Azed Competition No. 2534 Azed Slip | ◀ 2532 | 2539 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2534 | Jan 2021 | BOTTLE-WASHER | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Brougham | Balls start to weary a prince if lacking Cinderella | bottle + w a sher(if) |
| Second | M. Lloyd-Jones | Betrothal we start to sense going wrong (fiasco with ring?) leads to domestic | anag. incl. s, bottle + washer |
| Third | G. H. Willett | One left ignored below the salt at work. Right? | anag. less l + r, & lit. |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Throstles (WBA) surprisingly rejecting debut of star in favour of that of eager, unappreciated hard worker? | anag. less s incl. e; ref. West Bromwich Albion |
| VHC | M. Barley | Belowstairs, scrubbing is the work for such | anag. less is, & lit. |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | One very modestly employed towel, and bather’s changed | anag. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Belowstairs, the boots is this perhaps | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Could be the belowstairs scrubbing is for me | anag. less is & lit. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Belowstairs scrubbing is the —— deployed? | anag. less is incl. the, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Galley slave who strikes receives lash to back | welt to (rev.) in basher |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Not the first to use brush and tea-towel at work | anag. less u, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Below stairs the cook is being relegated – to become this? | anag. less is, & lit; relegate = banish |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Excellent Aussie all round, Marsh brought on last in Adelaide but he cleans up in Perth | wash + e in bottler; but2; ref. Mitch M., Australian all-rounder |
| VHC | J. Pearce | Wanting attention grabber, refurbished Bolshoi Theatre enthrals with Cinderella | w in anag. less hoi |
| VHC | R. Perry | A harmless drudge that Boswell left out? Er … possibly | anag. less l; ref. Samuel Johnson |
| VHC | T. Rudd | Perhaps Violet Elizabeth wails herself sick, but ‘Outlaw’ fils terrible? He’ll do anything | Bott + anag. less anag.; ref. William (Brown) stories |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | He engaged in endless below-stairs working, with little time for independence | he in anag. less s, with t for i, & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Shields | You might find me in a pub, deploying the bar towels | anag. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Drill or awl the best tool for boring jobs | anag.; see tool in C. |
| VHC | K. Thomas | Bestow lather lavishly – he could manage that | anag. |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | What could possibly be worth combining with best ale? A fag, perhaps? | anag. |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Menial work that’s elbow grease – taking flipping ages! | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Below stairs with the cooks – you might find —— is | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | Figaro, e.g., whose blatter tumbled out | anag.; ref Rossini’s ‘Largo al factotum’ |
HCs in competition 2534 awarded to: