Azed Competition No. 263 Azed Slip | ◀ 259 | 267 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263 | Apr 1977 | ERIACH | Printer’s Devilry | 32 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | B. A. Pike | For fans of opera S/acha lacks appeal | opera seria |
| Second | Mrs B. Simmonds | In bitters I b/oose ‘lamb’s-wool’ for a comforter | |
| Third | C. J. Lowe | Ma’s shy st/ill – sour appreciation of Pop! | |
| VHC | J. C. Brash | The fashion-conscious mademoiselle is judged by any crit/ic | |
| VHC | D. P. Chappell | Inca fet/ich is out of place | |
| VHC | R. M. S. Cork | Rene … Genev/ieve … my objectives if I stay with this party | |
| VHC | R. Dean | Thinking of two-year sins, I b/anged the dissident’s mind | |
| VHC | J. H. Dingwall | If Ev/e ill, blame it on the rapist – sad vice! | |
| VHC | D. M. Duckworth | Been playing hard to get? H/eal lovers’ tiff … and soon! | |
| VHC | P. S. Elliott | How l/ump made in class raised laugh | |
| VHC | A. G. Fleming | Can you say by what crit/ic is judged, in haute couture? | |
| VHC | J. A. Gill | Avoid this café; t/ips are a pound note a table | |
| VHC | Mrs R. Herbert | Ground is wet now – on d/ew hen digging for worms | |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | They’re a strong team etc. What a tea – s/ad me stumped! | ref. 1 ac. in puzzle |
| VHC | D. G. Huckle | Withal, a s/ieve, a regular pattern of holes in metal | |
| VHC | C. H. Hudson | It’s claret – some pre-f/ab, lissome, bubbly! | |
| VHC | K. Hunter | In the build-up of Ma’s shy st/ar, is Ma slowly losing influence? | |
| VHC | L. W. Jenkinson | Do not expect from poor Iolanthe a p/eerless performance | ref. ‘I., or the Peer and the Peri’ |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Teenagers may be driven by Pop to show. Ma’s shy, st/eering mildly | |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | Fervent Beatles fan, shy, st/illed those idols’ fear fully | |
| VHC | C. Loving | I found cel/adon set of mosaic plaques | |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | How I manage an arduous climb when Ev/erest provides new impetus! | |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Every p/aper one peers at, a disadvantage! | ref. ‘Iolanthe, or the Peer and the Peri’ |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Rally crowd demonstrates – ma’s shy, st/eering wildly | |
| VHC | C. J. and R. S. Morse | Ma’s shy st/ill, son, especially at pop concerts | |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Dreary cafe? T/ips of ten p., all regular customers agree | |
| VHC | H. L. Rhodes | One perceived th/e alarm as pirate attacked | |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | As a low plot, T/imon – early ruined character in Bard play | Iachimo; ref. Cymbeline |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Hot ash? I’v/e products of flue vent I’d scrub, gladly | |
| VHC | Mrs J. E. Townsend | Squash at 40 now? On d/ebut I enjoyed it | |
| VHC | L. J. Wayman | A top Paris couturier will keep his own style-crit/ic | |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Though I usually find opera s/illy, I found Cavalleria charming | opera seria |
HCs in competition 263 awarded to: