Azed Competition No. 285 Azed Slip | ◀ 281 | 289 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | Sep 1977 | BOYFRIEND | Misprints | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. Loving | Guy to be moved – funny bonfire day without one! | loved; anag. less a |
| Second | D. S. Nagle | You find mangled body and infer it might be slain | swain; anag. |
| Third | M. D. Laws | Laver, perhaps, when young – the first to enthuse if Drobny smashed? | lover; anag.; ref. tennis, Rod L., Jaroslav D. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | One may get slain if fired on by crooks | swain; anag.; crook vb. |
| VHC | M. J. Balfour | Guy without finery – that’s off beat, nowadays! | beau; anag. in bod |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Bony, fried when battered, commonly regarded as a fish by one? (Must be a cod) | dish; anag.; cod = fellow |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Jugged or fined by beak | beau; anag. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Being discharged or fined by beak | beau; anag. |
| VHC | M. Coates | Regular rate provokes fiery outburst in union | date; anag. in bond |
| VHC | M. A. Cooper | One daring girl flaunting fine body’s about right for me! | dating; r in anag. |
| VHC | J. D. Foster | Girl’s late: man’s beginning to yawn, one midnight? | date; bo + y + Fri. end |
| VHC | A. L. Freeman | Pet bear could become fiery when held in restraint | beau; anag. in bond |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | I’m a bear and defy Robin at play | beau; anag.; ref. Winnie-the-Pooh |
| VHC | M. Greenwood | Jugged or fined by beak | beau; anag. |
| VHC | Mrs R. B. Hunt | Put in stir or fined by beak | beau; anag. |
| VHC | K. W. Johnson | Orient bred if yon girl’s yellow | fellow; anag.; orient vb. |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | Twiggy had such a non-durable frame, one with finer body potential | flame; anag.; ref. film ‘The Boyfriend’ |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | What might tweeting have meant? Yen of bird to fly around | sweeting; anag. |
| VHC | Dr R. G. Monk | Girl’s bad. Love and rumpled finery between head and foot of bed | lad; anag. incl. 0 in b, d |
| VHC | C. J. and R. S. Morse | I usually give duck a miss if bone dry when cooked | kiss; anag. |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | Friday’s child? Has to wind up a loser these days | lover; boy Fri. + end |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | Late – end of party – brief nod – off | date; anag. incl. y |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | Cleared or fined by beak | beau; anag. |
| VHC | M. L. Perkins | Fetter holds fiery tempered bear | beau; anag. in bond |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Fiery scuffles within union to check I’m steady | chick; anag. in bond |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Beak applying stick laid about fiery dissident | beau; anag. in bond |
| VHC | J. Webster | The current love for a kiss has link with fiery volatile inside | miss; anag. in bond |
| VHC | Dr R. L. Wynne | Stain that will disperse if bone-dry | swain; anag. |
HCs in competition 285 awarded to: