Azed Competition No. 276 Azed Slip | ◀ 272 | 281 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | Jul 1977 | AMTRACK | normal | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. O. Butcher | Two items of transport in one with waterproof protection | tr in a + mack, & lit. |
| Second | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Source of trouble in Morning Cloud looks like tank that’s taken in water | t in a.m. rack6; ref. Ted Heath’s yacht in recent news item |
| Third | Mrs R. B. Hunt | Marines attack – scramble for seat in —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Adams | It might make a mess of tarmac by the edge of the drink | anag. + k, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. Boyes | I might tear up tarmac – and finish in dock! | anag. + k, & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | When boarding ‘Morning Cloud’, Ted’s head gives a sort of duck | T in a.m. rack6; duck4; ref. Ted Heath’s yacht |
| VHC | G. H. Clarke | Ted’s first aboard ‘Morning Cloud’ – it’s a duck of a boat! | T in a.m. rack6; duck4; ref. Ted Heath’s yacht |
| VHC | M. A. Cooper | In Army attack per mare I’m deployed with a REME party | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | A cat, Mr. K, wandering in the wet, this cat acts like a duck | anag.; ref. Kipling: ‘Just So Stories’; duck4 |
| VHC | N. W. Granville | A Dunkirk cart maybe, partly used in retreat | hidden rev., & lit. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Motorised transport required initially in attack for passing over the drink | attack with MTr for TT, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | One’s waterproof, landing spearheads of the raid? | t r in a mack, & lit. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | What’s before beginning of main course? Duck? | a m track; duck4; a = ante |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Mechanical transport used in a drive or a water crossing | MTr in a rack; rack6, 2 mngs. |
| VHC | Capt G. Langham | At last off the drink, I tear up the tarmac | anag. + k, & lit. |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | One may initially manoeuvre at sea, shipping nucleus of corps | a + m + r in tack, & lit. |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | It’s the way on Blackpool promenade – no right turning, duck | tram-track less rt (rev.); duck4 |
| VHC | C. Loving | Attacking marines could get seating in this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Frontally modified waterproof landing craft, wheeled? | art (rev.) in mack with ma rev., & lit. |
| VHC | L. May | Army’s transport vehicle going about in middle of lake? | MT + car (rev.), all in (l)ak(e), & lit. |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Teal’s beak, scoter’s tail, a waterproof covering. Member of duck family? | t, r in a mack; duck4 |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Duck’s on the Main Course with recipe for stuffing | a-M + r in tack; duck4 |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | It could be on the Main Road or on the main? | a-M track |
| VHC | C. P. Rea | Follow on before lunch ? What’s needed is not a duck exactly! | a.m. + track; on = just after; duck4 |
| VHC | W. Rodgers | Live rail will operate on two elements | am track |
| VHC | M. D. Speigel | This could be seen in the middle of lakes after tearing up tarmac | anag. + k, & lit. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | A kind of duck – modified Mark III derived from caterpillar originally | anag. incl. cat; i.e. 3 letters; duck4 |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Amiss at the wicket is second out for a duck | Am(is s) track; duck4; ref. Dennis A. |
HCs in competition 276 awarded to: