Azed Competition No. 50 Azed Slip | ◀ 45 | 53 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Feb 1973 | CORPULE(N)T | Letters Latent | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | H. A. C. Darwen | I’m to be top cluer for a change. I’m not coming in in the middle | anag. |
| Second | D. P. M. Michael | Clue to Prince – short, ugly, very fat | anag. incl. Pr. |
| Third | T. Anderson | Having a large stomach ulcer opt for surgery | anag. |
| VHC | A. G. Bogie | Fat? I’m something more than fat, completely round – a hindrance! | cor2 + up (rev.) + let; fat2 = 9 bushels |
| VHC | R. M. Bonner | ‘O cruel P.T.,’ burbled fatty | anag. |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | Having frightful pot, with the possibility of an ulcer | anag. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Having extra covering for the hips or soft in the belly? | or p in culet |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Stout work – fifty right cute puzzles | anag. incl. op L r |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | Overweight Tories’ leader’s cure: lop a bit off! | anag. incl. T; ref. Heath’s check-up |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | ‘Top clue King’ could be descriptive of Azed when fully developed | anag. incl. R |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Such could well turn to P.E. – or cut last bit of the meal | anag. incl. l, & lit. |
| VHC | L. L. Dixon | Gross misrepresentation of pot – and cruel | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. Drummond | Rising actor in brilliant part resembling Falstaff | pro (rev.) in culet |
| VHC | E. R. Evans | Fat pork cutlet? Trim ends and mince | anag. less last letters |
| VHC | B. Franco | Sporting cruel pot | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr P. D. King | Without exotic rubber, several baths and keep-fit exercises | ule in cor, PT, & lit.; cor2, bath2 |
| VHC | D. P. Laurie | Having to strain to get into a tight garment – must lose pounds | pu(LL) in corset, & lit. |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | Awkward shape of croup once prevented having a wide girth | anag. + let |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | Coulter – forepart of ploughshare – is tempered, stout | anag. incl. p |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | I’m bent on being top cluer and having a pot | anag.; ref. Azed cup |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Henry VIII was terribly cruel to leader of papists | anag. incl. p |
| VHC | D. McCallum | Falstaff was this round lout mixed up with English prince | c. + anag. incl. E Pr |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | King Cole put out – suffering results of merriment | anag. incl. R |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Tart up in hippy gear, hippy-like | pro (rev.) in culet |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Having ‘trop de cul’, heartlessly, translated? | anag. less d, & lit. |
HCs in competition 50 awarded to: