Azed Competition No. 36 Azed Slip | ◀ 31 | 40 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Nov 1972 | CRUSADER | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. L. Perkins | Campaigner in old company holding steadfast to right | sad in crue + r, & lit.; to = beside |
| Second | S. Goldie | Palmer and I made same pilgrimage: cursed Royal and Ancient rough | anag. incl. R(&)A; ref. Arnold P., golfer; palmer = pilgrim to Holy Land |
| Third | F. B. Stubbs | Rud Acre’s ground – perchaunce I did! | anag. |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Has fought in modern sophisticated wars and longer ago in less sophisticated it appears | SA (= it) in cruder; ref. C. tank |
| VHC | A. E. Crow | Having lost top of umbriere he might be scarred abominably | anag. incl. u & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Without me and others like me barbarian’d take Acre | us in anag. incl. r & lit. |
| VHC | N. Gambier | Might he have cursed Ra? Allah, more likely | anag. |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | Car’s due for overhaul – start replacing tank | anag. + r |
| VHC | A. B. Gardner | He hadn’t the same disposition as the Curé d’Ars | anag.; ref. Fr. patron of parish priests |
| VHC | G. F. K. Grant | Once steadfast in company with king – Richard I perhaps | sad in crue + R |
| VHC | R. H. F. Isham | Fracture curer sad he fell below Red Cross standards | anag.; ref. flag of St George |
| VHC | K. W. Johnson | Chichester’s heading to rougher going round South America exemplifies one | C + SA in ruder, & lit.; ref. yachtsman Francis C. |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | Lion-hearted one reduced Acre, durst endlessly | anag. less t; ref. Richard I |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | I might prevail in fight against Saracens | double mng.; Christians v. Turks, tanks v. armoured cars |
| VHC | J. H. C. Leach | Marx, perhaps, in a way caused beginnings of Russian revolution | anag. incl. R, r |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Disruption of sacred travelling round biblical city brought about my appearance | Ur (rev.) in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | D. W. Mason | I was steadfast in an early company of men, procuring the end of an unbeliever | sad in crue + r, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | For someone like Mrs Whitehouse, sex-appeal’s getting more blatant all round | SA in cruder; ref. campaigner Mary W. |
| VHC | A. M’Intyre | J’étais sur d’Acre après la capitulation | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr R. J. Palmer | Terribly scared in pursuit of Saracens? I’m the opposite | RU in anag., & lit.; ref. rugby team |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Transport the Royal Armoured Corps used before the end of the war | anag. incl. RAC + r, & lit.; transport vb. |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | With just cause, I belted my wife! | cryptic def.; i.e. chastity belt |
| VHC | S. E. Woods | Roving Ricardus – English, not Roman one – for instance | anag. incl. E less I, & lit.; ref. Richard I |
HCs in competition 36 awarded to: