature? See the chapter ‘Tupman and the strolling actor’ | c. ram-bo + Jingle; ref. characters Tracy T., Alfred J. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Doggerel stuff – a trifling effort reflected in short laughter | cram + job (rev.) + in gle(e) |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | A composition following Cowper in outline in which The Task is mirrored? – Nothing so inspired | C, r + job (rev.) in a mingle; ref. poem by William C. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Stuff a fellow put over in a short sort of song? | cram bo jingle, & lit. |
| VHC | P. R. Clemow | Right and left jab coming with energy – mix it. Ali is famous for it | anag. incl. r, l, e; ref. Mohammad A.’s rhymes |
| VHC | J. Coleby | Rhyming stuff, in short clipped style, the reverse of the one beloved of McGonagall | cram + jo (rev.) in bingle; ref. William McG. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | As demonstration: ‘Make gamble, join ramble, and head it with credit.’ | cr + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. Jacks | Pack, black, ring, ting constitute it | cram B O jingle, & lit. |
| VHC | W. Jackson | Putting Pickwick, say, in trouble? Mr. J can oblige | anag.; ref. character Alfred Jingle |
| VHC | J. R. Kirby | Acquire prior tire fire retire hire and inspire? Could be! | cram + job (rev.) + ingle, & lit.; tire5 |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | Blimey, without its ending, jargon will be obscure, after Cockney’s initial rhyming! | C + anag. less y |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Imbecile jargon in a fit might constitute this: i.e. —— | comp. anag. & lit.; fit3 |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | E.g., ‘pack/black/ring/ting.’ | cram B O jingle, & lit. |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Conjugation of ‘lie’, ‘guy’, ‘consonantal I’, and ‘where Jock’ll fry’? | cram bo J ingle, & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. K. Moult | New deal for L.B.J., G-men or C.I.A. It’s rhyming! | anag. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Get full employment back – individual with no opening is prescription for ‘trouble and strife’ | cram + job (rev.) + (s)ingle; example of rhyming slang |
| VHC | M. L. Perkins | Press man with thin correspondence – getting better with letter, perhaps? | cram bo jingle; thin = tinkling |
| VHC | A. J. Redstone | I’ve flat feet and get con man to clink | cram bo jingle; cram, con = study |
| VHC | R. C. Reeves | Boring ol’ C. James composes this? Not so! | anag. less so, & lit.; ref. Clive J., Observer columnist |
| VHC | Rear Adm W. T. C. Ridley | With small French coin, rough gambler join – voilà, c’est ça (deux fois!) | c + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Versed work … stuff fire should consume? | job (rev.) in cram ingle, & lit.; versed = reversed |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | For poets this may be essential in competing for Lear’s job | comp. anag. & lit.; Edward L. |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Overture of Lehar’s in C major being travestied – it’s often heard in singsong | L in anag. |
HCs in competition 238 awarded to: