Azed Competition No. 354 Azed Slip | ◀ 352 | 358 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | Jan 1979 | SHEER-HULK | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. K. M. Slimmings | Ark Royal, now? Gloom surrounds her being docked, and broken up | he(r) + anag. of her, all in sulk; gloom verb |
| Second | D. H. Tompsett | Bottom no longer decked with large pair overhead – simple bumpkin | sheer hulk; bottom = ship; ref. MND |
| Third | B. Franco | Female’s waggling her topless body. She’s old – not equipped to transport one | she + anag. + (b)ulk |
| VHC | Mrs A. Boyes | Bowling ended thus – result of break by a yard | 2 mngs.; ref. song ‘Tom Bowling’ |
| VHC | P. Cargill | Stripped bark: clear green giant | sheer hulk; Incredible Hulk TV series |
| VHC | G. H. Clarke | Here’s battered, shortened hull and quarter deck – could have been seen in a breaker’s yard | anag. + hul(l) + (dec)k |
| VHC | E. V. Defley | Haggard heroine – oddly her topless torso carries much weight in the dock. | ‘She’ + anag. + (b)ulk; ref. H. R. Haggard book |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Here’s dismantled hull, docked – deck three quarters gone | anag. + hul(l) + (dec)k, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Bowling, for example, that’s been taken apart | 2 mngs.; ref. song ‘Tom Bowling’ |
| VHC | R. H. F. Isham | Topless ‘lady’ all at sea, he messed about with her in a sullen mood | he + anag., all in sulk |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | No tanker now travelling? UK is in chaos with her Shell running short | anag. of UK her Shel(l); ref. petrol shortages |
| VHC | B. Manvell | Stripped body displaying uplift pair – quite incredible one! | sheer hulk; Incredible Hulk TV series |
| VHC | L. May | What a ship is called with her prow gone and timbers in confusion | she + (h)er + hulk, & lit.; see hulk in C. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Ship familiarly – her broken topless hull? | she + anag. +(b)ulk, & lit. |
| VHC | W. L. Miron | He lurks: he slyly exposes a craft wherein strippers worked | anag. |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | Here’s, in altered form, the body of a ship, docked, deck mostly cut away | anag. + hul(l) + (dec)k, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | She’s said goodbye to her last sailor – he abandoned her in a huff | he + anag., all in sulk |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | Set for future Ark Royal documentary? (Tom Bowling directs) | 2 mngs.; ref. song ‘Tom Bowling’ |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | A ship? You’ll see her dismantled, a huge structure with its top part removed | she + anag. + (b)ulk, & lit. |
| VHC | W. Rodgers | It makes her sulk, he can’t leave port alone | anag. |
| VHC | H. R. Sanders | You’ll find her stripped and broke in a dump | he(r) + anag. of her, all in sulk, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Craft that’s pulled down contains thin green ‘man’ – incredible! | sheer hulk; ref. Incredible Hulk TV series, Martians |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | That girl and her dancing – body topless, bottom stripped bare | she + anag. + (b)ulk |
HCs in competition 354 awarded to: