Azed Competition No. 2564 Azed Slip | ◀ 2560 | 2569 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2564 | Aug 2021 | CLEARING | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. Rudd | Wherein we discover regal leader of court in As You Like It? | anag. incl. c., & lit.; ref. exiled Duke & court in Forest of Arden in AYLI |
| Second | D. Appleton | Picnic spot where one might find e.g. empty lager can I abandoned? | anag. incl. l(age)r |
| Third | J. R. Tozer | Piece of cultivable pasture, something seen after tree-cutting? | c lea ring, & lit.; ref. tree rings |
| VHC | M. Barley | What a large number will have to enter to secure college education | i.e. c lear(n)ing, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Caught short with inordinate gin and ale, take a slash | c + anag. incl. r |
| VHC | W. Drever | Opening up, slippery Lance Armstrong finally admits sources of racing infringements | r i in anag. incl. g |
| VHC | A. Gerrard | Before being allowed to take their places, students may have to endure this ridiculous grace in Latin | anag. incl. L |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Playing the French seeds in Roland Garros, can one break, with acers around? | anag. incl. le, R, G can I |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Breeze in some areas bearing rain, 50% overcast, turning bright | rain with ra reversed in cleg; breeze3 |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Fly around hectic air terminal in desperation to find gap between planes? | anag. + n in cleg |
| VHC | J. Hood | Girl with acne desperate for removal of blemishes | anag. |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Guzzling one’s last Carling, bursting for a slash | e in anag. |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Concerned about life if rejected? This could help you gain access to higher education | l(if)e in caring |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Deforested area horrendously large leads to climate inching closer to meltdown | anag. incl. c, i, n |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Arrangement offering college education with minimal number unplaced? | c lear(n)ing & lit. |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | See term for grazing area left in middle of forest possibly? | anag. of c, g, a, l in re, & lit. |
| VHC | J. M. Rees | Topless audience with college lecturer one way to get into university | c l + (h)earing |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | What might give forest this? Chopping fir tree logs can! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | See hidden trace of rings in splitting open bit of wood | r in clea(v)ing |
| VHC | K. Thomas | Organise right, angelic setting for ideal picnic, sunny yet shady | anag. incl. r |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Learning disrupted with start of coronavirus and no end of confusion for university admissions process | anag. incl. c less n |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | College teaching Scots to which some students apply after Highers | c + learing |
| VHC | Dr M. C. Whelan | Opening performance of King Lear has lead replaced by that of Coriolanus | anag. with C for K |
HCs in competition 2564 awarded to: