Azed Competition No. 491 Azed Slip | ◀ 486 | 495 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | Sep 1981 | SEVENTY-EIGHT | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. D. Laws | Single, on the shelf now, having been stood up days before tying the knot | eves (rev.) + anag. |
| Second | J. P. H. Hirst | Ballesteros minus five near start of the round yet cracked. Some modern players can’t take it! | Seve(riano) + anag. in nigh t; ref. golfer |
| Third | Dr I. S. Fletcher | A record by Miller, perhaps, holing a great deal with hole in view | vent in eye in sight; Glenn M. and Johnny M., golfer |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | Race with the finishes of Sebby and Steve in prospect: record liable to be broken | event + y + e, all in sight; ref. Seb Coe, Steve Ovett |
| VHC | P. R. Best | Traditional compass of life boat turns too fast for modern decks | seventy eight; life span, rowing boat |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | I require needles (to get in the groove) less often nowadays – they get veins deformed | anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Yet this – gramophone’s first – wobbles round still! | even in anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| VHC | J. A. Gill | Record (LP) collectors may play this, given set they adjusted | anag. |
| VHC | B. Greer | Record total produced by working round the clock | 2 mngs.; i.e. 1 + 2 + … + 12 = 78 |
| VHC | G. Gregory | They get vines treated – it should be a very good vintage | anag.; ref. 1978 a good year for French wines |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Yes, the vintage playing is due to spinning a —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | V. G. Henderson | Have gay twenties hits? Could be what a —— is playing | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | On which we heard ‘—— for Two’? Possibly yes, given the T | anag.; ref. 1920s song ‘Tea for Two’ |
| VHC | J. Lawrence | It plays an old-time dance, perhaps: novel steps at the double | i.e. 39 × 2; ref. Buchan novel ‘The 39 Steps’ |
| VHC | C. Loving | It’s not on for Sony – result is limited – blues number perhaps? | event in S(on)y + eight, & lit.; ref. University rowers |
| VHC | L. K. Maltby | I used to go round playing about six over par | 2 mngs.; 72 about average golf-course par |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Recording of G. Miller? View gripping incident with pair in leg-bye finally | event ye in sight; ref. Glenn M. and Geoff M., NatWest cricket final |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | It has features of flat metal washer, in a sense! | even tye in sight, & lit.; holed disc |
| VHC | Miss G. May | I saw Camp David talks set everything to rights? Not right! | anag. less r; ref. Middle East peace talks in 1978 |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | I’m nearing 80, too old for discos, smooth, yet gnarled in appearance | even + anag., all in sight |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Observe and you’ll find exactly one trough in it (not this many!) | even tye in sight, & lit.; record groove |
| VHC | R. A. Mostyn | What revolutions preceded the Forty Five? (Gie thy events in proper order) | anag.; ref. 1745 and 45 rpm |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | E.g. this musty release the castaway’s included? | vent ye in anag., & lit.; ref. Desert Island Discs |
| VHC | A. D. Scott | Ballesteros hit gently for a change, losing length – the possible result? | Seve + anag. less l, & lit.; ref. golfer, golf score |
| VHC | M. C. Souster | With nothing to lose, he’s eying Ovett strangely. Record not unbreakable | anag.; ref. Steve O. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | In a sense smooth yet oddly groovy old music-maker | even + anag., all in sight |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | A ——? Yes, the vintage pressing | comp. anag. & lit.; press = strain |
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