Azed Competition No. 410  Azed Slip  |  ◀  406  |  414  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
410 Feb 1980CUL-DE-SAC normal28

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstN. C. DexterWhat use a 550 c.c. model here?anag. incl. DL, & lit.
SecondJ. D. MooreThis word must be clued, with solution, envelope attached: one can have one entry onlyanag. + sac; ref. AZ comp
ThirdT. E. SandersWhat, after copper’s left at the opening, you’ll get boxed up inCu l + cased (rev.), & lit.
VHCRev C. M. BrounIs it providing dual access? Not as it isanag. less as, & lit.
VHCE. J. BurgeI could give dual access if I had a second!comp. anag. incl. s, & lit.
VHCA. J. Crow‘NO THROUGH ROAD’ caused learner to wobble aboutanag. incl. L + c.
VHCR. V. DeardenCould be clued as C shapedanag. & lit.
VHCP. FreemanAnd this one’s symbol is T, but is wrongly clued as C!anag.; ref. AZ’s potassium error and No Through Road sign
VHCJ. E. GreenLearner driver’s first reversing situation after short cut here?cu(t) + L + d + case (rev.), & lit.
VHCDr J. F. GrimshawElement at No. 29 leads astray. Caught in this impasse?Cu + anag. + c; ref. AZ’s potassium error; copper, At. No. 29
VHCD. V. HarryIt’s most tortuously clued, as C. gets one nowhereanag.; C. = Chambers
VHCP. F. HendersonIf clued: ‘Cars turn here’, this could be about right?comp. anag. incl. r, & lit.
VHCV. G. HendersonChase concludes with a crash – could be car has chosen ——comp. anag. & lit.
VHCE. M. HolroydMight turning quarry lose seconds herec(o)uld + c(h)ase (rev.), & lit.
VHCMrs R. B. HuntSecluded side road can turn into dead end, or is ——comp. anag. & lit.
VHCR. JacksCrisp Azed clue, cryptic? Might get prize with it. This gets nowherecomp. anag.
VHCF. P. N. LakeCould be clued as ‘carriageway not carried through’anag. + c, & lit.
VHCJ. P. LesterLearner accused following smash in no through roadanag. incl. L
VHCL. K. MaltbyBlocked road has closed circuit round approach to Ullswater and dales after accidentU + anag., all in CC
VHCD. F. ManleyBlocked passage? Castor-oil emptied inside, caused looseninganag. incl. C, l
VHCD. P. M. MichaelWith copper left at entrance, upset for burglariously planned reconnoitre?Cu l + cased (rev.), & lit.
VHCC. J. MorseShort cut gets learner boxed up – could be thiscu(t) + L + cased (rev.), & lit.
VHCDr P. OwenWrongly clue carbon as deuterium; such a mistake by Azed might lead you up hereanag. incl. C, D; ref. AZ’s potassium error
VHCS. L. PatonClose call was deuced tricky but for poor West leadanag. less anag. incl. W; close = dead-end
VHCW. H. PegramFalsely accused learner appears in court?anag. incl. L
VHCMrs A. PriceFeature of a maze – in a small space, 180° turn leads outU + anag. in cc.; U-turn
VHCP. H. RhodesThere’s only one means of access to this summit except for men of the French Alpine Clubcul(men) + des + AC
VHCD. C. WilliamsonMistakenly see this as giving dual access?comp. anag. & lit.
 

HCs in competition 410 awarded to:

Mrs E. AllenJ. D. FosterD. J. MacKayA. D. Scott
A. BottomsB. FrancoH. S. MasonD. P. Shenkin
R. S. CaffynO. H. FrazerJ. McGheeMrs B. Simmonds
E. ChalkleyF. D. GardinerT. J. MooreyT. A. J. Spencer
E. S. ClarkJ. M. GerardR. A. MostynJ. G. Stubbs
D. L. L. ClarkeC. P. GrantW. MurphyG. A. Styles
E. A. ClarkeB. GreerD. S. NagleD. H. Tompsett
G. H. ClarkeJ. G. HullF. R. PalmerG. R. Webb
Mrs M. P. CraineV. JenningsD. E. PooleMrs M. P. Webber
A. L. DennisA. D. LeggeN. J. ReedJ. W. Welford
G. J. EdwardsC. J. LoweH. R. SandersDr E. Young
D. FinkelM. A. Macdonald-CooperW. J. M. Scotland