Azed Competition No. 310 Azed Slip | ◀ 306 | 314 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310 | Mar 1978 | STERNFAST | normal | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs E. J. Shields | What attaches fleet to hard? | stern fast, & lit. |
| Second | L. May | It’s unyielding, sailors pushing out notice | steadfast with RN for ad, & lit. |
| Third | E. J. Burge | I offer ropy play at end of pier – with old star, unlikely to run? | stern3 fast |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Tackle RN sets aft, coiled | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | N. S. Barrett | I’m attached to the land; commercial for the Navy makes me resolute! | steadfast with RN for ad |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | What’s after Lent? I’m set free to push the boat out! | stern fast |
| VHC | A. J. Bulman | Painter’s tight after getting society prize for three drawings | S tern2 + fast |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | When sailing it’s let go aft and RN sets out | anag. |
| VHC | C. J. and M. P. Butler | Bottom rash could stay tender | stern fast |
| VHC | M. Coates | Rash on rump may restrict movement in riding | stern + fast |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Craine | Guy, to stay lighter, needs rigorous diet | stern fast |
| VHC | H. Dingwall | Strict observance of Lent, perhaps, represents obstacle to pushing boat out | stern fast |
| VHC | A. Dyson | As used when fleet is tied up by ropy sets aft? | RN in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | J. J. Goulstone | Rigorous abstinence stops you pushing the boat out | stern fast |
| VHC | H. Hancock | What’s tied up to posts near wharf? A prow. Oh! With this rope? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Tackle RN sets aft | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Line RN sets aft | anag. & lit.; line = align |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | It’s austere, an occasion for abstinence – not a bow-tie affair | stern fast; bow3 |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Austere time like the present can stop one pushing the boat out | stern fast |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | For a guy to keep ‘tub’ in check, strict diet is needed | stern fast |
| VHC | F. Moss | Hard diet? As salt’s docked it restricts one on water | stern fast |
| VHC | G. B. Patrick | Strict abstinence? It certainly stops one ‘pushing the boat out’! | stern fast |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | After lashing strict refusal of food will secure the end of a tub | stern fast |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Holding under severe restraint in the dock | stern + fast |
| VHC | J. C. P. Taylor | Warp RN sets aft | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Rump-rash after lashing | stern fast |
| VHC | C. E. Williams | Strict dieting? This will stop you pushing out the boat! | stern fast |
| VHC | M. Woolf | Ties up RN – sets aft | anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 310 awarded to: