Azed Competition No. 2586 Azed Slip | ◀ 2584 | 2591 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2586 | Jan 2022 | BALDERDASH | normal | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. Dawid | In clueing, R. Heald’s bad? Nonsense! | anag.; ref. leading AZ competitor |
| Second | Mrs A. M. Walden | Cook dhal-based recipe for gammon or tripe | anag. incl. r |
| Third | R. J. Whale | Old-fashioned tinctures and blunt eccentricity: character that sums up Dexter to a T, seen in Morse | bald e, r + dash; T in Morse code; dexter = right |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Jazz beat, with Adler blowing and Duke jamming | anag. + d in bash; ref. Larry A. & D. Ellington |
| VHC | M. Barley | ‘B—’ comprises a colourful bit of language proffered up for ‘nonsense!’ | a + red l (rev.) in B + dash |
| VHC | T. C. Borland | Bunk bed’s head has ladder fixed | b + anag. |
| VHC | A. Brash | Topless streak leads to Erika Roe being held in pants | first letters in bald dash; ref. Twickenham streaker |
| VHC | P. Cargill | Bladder has ruined pants | anag. |
| VHC | M. Coates | Dimension Lear’s book had, possibly | anag. incl. D, b, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Embodying Edward Lear primarily, rising poet has composed nonsense | Ed L (rev.) in bard + anag. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Junk leads to Harold Steptoe and dad Albert endlessly bickering | anag. incl. H S less t; bicker = quiver |
| VHC | S. D. Griew | Worn down by maddening charades, casting about for alternative amusement | bald + anag. less ca; ref. parlour games |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Bunk bed had rails fitted, infant originally having fallen out | anag. less i |
| VHC | M. Hodgkin | Expression of disgust about liberal articles seen in Bild-Zeitung – smut, in places | L der, das in bah |
| VHC | J. Hood | Stocking ladder – stupidly try cobblers | anag. in bash |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Bunk bed’s rail had broken, making one fall out | anag. less I |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Christian, perhaps, after embracing God, starts to reckon diehard atheists spout hostile claptrap | D in Bale + first letters; ref. Christian B., actor |
| VHC | Rev Prebendary M. R. Metcalf | Jumble sale had ends of drab old gear put out | anag. incl. b, d, r |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | Rhubarb salad with a pinch of dried herb dressing | anag. incl. d |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Bunk beds hardly work when one’s set for the ultimate in intimacy | anag. with a for y |
| VHC | C. Ogilvie | One should steer clear of drab ladies parading about with hot pants | anag. less I + H |
| VHC | J. Pearce | Runny bladder leads to having special absorbent elastic pants | anag. + anag. of first letters |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Form of address lacking sense primarily, covered by ‘blah’ possibly | anag. less s in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | P. A. Stephenson | Bunk has ladder fixed below uppermost of beds | b + anag. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Hedda Gabler’s play free of e.g. waffle | anag. less e.g. |
| VHC | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter | Sailor climbing rickety ladder heads for starboard hold in bilge | AB (rev.) + anag. + first letters |
| VHC | Ms S. Wallace | Add herbs mixed with bits of liver and stewed tripe | anag. incl. l, a |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Malfunctioning bladder has splashed my foot! | anag. + anag. |
HCs in competition 2586 awarded to: