Azed Competition No. 464 Azed Slip | ◀ 460 | 469 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464 | Mar 1981 | SIMKIN | normal | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. P. H. Hirst | This might be drunk, on engagement of a Royal Highness, in Kashmir | comp. anag. incl. a RH, & lit.; ref. engagement of Prince Charles |
| Second | A. J. Redstone | Champagne Charlie | 2 mngs.; s. = fool, see OED |
| Third | J. G. Hull | This can make Simla folk loosen indeed! | Simla kin less la!, & lit. |
| VHC | T. Anderson | One way of seducing is with mink – this could be another | anag. |
| VHC | D. W. Arthur | You’ll find me served up in society family | mi (rev.) in S kin, & lit.; me2 |
| VHC | Mrs K. Bissett | I’m used to break up a kind of vessel – or launch one? | I’m in skin |
| VHC | A. J. Crow | I’m bottled | I’m in skin, & lit. |
| VHC | P. Drummond | The widow in Pakistan is required simply not to importune relatives | sim(ply) + kin; the Widow = champagne |
| VHC | B. Franco | Well off Pakistani mister might provide this at parties | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | For what the ’eathen called the Widow – skin ’im alive | anag.; the Widow = champagne; cf. Kipling: Barrack Room Ballads |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | This – an easterly bubbly – may be recognised as mistakenly arisen | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | V. G. Henderson | Charley’s bubbly | 2 mngs.; s. = fool, see OED; ref. Champagne Ch. |
| VHC | N. Kemmer | Beastly drink from Simla, pink possibly | anag. less lap |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | I’m imbibed by society folk | I’m in S kin, & lit. |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | Perhaps the Widow is revolting, married – and catty | is (rev.) + m + kin2; the Widow = champagne |
| VHC | L. K. Maltby | First draught in gluttony, perhaps | Mk I in sin, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | When I’m top man? What’s silver will be filled with this | (A)s I’m kin(g), & lit.; ref. AZ cup |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Bubbly I am in pigeon | I’m in skin; pigeon, skin = fleece, cheat |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Strong drink corrupted Puritan family | sim kin; see Simeonite |
| VHC | A. W. T. Mottram | Ape relative, Scot free, foams at the mouth | i.e. sim(Ian) kin |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | One getting married cracks a case – of this? | I m in skin, & lit. |
| VHC | E. R. Riddle | I’m bottled | I’m in skin, & lit. |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | When one gets married it should fill the wine vessel | I m in skin, & lit. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Unorthodox Pakistanis getting married find this apt as ‘bubbly’ | comp. anag. incl. m, & lit. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | It’s a pity about Mark I – no joy for the TT, pop | Mk I in sin; TT = race, teetotal; pop = champagne |
| VHC | L. M. Sturges | As Charles’s love (and under some pressure) I’m given special protection | I’m in skin; ref. Champagne Charlie, Diana Spencer |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | I’m what starts Kashmiri in religious transgression, perhaps | I’m K in sin, & lit. |
| VHC | M. G. Wilson | I’m in Indian (not red) wine | I’m in (red)skin |
HCs in competition 464 awarded to: