Azed Competition No. 255 Azed Slip | ◀ 250 | 259 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Feb 1977 | ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Hooper | Year J. Bull loves E.R. II afresh | anag. & lit. |
| Second | B. Franco | Put crudely, this is: ‘J. Bull loves ERII year’ | anag. & lit. |
| Third | H. L. Rhodes | Currently it’s Her Majesty’s playing a jolly risible revue | anag.; London theatre |
| VHC | E. Akenhead | Wildly let our joy-bells ring ‘Ave EIIR!’ – to reign on this occasion | comp. anag. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Behind this milestone of the Queen’s rule verily lies a job well done | anag. |
| VHC | E. C. Bingham | Our celebration had nothing on this one | i.e. 25(0), & lit.; ref. Azed 250 dinner |
| VHC | J. C. Brash | Occasion for observing: I’ll rule years – I’ve job to get done | anag. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | For which, compose ruler a verse – i.e. ‘joy-bells’ one! | anag.; ref. Jubilee Hymn |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Jamboree of rule with real joy visible | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. D. Foster | Queen: I’ll be very jealous – wildly so – about one in 1977 | R + I in anag. |
| VHC | S. C. Gilchrist | O verilie Jubal’s lyre should be reconstructed for this year’s celebrations | anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | EIIR’s rule, by Jove, all swinging this year? | anag. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | It makes all loy E subj rev ERII | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. H. Hudson | For great celebration we get bijou verse – a lyre ill tuned | anag.; ref. Jubilee Hymn |
| VHC | Capt G. Langham | Is J.B. lay our Reveille, arranged for 1977? | anag.; ref. Betjeman |
| VHC | H. R. Lockhart | By Jove! ERII rules, all are excited. By this? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. Loving | I spread able ruler’s joy around – live broadcast included | anag. in anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | It’s this exciting year – J. Bull loves EIIR | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Do for all EIIR’s rule, by Jove! | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | Celebration of lively rule – A1 job ER’s done | anag. |
| VHC | C. J. and R. S. Morse | In which, by Jove, all EIIR’s rule is reviewed | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Phair | Year of high jinks for all, by Jove! EIIR rules | anag. |
| VHC | H. R. Sanders | Junket, 1977 recipe, i.e. a sour jelly blended with a soupçon of butter, brought about liver upset | anag. in anag. incl. b |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | The day we celebrate a long rule with visible joy widespread about the Queen | ER in anag. incl. l |
| VHC | S. E. Woods | Io! I revel riotously with Jubal’s lyre restrung for this time of celebration | anag. |
HCs in competition 255 awarded to: