Azed Competition No. 294 Azed Slip | ◀ 289 | 298 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294 | Nov 1977 | HUMECT | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. Machin | Help to make air rheumatic? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | R. J. Hooper | What tears etc. do primarily? | hum + anag. & lit.; do, hum vi |
| Third | C. J. and R. S. Morse | Those that open holed umbrellas must expect clothes to get wet | first letters |
| VHC | P. Best | Wet the heads of heirs unless mothers embrace complete teetotalism | first letters |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Hull’s prop shows up in not inconsiderable list – boat’s stern only slightly wet | Emu (rev.) in HC + t; ref. puppet partner of Rod H. and Azed slip lists |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Humble dwelling with mortar therein half missing and rising damp | cem(ent) (rev.) in hut |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | Touch me without love, unkindly, and you’ll see what tears can do | anag. less 0 |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | A small house with interior cement half crumbled away and rising damp | cem(ent) (rev.) in hut |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | Rate generator sound, with high voltage flows relieving | hum + ECT; rate3, see ret |
| VHC | J. D. Foster | Air ——s: rheumatics aggravated, as a result? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. L. Freeman | Jagged cut hem shows what tears do | anag. |
| VHC | Dr R. E. Gillson | Well! A shocking way to treat hydrophobia? | hum3 ECT |
| VHC | Mrs N. Jarman | Small pad that’s pinned about, after mite’s top and tail – this’ll do it | m, e + c., all in hut, & lit. |
| VHC | C. L. Jones | Relieve dryness with much tea, endlessly stirred | anag. incl. te(a) |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | Dutchmen, saving outlying parts, diverted water | anag. less D, n |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | Touch me not o falling dew! | anag. less o |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Damp air somehow leaves rheumatic with a twinge | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Dab, cod, smelt etc. | hum2 + anag.; cod4 = hoax |
| VHC | C. S. F. Oliver | Even dry gin can do this: upset Dutchmen’s guts | anag. of (D)utchme(n) |
| VHC | R. F. Pardoe | Redeem the soul of a catechumen? Baptise, perhaps | anag. of (ca)techum(en) |
| VHC | H. R. Sanders | Damp air this, could make one rheumatic | comp. anag. |
| VHC | Mrs I. G. Smith | Half humble, half abject – totally wet! | hum(ble), (abj)ect |
| VHC | K. Stewart | What priest will do in baptism troubles catechumen’s heart | anag. of (ca)techum(en) |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | The gum I’m wetting scantily sticks, taking seconds only. Do as I do | second letters |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | What may give you nasty tummy-ache? This water may | comp. anag. |
| VHC | R. A. Wells | Hovel with interior plaster half off and rising damp | cem(ent) (rev.) in hut |
HCs in competition 294 awarded to: