Azed Competition No. 792 Azed Slip | ◀ 788 | 796 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 792 | Jul 1987 | DISTHENE | Printer’s Devilry | 30 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. J. Burge | Overhauling old fishing tackle, I’ve managed to check the ro/t OK | |
| Second | R. C. Dale | Few gems compare with the ruby-spinels (a r/are stone) | sard |
| Third | C. P. Rea | A little bit of nonsense which if wor/n closed looks better | |
| VHC | M. Barley | A fast pro’s o/vers can scare, fully! | prosodist |
| VHC | H. J. Bradbury | ‘Taking Guardian? Times? Express? – Delivery six p. each,’ says te/xt in a shop window | Botham, Dexter |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | ‘Trusting o/ver – end in grousing’ – theme of the Bible | |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Brash Australian la/w champion crushing top-ranking opponent in dramatic court encounter | ref. Pat Cash, Wimbledon |
| VHC | A. Clarkson | ‘Go/at’: brief answer one gives when children ask, ‘Where do little kids come from? | |
| VHC | M. Coates | During zoo visit, save task – show ba/ck of the giraffe | |
| VHC | Dr V. G. I. Deshmukh | Again Martin Amis se/t play of ‘The Rivals’ – getting better | ref. Martina Navratilova, Wimbledon |
| VHC | J. H. Dingwall | An inescapable expense when a shoe sol/ed – to repair it | |
| VHC | P. Drummond | Good gracious me! Lo/ver wants fortune | |
| VHC | S. Goodie | A ze/ro we dread when judgments appear | |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Traveller’s certainly not met ho/ver-flies before, he’s confessed | |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | ‘Pain can make you go “O/w!”’ – Doctrine of a flagellant convert? | |
| VHC | P. D. Hinchliffe | Being we/t, result of deciding to take the plunge | |
| VHC | G. Leversha | Australian la/w champion in court drama | ref. Pat Cash, Wimbledon |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | When we heard and sa/w ‘soft’ Roy, did Owen truthfully pale? | Troy, Dido; R. Jenkins, David O. |
| VHC | N. Mellon | Co/ver failing catch in the deep? | |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | What mend is covering o/ver failing light? | |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Horace was a classic, a lo/ver, went in for romances | |
| VHC | D. B. Smith | A prior stops getting fines, having the crown of the hea/venly hairless! | |
| VHC | Mrs I. G. Smith | Lendl – mis-se/rve of the champion faltering? | ref. Ivan L., Wimbledon |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Sighs Ball, ‘A/n amour! So don’t beat it, willow!’ | ref. The Mikado |
| VHC | Mrs N. Turner | Secret of lush green: so/w seed | |
| VHC | M. E. Ventham | What is in Paris? Len i/s there | |
| VHC | A. P. Vincent | ‘We’re keeping faith in Go/wer’ – a selection promise | |
| VHC | M. H. E. Watson | Bra in wash? The liar! The min/x posed, revealing all | |
| VHC | Sir David Willcocks | The prefects be/at one in the ‘dorm’ | |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | A dry a/moral equivalent of a naiad |
HCs in competition 792 awarded to: