Azed Competition No. 75 Azed Slip | ◀ 70 | 79 ▶ | Other competitions |
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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75 | Aug 1973 | GROCETERIA | normal | 25 |
Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
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First | J. A. Fincken | Try it for, e.g. cream crackers – forget F&M! | anag. less F, M, & lit.; Fortnum and Mason |
Second | Rev C. D. Westbrook | I cater, ergo get in order here | anag. & lit. |
Third | C. Allen Baker | Where one may see a caterer go, I fancy | anag. & lit. |
VHC | Mrs A. Boyes | Way-out erotic gear temptingly displays the goods | anag. |
VHC | C. Brown | I regret a small company merges to become a self-service store | anag. incl. co. |
VHC | C. O. Butcher | Where it’s right to go round taking tea and rice ad lib. | r in go + anag. |
VHC | S. Goldie | Shell coterie in smashing rag in tuckshop, super | anag. in anag. |
VHC | D. V. Harry | Roget and C. are fantastic – inside them one finds choice store of titbits | I in anag.; find = supply |
VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Herein reduced produce: tea, rice…, artfully arranged | gro(w) + anag., & lit. |
VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Stock up with tea here or get a rice supply | anag.; supply adv. |
VHC | D. P. Laurie | I cater; ergo, somehow I supply food | anag. |
VHC | A. Lawrie | I regret a small company, being converted into a supermarket | anag. incl. co. |
VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | It spells the end of serving rice or tea loose | g + anag., & lit. |
VHC | J. McKie | G—— (i.e. Creator) made it – and its wicked owner | anag.; ref. Chesterton, ‘Song Against Grocers’ |
VHC | A. G. McPhie | Establishment giving the people no assistance. Private Eye might locate it at No. 10 | 2 mngs.; ‘Grocer’, P.E.’s nickname for Heath |
VHC | D. P. M. Michael | What makes a G.O.C. retire unceremoniously? Large number of wives enters into it | anag. |
VHC | C. G. Millin | Contemporary shop has to develop practically, i.e. cater differently | gro(w) + anag. |
VHC | C. J. Morse | It could make catering more complicated if it had no bits of merchandise named | anag. less m, n, & lit. |
VHC | F. E. Newlove | Cash-down, wire-basket territory: GIRO, etc., are out | anag. |
VHC | F. R. Palmer | Where to buy butter or a loaf, get rice or a stew | anag. |
VHC | Mrs G. Rajkowska | I help myself here – must take care or I get ruined | anag. |
VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Where you won’t be served ground rice or tea by the gram | g. + anag., & lit. |
VHC | F. B. Stubbs | I offer prog. Pâté & Rice – New! 2p off!! | anag. less pp, & lit. |
VHC | B. C. Wilcox | It’s no service ace, Roger’s got it out | anag.; ref. R. Taylor; ’s = has |
VHC | Dr E. Young | Where you can start getting rice or tea without the usual ordering | g + anag., & lit. |
HCs in competition 75 awarded to: