Azed Competition No. 2599 Azed Slip | ◀ 2595 | 2603 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2599 | Apr 2022 | DESIDERATA | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. Gerrard | ‘A hated read sprinkled with platitudes’ - could be this poem with Latin put at head | comp. anag. incl. L, & lit.; ref. Max Ehrmann poem |
| Second | Mrs A. M. Walden | All one really wants: novel idea Azed finally rates | anag. incl. d |
| Third | Ms K. Bolton | Needing to shed a bit of flab, are diet fads bogus or must-haves? | anag. less f |
| VHC | M. Barley | What you want clued is ID’d with a star - entries from everyone encouraged! | anag. incl. e, e; ref. ‘definition asterisked’ |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Wanted list crook, readiest for District Attorney to imprison | anag. in DA |
| VHC | A. & J. Calder | Compiling wish-list I add Easter Parade | anag. |
| VHC | J. Doylend | What’s needed is a dead cert but it has missed the start at Cheltenham, unfortunately | anag. less C |
| VHC | R. Emerson | What are needed are cheers in support of Stokes for century in critical match | decider with S for C + a ta |
| VHC | P. Finan | Authentic Indian cooking, A-rated - that’s what you want | desi + anag. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Environmentalist’s no. 1 dread is failing to contain temperature one wants | e in anag. + t + a |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Mixed salads to a dieter (lotsa fancy leaves)? | anag. less anag. & lit |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | What’d cause itchiness? Onset of acarids I erase with DDT sprayed liberally | anag. incl. a; itch = strong desire |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Diamonds, fooling around aside, are starlet’s ultimate essential? They are that | d + anag. incl. t |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | ‘Essentials’ Asda tried launching to be spiked by Waitrose ultimately? | e in anag.; ref. threatened legal action |
| VHC | A. Plumb | Azed entries graded regularly poorly? Application, primarily, is what’s required | anag. of alternate letters + a |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Wandering around Asda, dieter longed for things | anag. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Are ‘needs’ said to possibly translate from one’s such? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | K. & J. Wolff | Requisites in hippie poster: rambling sad tirade, drug induced | E in anag.; ref. Ehrmann poem |
| VHC | A. J. Young | Duke, scattering readies, soldiers on, wish list items in mind | d + anag. + TA |
HCs in competition 2599 awarded to: