Azed Competition No. 401 Azed Slip | ◀ 397 | 404 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Dec 1979 | GO-AHEAD | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Goddard | Driving licence | 2 mngs. |
| Second | E. M. Holroyd | One may get less so from age and lose dash | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | D. H. Tompsett | Where the kokum’s found nut butter certainly is | Goa head; b. = one who butts |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | Like the West Indies batting? 500 for 1 would immortalize it! | i.e. godhead with a for D |
| VHC | Mrs A. Boyes | Up-and-coming Spanish artist with cape; no call for end to tauromachy there | Go(y)a head |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | Progressive theologian’s study is filled with articles about man | he in a, a in God |
| VHC | A. J. Crow | Pop has a froth – it’s O.K. | go a head; pop, go = attempt |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | Full of beans – one bean after another | Goa + head; G. bean |
| VHC | B. Greer | A chap without drive is the opposite of this | i.e. a he in goad, & lit. |
| VHC | P. A. Hay | West Indian captain? Strong on drive | Goa head |
| VHC | V. G. Henderson | In the nature of one who’s mighty high-powered, active rather than dead | godhead with a for d., & lit. |
| VHC | I. A. Herbert | Turn on green light | go ahead |
| VHC | Mrs N. Jarman | Like Joe Lampton, with room for an affair at the top | go a- head; ref. ‘Room at the Top’; go = affair |
| VHC | N. Kemmer | Two sorts of bean – likely to be full of them | Goa head; G. bean |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Success with any crumpet means the answer’s ‘yes’ | go a head |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Conductor gives me violin part to be added to incomplete score | goa(l) + head |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | After status? Mayfair has it | i.e. Go ahead; ref. squares on Monopoly board |
| VHC | C. Loving | This time could ruin adagio theme | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Being above all active rather than dead | godhead with a for d., & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | What’s indicated by green man – one in commercial | go + he a in ad, & lit.; ref. road safety ads |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Active, explosive, bursting to move forward | a HE in goad, & lit. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | A man without drive is the opposite of this | i.e. a he in goad, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Simple description of Bishop – a man advanced in divinity | a he A in God; ref. Peter S.’s ‘the go-ahead Bishop of Bevingdon’ |
| VHC | C. W. Robins | For clearance – in perfect condition – a cape! | go a head; go adj. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Third in Divinity should be superseded by one with ambition | godhead with a for d |
| VHC | G. Wearing | Brisk drive – in the van perhaps? | go ahead |
| VHC | Dr R. L. Wynne | Smart try-on! | go ahead |
HCs in competition 401 awarded to: