Azed Competition No. 414 Azed Slip | ◀ 410 | 419 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414 | Mar 1980 | UNBOSOMER | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. E. Sanders | Bust-reducing agent? Rub some on bust – gets a lot off the chest | anag., 2 defs. |
| Second | Mrs B. Simmonds | He could be one interminable bore, having swallowed a few | ’un + some in bor(e), & lit. |
| Third | S. Goldie | A Mae West for confidence? See Bosun or me for issue | anag., 2 defs. |
| VHC | Mrs E. Allen | Enormous? ‘B’ fitting wrong – I might reveal too much | anag.; wrong adv. |
| VHC | T. Anderson | She simply pours out exposing bally enormous bust without support | anag. less ally |
| VHC | D. R. Appleton | Ol’ man river was never one; was the Amazon? | 2 mngs.; “He don’t say nothin’”; Amazons reputed to amputate a breast |
| VHC | A. J. Bulman | Penitent sinner? No rum, almost sober, reformed | anag. incl. sobe(r) |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | To get it off my chest, I pour out what’s bottled up, rub some on freely | anag. |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | One rubs M.O. the wrong way? More than likely! | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Could reveal what’s almost non-existent without considerable padding | some in unbor(n) |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | I’ve no reserve playing sub no more | anag. |
| VHC | E. H. Freedman | One prepared to talk freely on mob sure is in trouble | anag. |
| VHC | R. E. Gillson | Gossip like Agatha’s butcher? | 2 mngs.; martyrdom of St A. involved cutting off her breasts |
| VHC | B. Greer | Number 007? Not even when tortured | anag. incl. 0 0 s(even), & lit.; ref. James Bond |
| VHC | D. R. Gregory | Still awaiting delivery? Missing letter contains some information I want to share | some in unbor(n) |
| VHC | Dr J. F. Grimshaw | I confide freely in one local neighbour that comes round a great deal | ’un + some in bor |
| VHC | R. B. Harling | With him, neighbour has to swallow a great deal | ’un + some in bor |
| VHC | Mrs N. Jarman | An awful snub his name aroused that Romeo was to nurse | anag. of snub Romeo |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Bunnies’ leader with enormous bust reveals what some would hide! | anag. incl. B; ref. Playboy clubs |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Energy boom runs out, leaving man with no reserve | anag. incl. E |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | One commonly has certain touch of reticence about B.O. – I’d tell friend what the trouble is | BO in ’un some r |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Phair | Place number’s ‘00’ – to mean one that’s not reserved | anag. |
| VHC | D. E. Poole | He reveals double-O’s number under stress | anag. incl. O O’s; ref. James Bond |
| VHC | Mrs E. J. Shields | Remedy some rub on – one to get trouble off chest | anag. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Wrong hormone – bust reduced on both sides, I do confess | anag. less h, t |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | One pours out, developing enormous breadth – suggesting Amazon? | anag. incl. b, 2 defs.; Amazons reputed to amputate a breast |
HCs in competition 414 awarded to: