Azed Competition No. 319 Azed Slip | ◀ 314 | 323 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 | May 1978 | PODESTA | normal | 29 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. D. Gaffey | Is Latin ‘in fair round belly’ one? | est in pod a, & lit.; ref. AYLI, ‘Seven Ages’, the justice |
| Second | C. Allen Baker | One can get a throbbing seat after school from the beak for bad Latin | pod + anag. |
| Third | F. R. Palmer | School Latin is a help to one who would try Italian | pod2 + est + a; help to = contribute to |
| VHC | T. Anderson | This Latin beak refereed in School match with head absent | pod2 + (v)esta |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | School match – head called off – important governor abroad | pod2 + (v)esta |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Disheartened writer like Dante could be eating his words before one | odes in p(ar)t + a, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Coates | One who filled Etrurian jug, perhaps, or Spode standing-bowl? | hidden |
| VHC | H. W. Evans | Od! Pate’s thin – wig is needed (Brutus type?) | anag.; thin = freely mobile, wig = judge |
| VHC | C. E. Faulkner-King | Proud he is at law – alternates as a magistrate | alternate letters |
| VHC | Mrs W. Fearon | A case is, in another country, put before one | pod + est + a, & lit. |
| VHC | J. D. Foster | I, a court stipendiary, could perhaps be —— (I try in curia) | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. L. Freeman | ‘The justice, in fair round belly’, – with high teas? | pod + anag.; ref. AYLI, ‘Seven Ages’ |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Stop-a de crook? That’s-a my line! | anag. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Might be a case set out before one | pod + anag. + a, & lit. |
| VHC | S. Holgate | Case in Rome is one for him | pod + est + a, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Man with ‘fair round belly’ and seat abroad? | pod + anag.; ref. AYLI, ‘Seven Ages’ |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Big cheese (Parmesan?) adepts love grating | anag. incl. 0 |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Recorder of Florence Desmond in pocket – third in charts! | Des in pot + a; ref. comic actor |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | Dope suspect starts to stand trial before one | anag. + s t + a, & lit. |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | He’s Latin, one commonly following a case | pod + est + a, & lit. |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | Law officer covertly posted to Genoa – retiring one got out | anag. less one got (rev.) |
| VHC | C. J. Lowe | Latin beak’s poem set in past imperfect | ode in anag. |
| VHC | B. Manvell | The justice, with fair round belly – and seat (Shakes.) | pod + anag.; ref. AYLI, ‘Seven Ages’ |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | A case in Rome is brought before one | pod + est + a, & lit. |
| VHC | C. P. Rea | In Rome, for example, he tries – adopts changes though English at heart | E in anag.; ‘When in Rome…’ |
| VHC | D. P. Shenkin | One who’d do justice to yesterday’s Bolognese eats stewed fruit first | pod + anag. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Crooked character’s given time in case before magistrate | es + t in pod a.; es = S, a. = ante |
| VHC | F. T. Walton | Corporation, a corrupt set, must appear before a grave Continental judge | pod + anag. + à; i.e. letter a grave |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | One that sums up the case is from Rome? | pod + est + a, & lit. |
HCs in competition 319 awarded to: