Azed Competition No. 609 Azed Slip | ◀ 607 | 610 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 609 | Xmas 1983 | LUCKY-BAG | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. & R. S. Morse | Blessed crib where wondrous gifts lie hid | lucky bag; bag, crib = steal |
| Second | D. Tompsett | Where you pay to fish alewife and mort | lucky2 bag; a. and m. both fish and women |
| Third | C. W. Laxton | One could discover properties of tar by caulking cracks in it | comp. anag.; discover = reveal |
| VHC | A. G. Bogie | Jammy stuff – kids dip into it eagerly | lucky bag |
| VHC | Mrs A. R. Bradford | Bulgy pack done up as ‘Penny Dips’? | anag. less p, & lit. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Holder of prize to boast about after success with X’s successor? | luck + Y + gab (rev.); ref. AZ comp; X = Ximenes |
| VHC | T. Davies | Jammy pot: plum may be extracted from it | lucky bag; plum = something choice |
| VHC | S. Gaskell | Is this jammy? Yes. Tart? Maybe – its filling is not revealed | lucky bag |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | You might see fool getting caught out and simpleton taken aback when its contents are revealed! | (c)luck + gaby (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | M. Jellis | Cram, going in front, is fair game for one prepared to chance his arm | lucky2 + bag ; ref. Steve C., runner |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Sack, bulgy with surprises – albeit not Santa’s original | anag. less S, & lit. |
| VHC | J. H. C. Leach | I make undignified departure with immoral woman – you’ll wonder what’s got into me | lucky + bag; lucky3 = departure |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | Bunter with jam to the fore and a picking of game pies | lucky + bag; bunter = low woman, pie = prize |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | Bulgy sack rummaged when sailor’s cap goes missing | anag. less s, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Pick an unknown prize here having spent pence first | (p)luck + y + bag, & lit. |
| VHC | H. R. Sanders | One can get a prize here by clue-making: this – mine – could produce it | comp. anag. |
| VHC | A. Scott | Where, after departure, you’ll find what’s become lost at sea? | lucky3 + bag, & lit.; bag vb. |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Cram, after year pursuing fortune, is holder of unexpected prize | luck + y + bag; ref. Steve C., athlete voted Sports Personality of 1983 |
| VHC | D. G. Tallis | Wherein to find what’s left by guy back at sea? | I + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | L. C. Wright | I’m dipped into jammy stuff | lucky bag |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | One’s going to steal, so prizes drawers open | lucky3 + bag |
| VHC | R. F. Zobel | This clue is going to win a sackful of prizes | lucky3 + bag |
HCs in competition 609 awarded to: