Azed Competition No. 452 Azed Slip | ◀ 447 | 454 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | Dec 1980 | DISSENTERISM | normal | 30 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Morse | Mitredness is wrong? That’s what it says | anag. & lit.; i.e. rejection of bishops |
| Second | T. A. Martin | Function of Mrs T’s Denis, i.e. standing religiously aside | anag.; ref. Thatchers |
| Third | J. F. N. Wedge | Denis, is Mrs T upset about English reluctance to toe the line? | anag. incl. E; ref. Thatchers |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | A bent trendies miss | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. W. Arthur | The attitude of the ‘Wets’ could require a shake-up of D.E.S. Ministers | anag. |
| VHC | M. Barnes | Minster’s redesigned after sides collapse: it’s got no room for bishops | anag. + anag. |
| VHC | Mrs K. Bissett | I’m stressed in cries for reform | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. G. Bogie | This could produce distress in Rome (not half) | anag. incl. (Ro)me, & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Found wanting in ‘public relations,’ printers missed out (chapel’s belief) | anag. less PR |
| VHC | G. Gregory | D.E.S. Minister’s victim of reshuffle. Because of this? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. A. Hay | Minds set at odds (divine source of controversy involved) | Eris in anag., & lit.; goddess of discord |
| VHC | Mrs S. Hewitt | Belief in opposition view, i.e. Mrs Denis T’s for turning | anag.; ref. Thatchers |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Minds resist being regimented when imbued with determination to struggle for this | e in anag., & lit.; determination = end |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Rebellious D.E.S. Ministers might show it | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | Being unorthodox, I’d stress mine | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | It could be rife if one denies Mrs T’s sway | anag. incl. I, & lit. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Indication of split, unorthodox rent, embraced by a Quaker? | dis- + anag. in seism, & lit. |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Discord among otherwise set minds | Eris in anag., & lit.; goddess of discord |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | A split, underground at first, to join instead of church | Dis + schism with enter for Ch, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Time mini-dresses got revived for unorthodox views! | anag. incl. t |
| VHC | Dr P. Owen | Unconventionality should not disturb minidress set – but it does! | anag. |
| VHC | N. O’Neill | Disagreeable minority behaviour, leading to ban by English authorities, has upset Mr Stein’s side | anag.; ref. Jock S., ban on Scottish supporters |
| VHC | Mrs L. Paterson | Stress – i.e. mind somewhat deranged – breaking apart completely? | anag. |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | Ted Heath’s outburst? Almost made, I sense, Mrs T wild | di(d) + anag.; ref. Thatcher |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | I’d resist men’s being compliant | anag. & lit.; c. = flexible |
| VHC | D. M. Stanford | Sabbath watcher is embracing only part of Bible in obscure unorthodoxy | NT in S seer in dim |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Attitude of unorthodox preacher may make sidesmen stir uneasily | anag. |
| VHC | I. Torbe | Essene eschewing extremes and esoteric rites in obscure opposition to orthodoxy | anag. incl. (E)ssen(e) in dim |
| VHC | M. G. Wilson | Agitated miners side with leaders of Steel Trade protest movement | anag. incl. S T |
| VHC | L. C. Wright | What gives rise to minds set for reformation? | anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 452 awarded to: