Azed Competition No. 530 Azed Slip | ◀ 525 | 534 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530 | Jun 1982 | PROMETAL | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. P. N. Lake | I’m from the cast – and probably in for a hot time, having made exit back to front! | prom + late (rev.); front = seaside promenade |
| Second | D. R. Robinson | Possible product of Morpeth, hard cast and completely reduced | anag. less h + al(l), & lit.; NE foundry centre; reduce = bring to metallic state |
| Third | D. O. Williams | No longer containing ore, a poor melter when heated | anag. less ore, & lit. |
| VHC | J. K. Aronson | Melts pig-iron, a ton, stirring. Result may be this material in ingots | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. Ashcroft | Stuff the Iron Lady’s made of, shown as PM tore in shreds Mr Haig? | anag. + Al; ref. M. Thatcher and Alexander H., US Sec. of State |
| VHC | A. G. Bogie | Product of forGe, say? | i.e. pro-metal, & lit.; Ge = germanium |
| VHC | P. S. Elliott | Club expert paid a pound for a special type of iron | pro met a L |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | Iron-carbon alloy that’s different from plate – not a bit of flexibility | anag. less f |
| VHC | C. M. Gillard | Trampoline could be cast in me | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Stuff for the witches’ cauldron? See the Props Mistress about frog’s innards and other things | ro in PM + et al. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | It’ll take a lot of firing to make disruptive P.L.O. tamer | anag. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | There’s a switch for Palmer to a special iron, brought into play when the heat is on | anag.; ref. Arnold P. |
| VHC | V. G. Henderson | Palmer to chip with an iron | anag.; ref. Arnold P. |
| VHC | J. P. H. Hirst | Good casting material, used to make pots from appearing topless – in part of Viola for example | (f)rom in petal |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | More running in training needed? A novice found this, when preparing for strong heat | anag. in PT + a L; found2 |
| VHC | L. K. Maltby | Pig product for scratch meal, stuffed with sprig of thyme | pro + t in anag.; i.e. pig iron |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Exploding Exocet gutted ship finally – moral is to produce heat-resistant material | anag. incl. E, t p; ref. Falklands War, HMS Sheffield, etc. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Top golfer, me? A beginner without tee or iron (unsuitable for club) | pro me + T in a L |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Trampoline could be framed in this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Indication of alternative ‘Rejected,’ Mrs T (and others) hold. ‘It won’t work’ | or (rev.) in PM et al.; ref. Thatcher’s slogan ‘there is no alternative’ |
| VHC | G. Perry | Cast iron trampoline lacking in bounces | anag. less in |
| VHC | A. D. Scott | Capital chess player’s after pawn – I offer strong resistance | P + Rome + Tal; ref. Mikhail T. |
| VHC | R. Vanlangen | Mixture in centre of chrome plate? | anag. of (ch)rome plat(e), & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | Kind of iron plate possibly worn by Romans | Rom. in anag. |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | I could be in billets, or back in custody of Provost-Marshal (and others) | or (rev.) in PM et al.; billet = bar of metal |
HCs in competition 530 awarded to: