Azed Competition No. 2556 Azed Slip | ◀ 2551 | 2560 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2556 | Jun 2021 | TOERAG | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | Tinker’s no. 1, tailor’s no. 2 – ergo, in organised sequence, I’m no. 7 | anag. incl. t, a; ref. beggar man in nursery rhyme |
| Second | Ms J. Merchant | Heel bar mostly for footgear needing repair | anag. less fo(r) |
| Third | J. C. Leyland | Given regular cancellations, travelling Algarve route could be a snip | anag. of alternate letters |
| VHC | M. Barley | Rogue gets a very long stretch, being locked up inside for good | era in to g |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Unframed Hogarth works capturing English lowlife | E in anag. less H, h |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Snot at end of nose needs hankie | to e + rag |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Gogo, Estragon – ——’s name | comp. anag. incl. s, n, & lit.; ref. ‘Waiting for Godot’ |
| VHC | E. Dawid | Rogue – e.g. love rat? | anag. incl 0, & lit. |
| VHC | W. Drever | Conclusions drawn from jaunt to castle annoy Dominic Cummings perhaps | last letters + rag |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Catching tip of stiletto grate ruined heel | o in anag. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Hooligan at Euros embarrassed Government, getting us expelled | anag. incl. G less us |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Guitars come alive with rendition of stirring music for ‘Apache’ | anag. less anag.; ref. 1960 Shadows No. 1 hit |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Clochard near Gare de l’Est | to + gare (rev., i.e. from the east) |
| VHC | D. C. Jones | To the monarch, absent grandson’s heading to become a miserable wretch | to ER + a + g; ref. Prince Harry |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | A sort eg in a dishevelled state wanting a bob? | anag. less s, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | Rogue, eg love rat | anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Tramp primarily, a rogue possibly, but not upper-class | t + anag. less U, & lit. |
| VHC | W. Ransome | Bastard, a ——? One heartless ratbag, horrible | comp. anag. incl. b, o(n)e, & lit. |
| VHC | T. Rudd | Do a Roget’s riffle – you’ll see this alongside ‘sod’ | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Scrap of textile on hobo’s extremity originally expressing really abominable geezer | t + o + first letters, & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Shields | Presenter initially axed from Top Gear after disturbance, contemptible fellow | anag. less p; ref. J. Clarkson, sacked after fracas with producer |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | Halting to beg at roadside – maybe tabid —— does | comp. anag. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Entry for ‘arsehole’ in revised version of Roget? | a in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Tatty footgear’s revealing of me | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Varney | Term for beggar wanting for footgear originally | anag. incl. r less for, & lit. |
| VHC | K. & J. Wolff | Originally ‘gentleman of the road’ and latterly ‘contemptible rogue’ | anag. of first letters and last letter, & lit. |
HCs in competition 2556 awarded to: