Azed Competition No. 298 Azed Slip | ◀ 294 | 300 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298 | Dec 1977 | NOSER | normal | 30 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | L. May | Elevated debate precludes one | re(a)son (rev.), & lit. |
| Second | C. H. Hudson | I must know – what’s this bloody organ doing in a piano serenade? | hidden, 2 defs. |
| Third | J. D. Moore | Parker? No Parking sign makes person like him upset | anag. less P; ref. Nosey P. |
| VHC | E. Akenhead | Punch as apéritif to claret | 2 mngs.; claret = blood |
| VHC | T. Anderson | One’s very curious – right? | anag. + r, & lit. |
| VHC | G. Aspin | On mulled rose, a pinch of nutmeg produces a robust and heady snifter | n + anag. |
| VHC | M. J. Balfour | It’s said to cut grass right | nose r |
| VHC | P. R. Best | What kind of blow in the face helps to make Cyrano serous? | hidden; ref. C. de Bergerac |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | Could come from North-east, that could, the bloody thing | comp. anag. |
| VHC | P. R. Clemow | This could wreck bridge, north, south or east requiring redeal | anag. of N S or E; bridge of nose |
| VHC | R. Dean | Result of argument one lost, facing up? | re(a)son (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | P. Drummond | ‘No Observer’, though not involving end of magazine, is still a blow | no seer, less e |
| VHC | B. Franco | No sprinter wanting to make an impression invokes it | no s(print)er, & lit.; i.e. headwind |
| VHC | S. Goldie | What rebuffs possible threat from northeaster – a sou’wester? | northeaster less anag. |
| VHC | A. H. Harker | This makes service jam: it’s hard to make progress against it | i.e. no ser makes service vice |
| VHC | J. G. Hull | No service is without fault in such a strong headwind | no ser(vice) |
| VHC | N. N. Inglis | A strong head-wind – no services free from faults | no ser(vices) |
| VHC | W. Jackson | Occupational hazard for the ratings in a cruiser – or a ‘cruiser’ in the ratings | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | You’ll see this potential blood-letter lie uneasy in Elsinore | comp. anag.; ref. Hamlet |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | This rebuff quite confounds questioner | comp. anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Small number attending first of ‘supertests’ – indication of hesitancy or hostile reaction? | no. + s + er; ref. cricket |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | No Sunday paper? Without that sop, what a facer! | no S (pap)er |
| VHC | C. J. and R. S. Morse | Small number getting inside section of Observer is a blow | no. + (Ob)ser(ver) |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | A blast in the face from the solano seriously discomfits a senor | hidden, anag. |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Resounding snub? Not half! | reson(ating) (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs E. J. Shields | Possibly personal, prying friend | anag. less pal, & lit.; pry = extract |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Reason for one being K.O’d, boxing? | anag. less a, & lit.; for = but for; box = overturn |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Effect of beating up? This makes it hard for sailor | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Inquisitor – torturing senor | anag. |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Take after one’s pappy, i.e. dad, in the face | anag. + r; pappy adj., dad v. |
HCs in competition 298 awarded to: