Azed Competition No. 849 Azed Slip | ◀ 844 | 853 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 849 | Aug 1988 | VISITE | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. F. Naish | Old rig will be inspected again when Adair’s sealed it | (Re)visite(d); ref. Red Adair, Piper Alpha |
| Second | Dr E. Young | Cut dropped by short extra cover | visite(d) |
| Third | C. G. Millin | Cape – go to Spain – see one place it’s flourished in contest | visit E, v I site, anag. in vie; ref. bullfighting |
| VHC | H. J. Bradbury | It has to look outdated on the shoulders | it in vise, & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | I’ve loosely surrounded a dame (Well, not any more) | Sit(well) in anag., & lit.; Dame Edith S. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Model, in bid for success, discarded clothing above the waist | sit in vie |
| VHC | Mrs D. A. Colley | John Brown’s aim secreting wee bit of tipple – covering for Victoria? | t in visie; ref. Queen’s Scottish servant |
| VHC | L. J. Davenport | ‘Manche was avoided in my design’ – character in Ashford awaiting terminal? | i.e. visite(r); M. = sleeve, channel; ref. Daisy A., ‘The Young Visiters’ and A. in Kent |
| VHC | C. M. Draper | Vatican City – is it natural base for cardinal? | V is it e; c. type of cloak |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Where the bombs went off in Germany? This would have stopped the blast | i.e. V1 site; ref. also IRA bombs |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Introduction of sanctions – the thing involved in conflict in the Cape? | s it in vie; ref. sanctions on S. Africa |
| VHC | A. W. Hill | A cape one’s seen in views of Genoa | I in viste (It.) |
| VHC | T. M. Hoggart | Is it included in outermost articles of vesture? | is it in v, e, & lit. |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | Victorian ladies might be well wrapped up or clad in a —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Call English what couldn’t be labelled 20th Century – fashion of previous century | visit E; ref. new ed. of Chambers reverting to its 19c name |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | It’s like a cardinal, it’s dressed in red | it in vise; red4, vise2 = advise; c. type of cloak |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Little woman’s short number? | Vi’s ite(m), & lit.; ref. L. M. Alcott |
| VHC | Dr N. Smith | Drinking vermouth is an American vice, and passé habit? | It in vise1 |
| VHC | D. M. Stanford | What’s out of fashion in Montmartre – immorality with model for spot of cash | vice with sit for c |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Quick round is hardly tiring for the modern woman | is in vite; tiring = attire |
| VHC | Mrs M. Vincent | Power, crowning quality and energy – something Victoria could have shouldered lightly | vis it E |
HCs in competition 849 awarded to: