Azed Competition No. 770 Azed Slip | ◀ 766 | 774 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 770 | Feb 1987 | HERMITS | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Brougham | Shirt ’em hairily | anag. & lit. |
| Second | R. J. Palmer | Sacking could make ’em shirt | anag. & lit. |
| Third | Mrs A. G. Phillips | Take in a spell in quiet retreat? They would, gladly | r in time in sh (all rev.) |
| VHC | M. Barley | In the RM, it seems, their life’s not for one in the public eye | hidden; ref. Prince Edward |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | The Ancient Mariner met one of us (put differently: met his ‘one of three’, perhaps) | anag., incl. r; ref. ‘The Rime of the A. M.’, Pt VII |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Is taking part in manoeuvres with the Royal Marines for those outside normal society? | anag. incl. RM |
| VHC | E. Dawid | Those seeking privacy, when aroused, might register as ‘E. & R. Smith’! | anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | What quarters theirs? Molluscan, originally | anag. incl. m, & lit. |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Marine life tires – HM’s upset | anag. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Derby that was Chaplin’s – it’s perched on back of head | herm it’s; see ‘hermit’ in Brewer |
| VHC | P. J. Heap | Dock smithery forged anchors | anag. less y; anchor2 |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | What moves them is a bit of reclusion | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | They must interpret theism with utmost of rigour | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Ashramites? We as a set might be | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Their molluscs’ exteriors may disguise them | anag. incl. m, s, & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | We introduce a bit of rigour into theism, singularly | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| VHC | C. P. Rea | Singular theism is about right for them! | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| VHC | D. R. Robinson | Solitaires owned by the woman possessing nameless millions | mi(n)t in hers |
| VHC | H. R. Sanders | Crack gang caught in abortive heist – it’s solitary for them | RM in anag. |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Solitaires will provide a lady’s hands with the finishing touch of adornment lacking | her mit(t)s |
| VHC | A. J. Shields | Perfect their morals? Goes without being said | anag. less oral, & lit.? |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Eights rowing without their no. 3 have jolly well caught crabs | RM in anag. less g |
| VHC | S. Woods | Me shirt’s hairy, one of them might say | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | A singular mass, theirs | anag. incl. m, & lit. |
HCs in competition 770 awarded to: