Azed Competition No. 2486 Azed Slip | ◀ 2482 | 2490 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2486 | Feb 2020 | BRUHAHA | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Heald | Baron Hardup merrily gives away daughter, Prince becoming husband by end of Cinderella pantomime | anag. incl. B less d, with h for P + a |
| Second | Dr J. Burscough | Hereby upheaval regularly erupts | anag. of alternate letters, & lit. |
| Third | S. Randall | To-do list this week could make the wash a bulkier exercise | comp. anag. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Excited hubbub, not half, initially almost hardly anything really | anag. incl. hub and first letters, & lit. |
| VHC | Ms K. Bolton | ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. Universal reaction to comedy sustains lines, however old | BR + U ha-ha |
| VHC | M. Calverley | Stir cup of tea audibly: the sound of happiness? | ‘brew’ + ha-ha |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Could be one about HRH shifting focus of devotion | anag. incl. a less ot, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Grimes | Pantomime turn getting quick laugh in woman’s underwear | U + hah in bra |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Stir rhubarb that’s stewing, after trimming ends | anag. less r, b, t, t |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | ‘Much Ado’ plot, we hear, leads to the sound of laughter | ‘brew’ + ha-ha |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Raab dithering with Wuhan? He might create a new ——! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | No end to coronavirus, surge stopping BA and numberless Chinese getting fever | ru(s)h in BA + Ha(n) |
| VHC | M. G. Payne | Intermittent borough’s ashcan collection causes clamour | alternate letters |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Rub awfully hard and expression of surprise is on Aladdin’s face in pantomime | anag. + H + ah + A |
| VHC | T. Rudd | Snarling ‘ach!’ in Hamburg area – enough to create a Germanic ——? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | I. Simpson | Stir forced rhubarb, with ends cut off, to get a hot filling | a H in anag. less r, b |
| VHC | A. Vick | Unlimited rhubarb crumbles: what boundless excitement! | anag. less r, b + ha |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Leaders in Brussels resent UK’s high-handedness, and half anticipate a ruckus | first letters |
| VHC | Mrs A. M. Walden | Stink coming from almost dry ditch | bru(t) ha-ha |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Huawei, not half upset after British start to heed American clamour | Br. + anag. less wei + h + A |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Essentially, rhubarb and what might produce it | anag. less r, b, w, t, & lit. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Much Ado? Plot’s sound with acting involving interjection of various emotions | hah in ‘brew’ and a |
HCs in competition 2486 awarded to: