Azed Competition No. 454 Azed Slip | ◀ 452 | 456 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454 | Xmas 1980 | CHRISTMAS BOX | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. D. Laws | I may be full of seasonal largesse – being ‘Brahms’ it’s barmy getting in to steer | anag. in cox; ‘Brahms and Liszt’, rhyming slang |
| Second | R. Dean | Carsmiths out on strike for holiday bonus | anag. + box |
| Third | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Cram this somehow with tip of thumb into stockings? | anag. + b in sox, & lit. |
| VHC | H. J. Bradbury | Child before small tree holds its arms out for this | anag. in ch. box, & lit. |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | Chocolates, said to contain assorted centres of whisky (Drambuie), Marsala etc.? | anag. of is mb rsa t, all in ‘chox’, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Somehow its charms strike a note (if you’re lucky) of seasonal appreciation | anag. + box |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Manipulating tax, rich boss could provide this losing only a little bit of money | anag. incl. m, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Craine | Do its charms (with a capital C) strike a seasonal note? | anag. + box; do = put in order |
| VHC | P. Drummond | In present chart, ‘miss’ strangely precedes ‘hit’ | anag. + box |
| VHC | R. A. England | Cram this merrily with tips of silver because of Xmas | anag. + s b o X, & lit. |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | Lay about birth, Mary’s first, with ox and ass present | anag. incl. c., M |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | Charm boss with a kiss – it might produce this | anag. incl. X, & lit. |
| VHC | J. E. Green | Present cash supply predicament besets Mrs T (one for turning?) | anag. incl. I in anag. + box; supply adv. |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Child stirs uneasily when mother creeps in to head of bed with neat collection of presents | ch. + ma in anag. + b + ox |
| VHC | B. Hancock | Faces of small children lit up with mirth seeing tree that holds gifts | anag. incl. s c + as box; lit up = drunk |
| VHC | E. M. Holroyd | Its charm’s set off on a tree | anag. + box, & lit. |
| VHC | C. H. Hudson | Yearly present rich boss with a thousand tax free! | anag. incl. M |
| VHC | R. Jacks | Critic starts – B. Rix has most farcical seasonal presentation | C + anag.; ref. Brian R., farceur |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Giving it boss with charm got festive kiss | anag. + X, & lit. |
| VHC | G. G. Lawrance | Special festival presentation: Variety with Mr Sachs – it can be seen on television | anag. + box; ref. Andrew S., presenter of ‘The Good Old Days’ |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Festive season’s present, but its charm’s distorted on the telly | anag. + box |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | Is present cabinet schism bar to revelling at No. 10? | anag. + X |
| VHC | C. J. & R. S. Morse | Chartism’s revolutionary case was unlikely to be granted by Scrooge | anag. + box |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | What’s given when, with year virtually gone, Mary, the crib, ox and ass are displayed | comp. anag. & lit.; virtually = loosely |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Possibly its charms will get a guy a kiss | anag. + bo + X, & lit. |
| VHC | T. R. Theakston | Present it with charm and cross boss unwinds | anag. incl. X |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Might swimming cobs ram sixth such present? | anag. & lit.; ref. ‘seven swans a-swimming’ |
HCs in competition 454 awarded to: