Azed Competition No. 576 Azed Slip | ◀ 572 | 581 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 576 | May 1983 | TOP-NOTCH | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. F. Grimshaw | Clue type for pot, not H.C.! | anag. & lit.; clue vb.; ref. AZ cup |
| Second | J. D. Moore | What gets you to Pilton from Chilton? A1 | i.e. ‘to P’, not ‘Ch’; both places near A1 road |
| Third | R. J. Hooper | Two small children pounding piano not likely to get rave reviews | p no in tot ch. |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Ace rejected chance to pot – snookered champion | anag. less ace |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Super grass returns to nick | pot (rev.) + notch |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | Super grass sent back to nick | pot (rev.) + notch |
| VHC | G. Cuthbert | A cut above the rest | double mng. |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | A cut above the rest? | double mng. |
| VHC | D. Fairburn | A cut above the rest? | double mng. |
| VHC | D. S. Fielker | Outstanding upper cut | top notch |
| VHC | S. J. French | A1 V1? | i.e. top notch; V = notch |
| VHC | A. O. Harries | Smashing upper cut | top notch |
| VHC | W. Jackson | Super grass goes back to nick | pot (rev.) + notch |
| VHC | C. L. Jones | Excellent upper cut | top notch |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | A cut above the rest | double mng. |
| VHC | I. G. MacNiven | A cut above the others? | double mng. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Of a champion, holding trophy around end of season? | n in pot in to ch, & lit. |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | A cut above the others | double mng. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Henry Cotton’s playing with poise of a champion | anag. incl. H P; ref. golfer; H, P, abbrevs. |
| VHC | Miss M. C. Palmer | Champion upper cut | top notch |
| VHC | C. P. Rea | Lancashire hotpots need this as a relish when stewed – it’s champion | comp. anag. |
| VHC | N. G. Shippobotham | Super grass returned to nick | pot (rev.) + notch |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Worth turn for prize, not just Azed’s pat to back | pot (rev.) + not + H.C. (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | R. G. Whittemore | ‘Superb’ axed in Nott chop? | anag.; ref. submarine and Defence Sec. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Use —— and make chic a matter of great excellence | i.e. chic with ‘top’ not ‘ch’ = topic |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Uppercut unleashed as knockout? | i.e. upper cut = top notch |
HCs in competition 576 awarded to: