Azed Competition No. 814 Azed Slip | ◀ 809 | 816 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 814 | Dec 1987 | SPOUSAGE | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. S. Taylor & N. C. Johns | What’ll break down as one ups and goes | anag. incl. a, & lit. |
| Second | T. W. Mortimer | For which misogamists’ term’s ‘potty institution’? | s po usage, & lit. |
| Third | D. M. Stanford | President goes gallivanting round States. It’s not for Nancy | USA in anag. incl. P; ref. N. Reagan; see Nancy in C. |
| VHC | M. Barley | You’d lay short odds on a ring being used here | SP O usage, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. R. Bradford | Unpleasant matter without love – wise man comprehends that | 0 in pus in sage, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Union practice supports operations being held up | ops (rev.) + usage |
| VHC | C. J. Feetenby | Something for better etc. – old custom | SP o usage, & lit.; ref. wedding vow |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | For example, since being split up so, is this over? | e.g. + as + anag. (all rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Wanting kids before the ring? The done thing’s after – in this | sp + O + usage, & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | The tying of the knot could be that of Gordius, initially…, so pause! | anag. incl. G |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | What’s customary after love (and with no kids beforehand!) | sp + 0 + usage, & lit. |
| VHC | J. G. Hull | Marriage without issue? Love needs practice | sp + 0 + usage |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | For example when ‘Unionist’ operations arise? | e.g. as U ops (all rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Such may include page – then our objective’s to get on through lifetime? | p in so + us + age, & lit. |
| VHC | L. May | Old custom to follow on wanting children | sp + o + usage, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Combination often arranged in Pakistan? Gripping appeal, finger goes up! | SA in anag.; finger vt; ref. arranged marriages, umpiring rumpus |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Old custom – and without having children beforehand | sp + o + usage, & lit. |
| VHC | R. F. Naish | Just a bit of outdated convention, having no kids before this? | sp + o + usage, & lit. |
| VHC | R. O’Donoghue | Love interest faded after childless marriage | sp + 0 + usage |
| VHC | L. G. D. Sanders | Marriage without issue? Love requires practice | sp + 0 + usage |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Without offspring? Generation needs love and endless ‘practice’ in bed? | 0 us(e) in sp age; marriage bed |
| VHC | A. J. Shields | Match goes up in chaos about first signs of Shakoor’s arbitrariness | anag. incl. S a; ref. umpiring rumpus |
| VHC | Dr N. Smith | Where bridesman holds ring before us on Sabbath? | S + O us in page, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Healthy institution having exchange of ring for a custom | spa with O for a + usage, & lit. |
HCs in competition 814 awarded to: