Azed Competition No. 840 Azed Slip | ◀ 835 | 844 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 840 | Jun 1988 | SONDE | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | H. J. Bradbury | Red nosed? This may indicate high winds – or low bars! | anag.; red2 vb., bar1,2 |
| Second | C. J. Brougham | What signals us under the weather the earliest signs of depression? | ’s on de, & lit.; on = tipsy |
| Third | C. J. Feetenby | Leaders in summit on nuclear disarmament evidently met man’s high hope for better understanding | first letters |
| VHC | D. G. Bousfield | Edison, but not I, might have invented this contrivance | anag. less I |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | This provides material for what can be done crudely with a bit of seaweed | anag. incl. s, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs D. M. Colley | E.g. Noah’s dove? Better have go with this! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | S. C. Ford | It affects what’s done after last item of news | s + anag., & lit.; i.e. TV weather forecast |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Snowed unseasonably, washing out start of Wimbledon – I might have foreseen it | anag. less W |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | A variety of weather conditions may register reaction with this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Eminent interpreter of Blue Skies and Stormy Weather? Song-writer wants him | Sond(h)e(im) |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Weather reporter doesn’t fancy doing without it! | anag. less ’t |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Doesn’t it sometimes cast storming? | anag. less ’t, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Device that might have saved Icarus weighs on Dedalus’s heart | hidden |
| VHC | T. W. Mortimer | Movements of air on e.g. Andes’d produce a reading with this! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | Weather-prophet sees Wimbledon’s first half washed out, rest redrawn | anag. of (Wimbl)edon’s |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Meteorologist’s guide to damage done by onset of storm | s + anag. |
| VHC | P. J. Peters | Northerly produced red nose, extremities dropping off. I could have predicted that! | (r)ed nos(e) (rev.) |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | It signals about measurement of temperature in the limits of space | on d in s, e, & lit.; d = degree |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | This, with air to ground radio, notes storms | comp. anag. & lit.; cf. radiosonde |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | Stratocruiser’s heading is set with bit of data captured by one | S + d in one, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs J. Waldren | Weather balloon or rocket maybe – doesn’t it muddle a little bird taking off? | anag. less tit |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Fish perhaps benefits from this: being lightly done on top of stove | s + anag.; ref. Michael F., weatherman |
| VHC | A. C. Wilson | Ionosphere devices could provide service with this – I hope | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | W. Woodruff | Aids met at high level as part of discussions on detente | hidden |
HCs in competition 840 awarded to: