Azed Competition No. 423 Azed Slip | ◀ 419 | 426 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423 | May 1980 | ACCOUTRE | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. J. Moorey | Carter coup tails off in disarray – prepare for war? | anag. of Carte(r) cou(p); ref. Iran hostages fiasco |
| Second | A. G. Bogie | Prepare for war? Oddly, a truce is broken by one who won’t | CO in anag. |
| Third | E. M. Holroyd | Prepare one to receive cut or hit? | anag. in ace, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr J. K. Aronson | Dress account over-extravagant – very little change at the end of a hundred sovereign | acc. outré, a C couter with er rev. |
| VHC | M. Barnes | Actor’s confused with cue – old ones would when tiring | anag.; tire3 |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | It’s extravagant and beneath amateur cricket club to equip with helmets, etc | A CC + outré |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Coat curée, possibly | anag. & lit.; ref. deriv. in SOED: ‘prob. f. à + coustre a sacristan, who robed the clergyman’ |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | Play ace or cut deck | anag. |
| VHC | G. B. Higgins | Bill in error; second note put in mail | acc. out re |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | County do attended by Queen in service dress | Co. ut R in ace; do2 |
| VHC | H. Hudson | No time for truce, coat off, equip for battle | anag. less t |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Get head of clinic in to cure a broken arm | c in anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Deck tennis service may go outside court with a splash | anag. in ace |
| VHC | S. M. Mansell | Cricket club in the field are about to prepare for battle | CC out in are |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | A little volume, beyond what is proper – fit for scrapping | a cc outré |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | TUC & Co. are jolted by current suit | anag.; ref. court injunction against 14 May strike |
| VHC | T. W. Mortimer | Stove, court ace, gets ready to serve? | anag.; ref. Betty S.; ready vb. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Invest to equip rig? The bill’s fantastic – and so is what’s to accrue | acc. outré, anag., 3 defs. |
| VHC | Mrs A. G. Phillips | Members of O.C.T.U. may take care to dress so | anag. & lit.; Officer Cadet Training Unit |
| VHC | B. Roe | Dress coat recut short – to fit? | anag. incl. recu(t) |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Supply contents of pouch, pack etc to Sappers? | anag. of inside letters + RE, & lit. |
| VHC | B. D. Smith | Furnish a target for former Anglo-French investors, accepting a price on the Bourse | coût (Fr.) in Acre; ref. siege of A.; invest = besiege |
| VHC | J. C. P. Taylor | Current cost accounting reverses extravagant habit | CCA (rev.) + outré |
| VHC | I. Torbe | A drop too much! Ready for a fight | a cc outré |
| VHC | Mrs M. R. Wishart | You’ll get rum below according to deck | acc. + outré |
| VHC | W. Woodruff | Sovereign shuffles feet after bill for dress | a/c + couter with er rev. |
HCs in competition 423 awarded to: