Azed Competition No. 662 Azed Slip | ◀ 660 | 666 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 662 | Jan 1985 | BARGE-COUPLE | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Hooper | Sawyer’s contribution to topping story shows the lighter Twain | barge couple; ref. Mark T. |
| Second | A. H. Jones | Pram with twins? That’ll keep the overheads up | barge + couple; pram2 |
| Third | C. J. Feetenby | What’s aloft in bounding gable core? | up in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs E. Allen | House supports meeting at top level – possibly be large coup? | anag. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Sort of truss, adjustable to cope with a bulge – right? | anag. incl. r; truss = framed structure |
| VHC | M. Barley | Could this set in badly make gable top insecure? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. Brain | This set can make gable top secure | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Link, with lighter applied first, projected raking beams | barge + couple |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | See gable erectors far up repairing these rafters | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | House supports EEC, Labour group’s extreme members rebelling | anag. incl. g, p |
| VHC | D. L. L. Clarke | You need rafters for gables, but for gable-ends a brace | bar + g, e + couple |
| VHC | P. F. Coltman | Ogle ‘E’ cup bra, specially formed support for top part of structure | anag. |
| VHC | M. B. Fisher | Antony and Cleopatra perhaps, sailing down the river, beaming | barge couple; ref. C.’s barge; beaming n. |
| VHC | H. J. Godwin | A pair of boaters? You might find them by looking up under tiles | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | A. W. Hill | Chevron’s just right – shove a litre in the old chariot! | barge + l in coupé |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Participants in tiled summit meeting push to establish closer ties | barge couple; tiled = secured against intrusion |
| VHC | J. D. Moore | The bit of gable to discover two mating swallows in? | g in bare couple, & lit. |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | Lighter? Match? They’ve finished off many an old timbered roof | barge couple |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Push on to bring two parties together. Thatcher’s work begins and ends there | barge couple; ref. miners’ strike |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Lumber, long, used in sloping roof job | barge + l in coupé, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | What could form core up gable? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Rig this with a bit of dexterity and produce gable form | anag. less d, & lit. |
| VHC | D. P. Shenkin | This could make up gable core | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Thatcher fixes on … what? Up with English interest, and blow the French! | E grab (rev.) + coup le (Fr.) |
| VHC | M. G. Wilson | Gable core up high? | anag. & lit.; h = drunk |
HCs in competition 662 awarded to: