Azed Competition No. 79 Azed Slip | ◀ 75 | 84 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Sep 1973 | SLAPSTICK | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Marx-style programme: Comrades in Revolution Unite! | pals rev. + stick; ref. Marx Brothers |
| Second | E. J. Burge | Pantomime highlight where babes rest in a piece of wood | laps in stick |
| Third | F. D. Gardiner | Jam sandwiches drinks and custard-pie | laps in stick |
| VHC | R. Abrey | Mince past in altogether? See Laurel and Hardy do it for a laugh | anag. in slick |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Film in which endless paste is thrown about | anag. less e in slick, & lit. |
| VHC | A. H. P. Cardew | Where to see a fool set about another’s backside with a whangee? | l in sap + stick, & lit. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Sort of film in which endless paste is thrown about? | anag. past(e) in slick, & lit. |
| VHC | A. L. Dennis | Play with slap and tickles less the French farce more like low comedy | anag. less le |
| VHC | J. Gill | Scruple about virtue lost – almost! The ingredients of farce | laps(e) in stick |
| VHC | K. W. Johnson | Harlequins work it smack in front of post | slap stick; ref. rugby |
| VHC | Dr P. D. King | Low endeavours to make us laugh: just look at Blimp’s latest sulphur in Standard! | la p S in stick; ref. David L. |
| VHC | Mrs P. M. V. Lloyd | Pits slack? That’s funny, or wasn’t it? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs S. M. Macpherson | Buffet with jam and custard-pie | slap stick |
| VHC | H. S. Mason | Laughter making skit – claps all over the place | anag. |
| VHC | A. G. McPhie | Comedy film in which a lot of pastry is thrown about | anag. of past(ry) in slick |
| VHC | Dr R. J. Palmer | Endless pasta being thrown about in crude film perhaps | anag. less a in slick, & lit. |
| VHC | Miss M. J. Patrick | Found within the confines of St. James’ Park – plastic explosive device designed to produce a dramatic bang | anag. in S, k; ref. IRA bomb threat |
| VHC | M. L. Perkins | Riotous pits in loose farce | anag. in slack |
| VHC | W. Rodgers | Buffet staff will provide light entertainment (throwing custard pies?) | slap stick |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Wisdom’s technique: bat must be straight to stay in | slap (adv.) + stick; bat = slapstick; ref. Norman W. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Featuring Keystone Cops originally, it’s back around the circuits | laps in K C it’s (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | T. A. J. Spencer | Film in which a lot of pastry is thrown about | anag. of past(ry) in slick |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Wash stooge’s head in jam? That suits me! | lap s in stick |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Kind of film, perhaps, in which a lot of pastry’s thrown | anag. of past(ry) in slick, & lit. |
HCs in competition 79 awarded to: