Azed Competition No. 259 Azed Slip | ◀ 255 | 263 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259 | Mar 1977 | TRANSIRE | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. H. Adey | It’s roughly concerned with confining what the smuggler did | ran in anag., & lit. |
| Second | A. Lawrie | This allows through passage at Prestwick to stuff I take in | I r in transe, & lit. |
| Third | Mrs N. Jarman | This allows one right to broach the rum astern | I r in anag. + lit. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | An ungainly rear isn’t conducive to making a pass | anag. |
| VHC | T. Anderson | I’ll remove restraint after docking | anag. less t |
| VHC | Mrs A. Boyes | Trainers may become an unnecessary item to the successful runner | anag. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | What might accompany start of trade when restraint is relaxed | anag. less t, & lit. |
| VHC | G. H. Clarke | Leads to tariff reckoning as necessary – some imports rate excess | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | J. W. Elven | An order to clear the passage: entering quietly will make it come about | trans(p)ire |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Authority granted for passage in Sartre to be translated | anag. |
| VHC | C. Loving | Aren’t English missing bubbly if French are without one? | anag. less E + si (Fr.) + (a)re, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | What can clear stuff in port? Get strainer out | anag. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | You need a warrant: there’s arrestin’ to be done | anag. |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | This blasted strainer allows loads of stuff to get through | anag. |
| VHC | A. C. Morrison | Having smuggled in tries frantically to obtain clearance | ran in anag. |
| VHC | C. J. and R. S. Morse | To cross as Roman customs warrant | 2 mngs.; see etym. under transient; i.e. R. C. practice |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Some imports have it – rest I suspect get smuggled in | ran in anag.; suspect adj. |
| VHC | Rear Adm W. T. C. Ridley | Misshapen rear isn’t a help in passing the customs barrier! | anag. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | What finally managed to get clearance for tramp in dock? | t + ran + sire; get = beget; tramp ship |
| VHC | T. A. J. Spencer | Form of strainer needed in order to clear port | anag. |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Running is errant – one should get this instead | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. E. Williams | When my ship comes home I must get it dad – after a little time has quickly passed | ’t + ran + sire |
| VHC | Dr R. L. Wynne | Licence of permissive customs bedevilling almost all restraint | anag. less t |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | It’s designed to limit smuggled revenue leaving the place | ran in anag. + re(venue), & lit. |
HCs in competition 259 awarded to: