Azed Competition No. 506 Azed Slip | ◀ 504 | 508 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 | Xmas 1981 | ELANET | Printer’s Devilry | 30 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. R. Riddle | When short of fu/n all need more alcohol | etna’ll |
| Second | Mrs A. R. Bradford | If mot/her lands one, will salmon have sauce hollandaise? | |
| Third | D. F. Manley | After message from host announcing Now/here!’ a lone manger was visited | |
| VHC | R. Abrey | At the office party, one can-can (c/hic) or two? | |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Youngster swills no gin as I d/o. (Tally unheeded!) | |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | At the Grand, Cooper is playing Pa (n/ude) but not Fool (in gray) | ref. TV quiz ‘Face the Music’, Joseph C., Robin Ray |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | Seethe – Ang/er – NALGO spelt ’ell! | |
| VHC | R. A. Burges | ‘Who will ex-c/on Ian harrow?’ say sour men | Etonian |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | Pa often took Th/omas home when they were courting | |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Provost (will-exp/onent) ran these – escheating | Eton |
| VHC | S. Goldie | On piano, aspirin glass is next to present for pa – n/ude! | |
| VHC | A. K. Gregory | ‘We want cycl/ocross!’ city bikers say | |
| VHC | Mrs S. Hewitt | She plays before Festival Director’s P.A. n/ude, to display her talents! | |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | What’s the fu/n? As always, getting lit up with alcohol | etna |
| VHC | J. F. Jones | Winning pianist played for pa n/ude in a flat | |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | A wee hand: s/ae warm the palm – in January | ref. Handsel Monday q.v. |
| VHC | I. D. McDonald | Gala performance at th/ree; Terry and Irving on stage together | The Lane = Drury L.; Beerbohm Tree, Edward T., Henry I., 19c actors |
| VHC | E. G. B. McNeal | One competitor played the judge’s Pa – n/ude! | |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Riddle: What distresses a dams/on crop? | dis-tresses |
| VHC | R. A. Mostyn | Coe stays ahead of outsid/er racing enthusiastically behind him | ref. Seb C. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | A lot of skilful clipping is needed to give a fair dams/on crop | |
| VHC | B. A. Pike | To ex-c/ons: ‘We’ll need sentry in top op.’ | ref. Pop, exclusive Etonian society |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Hungry spider ho! Pest/s – lots of flies! | tela |
| VHC | Dr P. W. Thompson | Has a timbr/e like lyre | timbrel, nete |
| VHC | G. A. Tomlinson | A T-junction I want nears – I d/o turn left | |
| VHC | A. P. Vincent | ‘Wets’ now in (th/ough going under Foot?) | |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | A sewer runs a long th/read carefully | |
| VHC | M. H. E. Watson | Just draw picture’s qu/intessential colours later | |
| VHC | L. C. Wright | Black and white quartering gives a mot/h nice quality | |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Well shares up a cent: r/ow in gold for Scots? | Allan Wells, sprinter |
HCs in competition 506 awarded to: