Azed Competition No. 762 Azed Slip | ◀ 757 | 764 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 762 | Dec 1986 | OBELISE | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | OED’s ‘boist’ ’owler? Abandoned words to —— | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. word obelised in OED |
| Second | J. D. D. Blaikie | Boil, seethe, hotly denying the label ‘bastard’ | anag. less the |
| Third | H. J. Bradbury | To make one ‘see below’, do we ——? | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit. |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | Allege corruption against a BBC TV programme made in Libya? End of these blasted lies | OB + e + anag.; ref. reporting of US attack on Tripoli |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Slang we this … modifying ‘see below’ signal? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | To —— word? Bowdlerise too, in a way! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Thus mark Loeb’s translation that’s without first sign of sense | anag. + s in i.e., & lit.; ref. Loeb Classical Library, etc. |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | Put the dagger in? Do back off – I see blood being spilt | anag. less do (rev.) |
| VHC | O. Greenwood | Selection doubt to put in order? Don’t cut, —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Mark, showing doubt? ‘Second of gospels with insufficient faith’ admits Saint | S in o + belie(f) |
| VHC | A. W. Hill | Cast doubt on whether German’s dedicatee of popular piano piece | ob (Ger.) + Elise; ref. E. German and ‘Für Elise’ |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | ‘Tell … how it alters’? (Honour is briefly put down in Raleigh poem) | OBE + ’s in (The) Lie; ref. Sir Walter R.’s poem |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | So bowdlerise novel as to expunge naughty words? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | See slip in book? OK, ——, snip out | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Old letter contains first indication of love one’s to reject as untrue | o + l I’s in bee |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | Bowdlerise nothing! There’s corrupt word? ——! | comp. anag. incl. 0 & lit. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Bowdlerise so, bent on removing crude words | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. S. Nagle | Indicate unacceptability of old vinegar with peculiar smell on the turn | esile BO (rev.) |
| VHC | C. P. Rea | Mark thus – so lie be confounded | anag. |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Affix – in old English book to flag a suspicion of error | b in OE + lis e |
| VHC | D. P. Shenkin | Mark the corruption of national honour surrounding the Olympic venue | Elis in OBE; ref. region containing Olympia |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Brand having less than half the limit in fat | li(mit) in obese |
| VHC | M. R. Whiteoak | Reprobate, overweight, about fifty-one | LI in obese |
HCs in competition 762 awarded to: