Azed Competition No. 2386 Azed Slip | ◀ 2382 | 2390 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2386 | Mar 2018 | PENNY-A-LINER | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr J. Burscough | Writer, non-literary, churning shoddy rot out | pen + anag. less anag., & lit. |
| Second | L. Ward | Writer turning out any taradiddle to secure a bit of necessary? Right! | pen + anag. + n in lie + r, & lit. |
| Third | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Fitting name for a hack in general with pay not good | anag. with n for a less g, & lit. |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Writer that’s hacked inanely to gain only a bit of remuneration? | pen + anag. + r, & lit. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | One with occupation in perhaps four rags once, minimally repaid | a + line in penny r, & lit.; rag1 = farthing |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Writer short of a buck – one careful with money, not getting advance | pen + nyal(a) + I ne(a)r, & lit. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | One who’ll write any rubbish, on next to nothing, due for a rise? | pen + anag. + re nil (rev.), & lit.; rubbish (adj) |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Writer, earning only casually, with no good uplifting output? | pen + anag. less no g (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | Rev Prebendary M. R. Metcalf | One who’s perennially labouring with remuneration finally for length? | anag. with n for l, & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Writer getting nearly nil mostly, for hacking | pen + anag. less l, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | One name for boring writer nearly bust? | I n in pen + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Dr P. W. Nash | Old hack, in pen, nearly, broken-down | anag. |
| VHC | J. & A. Price | Literally his delivery is of little value – no. nine player bats, avoiding duck | anag. less 0 |
| VHC | Dr J. B. Reid | Fourth estate worker producing poor material – ragged napery linen | anag. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Hack not quite earning plenty with no end of text | anag. less g, t, & lit. |
| VHC | I. Simpson | I can earn plenty with a new novel – a —— can’t | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. Smailes | Perennial NY novel writer of dubious quality and copious output | anag. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Writer with speciality in a poor yarn? | pen + line in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | P. Tharby | Who’s perennially working, getting peanuts essentially for a bit of literature? | anag. with n for l, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Glenda, perhaps, employed humorously – her core part in play Ern concocted? | anag. incl. en; ref. G. Slagg in ‘Private Eye’ and G. Jackson in Morecambe & Wise sketch |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | Hack nearly in penury when short of acceptable lines | anag. less U ry, & lit. |
| VHC | K. & J. Wolff | Cheap pen ruined inlay in antique writing case | anag. in penner |
HCs in competition 2386 awarded to: