Azed Competition No. 358 Azed Slip | ◀ 354 | 362 ▶ | Other competitions | ordStats
No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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358 | Feb 1979 | UPSTART def. NON-TERM | Wrong Number | 26 |
Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
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First | N. C. Dexter | One outshining the rest, newly put in orbit | rest; star in anag., & lit. |
Second | Mrs K. Bissett | Jerk after break? | break; up + start, & lit. |
Third | R. J. Palmer | Leader of pop-group making break in America, punk, is vulgar and pretentious | break; p in US + tart |
VHC | C. Allen Baker | I may break into a strut, fraught with power | break; anag. incl. P, & lit. |
VHC | E. J. Burge | Such as puts ‘getting a break’ before ‘application of skill’? | break; anag. + art, & lit. |
VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | New-fangled parts break – do without them | break; anag. in ut; do4 |
VHC | E. Chalkley | Pup, perhaps, a tailless one about to leave a trap | leave; pu(p) (rev.) + start; ref. greyhound racing |
VHC | H. Davidson | New-fangled parts break – the old do without them | break; anag. in ut; do4 |
VHC | R. V. Dearden | Pretentious fellow returned from college holiday to institute | holiday; up start |
VHC | B. Franco | I suddenly find cash getting short after vacation in high-class area | vacation; s(hor)t in U part |
VHC | J. Gill | Proper fraction, divided by half rest, becomes vulgar | rest; (re)st in U part |
VHC | S. Goldie | One who’ll affect a strut, assuming leading part in play | play; p in anag., & lit.; play = holiday (Shak.) |
VHC | D. V. Harry | Above the rest, and flash with it | rest; up start, & lit.; flash, start = outburst |
VHC | V. G. Henderson | Trust one’ll grab power, given a break | break; P in anag. incl. a, & lit. |
VHC | R. J. Hooper | Actively put end to idleness and shift | idleness; anag. incl. s + art, & lit. |
VHC | E. M. Hornby | Ill-bred chap at Oxbridge has to leave | leave; up start |
VHC | V. Jennings | Rise and shine, end of rest – get cracking! | rest; up star + t |
VHC | M. D. Laws | Break a trust, seizing power? He might | break; P in anag., & lit. |
VHC | J. D. Moore | Social climber who’s got out of rut, made break with past | break; anag. |
VHC | C. J. Morse | Upper-class leave when street goes in for nouveau-riche | leave; U + St in part |
VHC | P. G. O’Gorman | I may break into a strut with power | break; anag. incl. P, & lit. |
VHC | N. O’Neill | R and A putts break badly for surprise late challenger | break; anag.; ref. golf, Royal and Ancient |
VHC | K. Reed | Freshman at Oxford seen on Sabbath on the Broad | Sabbath; up + S + tart; Sabbath = time of rest |
VHC | Rear Adm W. T. C. Ridley | Spring out of bed to end inactivity | inactivity; up start |
VHC | T. E. Sanders | On horseback at the off he’s suddenly left the rest standing | rest; up start |
VHC | G. H. Willett | Risen too fast, young man? Take time off – you’ll find top people thank you | time; i.e. ups ta + r t |
HCs in competition 358 awarded to: