Azed Competition No. 712 Azed Slip | ◀ 709 | 714 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712 | Xmas 1985 | PANTOMIME HORSE | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Brain | ‘I can appear as thespian or mome,’ articulated stage hack | anag. |
| Second | H. J. McClarron | Men (front and back) operate him so hilariously | anag. incl. m(e)n, & lit. |
| Third | D. A. Crossland | Mare? Pooh! It’s men dressed up | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. Ashcroft | Hot tip to be backed? (Can’t be!) I’m appearing in a production of Mother Goose, letting go, prancing (could be!) | nap (rev.) + I’m anag. less go, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Part in some burlesque involving a couple of men with a pair of hooves? | me ho in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Dr P. M. J. Bennett | Antic duo galumphing harmonise tempo | anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Galumphing pair men hoot’s me! | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. A. Campbell | Two actors at once playing Steed gives Emma her options, varied | anag.; ref ‘The Avengers’ |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Term associated with Homo sapiens in disguise (head of rear section out of sight) | anag. less s, & lit. |
| VHC | W. Davies | Seasonal double act could, with suitably designed set, be on at the Moss Empire | comp. anag. |
| VHC | M. Earle | Hope monetarism worked for Christmas ‘business’ partnership (executive on boards) | anag. |
| VHC | M. B. Fisher | Short poem mine, a comical couplet with irregular feet | anag. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | I’m, in performing art, some one hp? | I’m in anag., & lit.; hp = horsepower |
| VHC | B. Greer | What could make Thespian more comical, with second in back? | mo (rev.) in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | After start of performance, I and some other man will cavort in this rôle | p + anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | In me (some part!) couple of ‘hoofers’ clown | anag. incl. ho, & lit. |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | Mare? – pooh, it’s men prancing | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | L. K. Maltby | Posh mare? Not me, I fool about | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | H. R. Simpson | Could be home to men pairs | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | It does harmonise tempo, dancing – after partner gets guidance from behind | anag.; after adj., behind n. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | It’s a romp with those in me cavorting about together | anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 712 awarded to: