Azed Competition No. 460 Azed Slip | ◀ 456 | 464 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460 | Feb 1981 | SWOOP | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. K. Gregory | Zero in suddenly | 0 in swop, & lit.; swop adv., see supplement in Chambers 1977 |
| Second | C. A. Clarke | Strike having circled round? | O in swop, & lit. |
| Third | Dr E. Young | Zero would do, in strike | O in swop, & lit ; do = suffice; Z., Jap. fighter plane |
| VHC | D. Ashcroft | Sun to have Court Page? Peregrine’s line, surely | S woo p; ref. P. Worsthorne |
| VHC | Mrs A. R. Bradford | Rapid plunging of body to pursue (amorously) in wanting children | woo in sp |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Circle in suddenly – in descent (of course) | O in swop, & lit.; swop adv.; down word |
| VHC | D. A. H. Byatt | Love in exchange for Cupid’s dart? | 0 in swop |
| VHC | Dr V. G. I. Deshmukh | Women’s busts outsize – uplift needed round soft downward plunging | W in OS (rev.) + O p |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | What does Owl do? Woos Pussy-cat when starting at sea | anag. incl. P; ref. Lear: ‘The Owl and the Pussy-cat’ |
| VHC | O. H. Frazer | Scots pass swiftly outflanks Welsh onslaught | W in soop |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | Spring – the first signs of which occupy suitor | woo in Sp; suitor v. |
| VHC | J. J. Goulstone | Soak embraces misery in a dive | wo in sop |
| VHC | V. G. Henderson | Dip determining disaster? | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | Mrs R. Herbert | Swift downward flight leads to shrew – wily old owl’s prey | first letters |
| VHC | J. P. H. Hirst | A sudden onslaught in Noel’s TV show: O for a bit of peace and quiet! | Swap Shop with O for a p sh; ref. TV show ‘Multicoloured Swap Shop’ with N. Edmonds |
| VHC | E. M. Holroyd | Leads to sudden winged onslaught on prey? | first letters |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | Work will be needed, not half, after Shirley Williams and Owen initially take the plunge | S W + O + op; ref. defections to SDP, David O. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Jock and I’ll crash Vanessa’s party – could be the death of Mrs MacD. and the kids! | oo2 in SWP; ref. V. Redgrave in Socialist Workers Party and Lady Macduff in Macbeth; “one fell s.” |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Not exactly a slow operation – it doesn’t take long | anag. incl. op. less l, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Warning to go slow in steep and sudden descent | wo in sop |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Souse and souse to drown sorrow | wo in sop; souse = swoop |
| VHC | K. Reed | Dive over with try to win in the middle of Arms Park | woo in s P; ref. Cardiff rugby stadium |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Stop parking in busy spot with time running out or traffic warden will! | wo in anag. less t |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Case for court is maybe odds on… after police one? | woo in SP; starting price |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Duck in suddenly | 0 in swop, & lit.; swop adv. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | What lovers do with poise after start of seduction? | s + woo + p |
| VHC | L. C. Wright | Speedy action, by CID perhaps, will deal a blow to vice ring | O in swop; vice vt. |
HCs in competition 460 awarded to: