Azed Competition No. 603 Azed Slip | ◀ 600 | 607 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603 | Nov 1983 | FIGULINE | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. J. M. Scotland | Fragile unit this art throws? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Second | A. Scott | From this we’d pour fluid, e.g. wine | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | P. R. Clemow | Crock – fated to die with one lung collapsed within | anag. incl. I in fie; see fey1 |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Here’s a little number, trendy in rubber or plastic… | fig. + in in ule |
| VHC | M. J. Balfour | I sniff limitless glue, being desperate for pot | anag. incl. (s)nif(f) |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | Potter makes me specious – in that I cheat endlessly | I gul(l) in fine; ref. Stephen P., ‘One-Upmanship’ |
| VHC | Mrs K. Bissett | One in Gulf moulded in Earth’s first clay | I in anag. + in E; ref. Omar Khayyam |
| VHC | A. G. Bogie | Form, turn (on wheels), and work supplies of potter’s clay | fig2 U line |
| VHC | M. Coates | Pot one red almost in making slight contact with ball | I gul(y) in fine |
| VHC | R. Dean | I handle wheels, absorbed in exquisite pottery | I lug (rev.) in fine |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Pot requiring Reardon’s extreme guile if snookered | anag. incl. (Reardo)n; ref. Ray R., snooker |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | I pull to the left in striking what may be thrown | I lug (rev.) in fine |
| VHC | D. A. Grassland | Fix largely obtained by abuse of glue in pot | fi(x) + anag. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | This bit of biscuit may be smashed if I bungle | comp. anag. incl. b, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs J. Higgins | Pot? Try taking in glue if in need of a change! | anag. |
| VHC | M. Jellis | Griffiths’ third short red is pocketed in excellent example of the potter’s art | i + gul(y) in fine; ref. Terry G. |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | What should be thrown with care I flung, i.e. smashed | anag. |
| VHC | B. K. Kelly | Nothing for the countryman to loathe – quite the reverse – in eccentric example of the potter’s art | nil ug (rev.) in fie; see fey1 |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | As traditionally thrown in row after female ego starts to get upset? | f I g u + line, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Clay with straw – superior stuff | fig U line; fig, straw = thing of little consequence |
| VHC | S. M. Mansell | Riotous fun with long lost Gillie Potter’s material | anag., less l; ref. former radio comedian |
| VHC | L. May | Plastic reflects for example condition that nothing of better quality gets in | nil U in e.g. if (all rev.) |
| VHC | L. Paterson | Right out of form, turned nothing instead of pottery | figure with nil (rev.) for r |
| VHC | J. H. Russell | Pot wild life with gun one smuggled in | I in anag. |
| VHC | T. A. J. Spencer | Example of potter’s art form – top class 50 in opening of exhibition | fig2 U L in e; snooker |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | Quirky fun? Gillie (long gone) Potter created it | anag. less l; ref. former radio comedian |
HCs in competition 603 awarded to: