Azed Competition No. 714 Azed Slip | ◀ 712 | 718 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 714 | Jan 1986 | MOTE | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | Perceive what is within you rather than one in brother | mate with o for a, & lit.; ref. Luke 6:41 |
| Second | H. W. Massingham | Spin-off from edge of blade on a saw? | mot + e, & lit. |
| Third | O. Greenwood | Flaring comet? Not a bit of it! We can barely see it! | anag. less c |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | What should be cast when May is out | 2 mngs.; mote2; ref. Matthew 7:5 |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | The very old may dribble | 2 mngs; mote2 |
| VHC | M. Barley | In me you turn to must and some dust | to (rev.) in me, & lit.; mote2,1 |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Cause of contamination could be atomic pile that’s no longer in service | 3 mngs.; mote1,3 |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Last of the endless work with so many leaves, wheeling the old barrow | e tom(e) (rev.) |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | What could do for heap, vintage in the extreme? | MOT + e, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | What means ‘tick’ as well as ‘mound (long unused)’? | mo + te(l), & lit.; mote1,3 |
| VHC | F. G. Illingworth | Cracking this may bring me to eminence – must, some time or other! | anag., 2 defs.; mote3,2 |
| VHC | J. I. James | In past tense strike Scargill’s lead dropped, an irritating ‘one in the eye’ | (S)mote; ref. Arthur S., miners’ strike |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | May, pristine: one supposes it might get up some poet’s nose! | comp. anag. |
| VHC | M. D. Laws | What may be raised, if you’ve to poke around? | (pro)mote(d), & lit. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Erratic comet returns this century – it’s hard to see with the naked eye! | comp. anag. incl. c; returns = produces |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | T. Meo’s miscued – a speck of chalk, perhaps | anag.; ref. Tony M., snooker player |
| VHC | J. J. Moore | Bailey’s stonewalling impressed here, England’s opener and Graveney having been sent back | E Tom (rev.); mote3; ref. England cricketers |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Battered tome may come down from Shakespeare’s time | anag.; mote2; ref. current vogue for finding Shakespeareana |
| VHC | R. F. Naish | E.g. Caesar’s words of love to wife without a stain | (a)mo te |
| VHC | P. G. O’Gorman | Primitive tomb conceals it? Quite the reverse! | hidden rev., & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | May once trace earthwork initially | initial letters, 3 mngs. |
| VHC | M. H. E. Watson | Take seconds of smoked cod – steak helping’s a very small portion | second letters |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | For leaves push an old barrow | (pro)mote |
HCs in competition 714 awarded to: