Azed Competition No. 495 Azed Slip | ◀ 491 | 500 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495 | Oct 1981 | CACOETHES | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. Allen Baker | Ache to wallow in the embrace of pros? One shouldn’t start it | anag. in (a)ces, & lit. |
| Second | D. S. Nagle | What can Sherlock’s initial meddling with the cocaine result in? In this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | B. Greer | Itch – scratch one? Itch gets regularly scratched | alternate letters deleted |
| VHC | R. H. Adey | Smoking? A top runner in the finals of the Olympics – odd | a Coe in anag. incl. cs; ref. Seb C. |
| VHC | A. G. Bogie | Want itch to cease badly? Scratch it | anag. less it, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Brain | The endless soccer rioting includes a compulsive viciousness | a in anag. incl. socce(r) |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | What’s formed by a derivative of coca, sniffed initially, now no longer easily injected? | ethe in anag. + s, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Dean | Itching toes ache abominably after onset of chilblains | c + anag. |
| VHC | P. Drummond | An itch suitably treated ceases to itch – it’s gone | anag. less it’s |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Conservative has to work with EEC – is this characteristic of antisocialist? | C + anag. |
| VHC | B. Franco | An itch is the first sign of chillblains – then toes ache dreadfully | c + anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | Chocs eaten endlessly are bad for one… example of this? | anag. incl. eate(n), & lit. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Use of drugs? British athlete pitched into a variety of cheats | Coe in anag.; ref. Seb C.’s speech to IOC |
| VHC | A. Hodgson | Chase Coe with time to make up? It’s enough to make one scratch | anag. incl. t; ref Seb C. |
| VHC | E. M. Holroyd | Bad company teaches – this? | anag. incl. co., & lit. |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | Strong yen? It may be prejudicial to cash flow with EEC | anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | See chocolates? Lose —— if reducing | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | It could give the company cause to react, if non-U | anag. incl. co. less U, & lit. |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | Compulsive itch, first sign of chilblains; each toe’s affected | c + anag. |
| VHC | R. F. Ray | Confounded cat chose middle of flowerbed for nasty habit | anag. incl. e |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | What does it bring with it – an itch, e.g. to scribe? | comp. anag. & lit.; cacoethes scribendi |
| VHC | D. M. Stanford | Bad habit name dropping, catches one out | anag. less n |
| VHC | B. Stuart | Frantic chase involving Seb on Ovett’s tail – could this be nail-biting? | Coe + t, all in anag.; ref. S. Coe, Steve O. |
| VHC | M. S. Taylor | Name-dropping catches one out: a habit to avoid | anag. less n |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | A wee Scotch could develop into this (and women) | comp. anag. incl. w, & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Not a nice drive – coaches, etc., endlessly weaving | anag. incl. et(c) |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Is one ruining with a fountain of water a wee Scotch? | comp. anag. incl. w, & lit.; fountain = source |
HCs in competition 495 awarded to: