Azed Competition No. 2451 Azed Slip | ◀ 2447 | 2456 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2451 | Jun 2019 | CAPUT | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | I. Simpson | Montero gets place for parking here? | cap with put for P, & lit.; ref. Mitsubishi M. |
| Second | D. & N. Aspland | This is creature’s head, apparently, as expressed in Latin | c + ap. + ut, & lit. |
| Third | G. I. L. Grafton | Space a large town abandoned leads to ugly tenement block | cap(a city) + u, t |
| VHC | T. Anderson | What’s the odds of Trump march upsetting the chump? | alternate letters reversed; ref. London demo |
| VHC | M. Barley | One option if after spot of culture: head for Rome | c + a put |
| VHC | M. Barnes | What Charles lost initially, Cromwell and Parliament ultimately took | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Shock at coup, ousting old head in Latin style | anag. less o |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Butter and a soupçon of caviare boosted crumpet | tup + a c (all rev.) |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Leader of council surmounts a rebellion wanting dismissal of school head | c + a put(sch) |
| VHC | N. Connaughton | Before a meal, tucked into sliced loaf | ap in cut |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Bean counter: place to find bean | CA (chief accountant) + put |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | What are the odds of Trump march upsetting the chump? | alternate letters reversed; ref. London demo |
| VHC | B. Lovering | Chump at Caesar’s Palace craps out right away, so leaves | craps out less r, so |
| VHC | C. Loving | Beginners of conversations addressed ‘Plum’ as old bean perhaps | first letters + ut; ref. P. G. Wodehouse |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | What’s severed with chance being grabbed to set Henry free? | (H)ap in cut, & lit.; ref. Anne Boleyn |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Group wanting the ultimate in Buddhism essentially tours Thailand, location for temples | ca(m)p + u + T |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Expression of contempt emerges from cabinet after Conservative party’s poll disrupted by American chump | A in C p (bah)ut; disrupt = split |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | Old Geordie collier has turned up to come in for a noggin | up (rev.) in cat2 |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Regular characters in Trump farce turned up for the crown | alternate letters reversed |
| VHC | A. D. Scott | The head starts to complain about pupils using tablets | first letters |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | A bit of protein found in sliced loaf | a p in cut |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Brainbox rising to a high position in educational establishment | up (rev.) in CAT |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | A head as seen in ancient Rome, with pileus on top | cap + ut, & lit. |
HCs in competition 2451 awarded to: