Azed Competition No. 688 Azed Slip | ◀ 683 | 692 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688 | Jul 1985 | CUCURBITAL | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Hooper | What makes ‘gourdy’ when defined by coot et al? | curb in cuit + al, & lit.; curb, disease of horses; coot2 |
| Second | K. Aaronovich | Like a squash cup? No power needed as long as your forearm’s about right | cu(P) + r in cubital |
| Third | C. M. Edmunds | Badly swung club cut air, resulting in this fruity epithet (you won’t find it in my Chambers) | anag.; ref. misprint in 1983 C. |
| VHC | D. Buxton | ‘Drunk in charge!’ Brutal copper still uses such fruity retorts | anag. incl. i/c and Cu |
| VHC | J. H. Chinner | Like a retort made by two coppers heading for bench in complicated trial | Cu Cu + b in anag. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Like a squash club with a court to be rebuilt, one entering for nothing | I for 0 in anag. |
| VHC | M. Earle | Akin to pumpkin or squash but not quite circular | anag. incl. circula(r), & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Such as squash could be crucial – tubby by not participating otherwise? | anag. less by |
| VHC | B. Greer | You can get court in a club for playing this on, like squash | comp. anag. |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Like Cinderella’s coach at midnight but with crucial changes? | anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | A wondrously built coach disintegrates, becoming only ——? O how sad! | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Cinderella |
| VHC | J. R. C. Michie | Swelling in Clydesdale’s ankle and a touch of lameness might be described as gourdy | curb in cuit a l; disease of horses |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Like melons, etc., roughly circular but not right (if you believe Chambers) | anag. less r |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | Jock’s ankle, swelling inside, before long just like a loofah | curb in cuit + a. + l; a. = ante |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | It’s circular and tube shaped, but tails off – like e.g. a cucumber | anag. less r e |
| VHC | T. W. Mortimer | Swelling in ankle, first signs of Arab’s lameness – it’s ‘gourdy’ perhaps | curb in cuit + A l; disease of horses |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | Of about 18″ in length, pithy mainly inside – squashy, perhaps (like a marrow) | cur(t) in cubital |
| VHC | L. Rogers | Burial chamber’s first cut and shaped like a gourd | anag. incl. c |
| VHC | H. R. Sanders | Clubs organised a curl, but I like squash | C + anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Shields | Thick-skinned but soft-hearted copper’s upset brutal Chief Inspector | Cu + anag. incl. CI |
| VHC | E. W. Steel | Leg swelling in Jock’s ankle and middle of calf like a melon | curb in cuit + (c)al(f) |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | Like a squash court in a club for recreation? Not on | anag. less on |
HCs in competition 688 awarded to: