Azed Competition No. 853 Azed Slip | ◀ 849 | 857 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 853 | Sep 1988 | DEBACLE | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Whale | This situation, with letters in extremis, could make you cable Azed! | anag. less A, Z, & lit.; ref. postal strike |
| Second | N. C. Dexter | Elbe, with extremes of cold, possibly needs one to break it? | a in anag. incl. c, d, & lit.; d. = sudden flood |
| Third | H. Freeman | Seb Coe medal blunder – some —— in selection? | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. S. C. not selected for 1988 Olympics |
| VHC | M. Barley | Entries to Competition Azed being held up in strike – disaster! | C A b (rev.) in dele; ref. postal strike |
| VHC | H. J. Bradbury | Entries to COMPETITION AZED being held up by strike, it may be a wash-out | C A b (rev.) in dele; ref. postal strike |
| VHC | Mrs A. R. Bradford | First three in Debenham sale (wanting a hat) caught in stampede | Deb + c in (s)ale |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Rush entry up by taxi in strike | cab (rev.) in dele; ref. Azed comp, postal strike |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | This absorbing bit of mail could become becalmed? Disaster! | anag. less m; ref. postal strike |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Rush managed to return North, almost back in – the end of Aldridge? | bac(k) in led (rev.) + e; ref. Ian R., John A., Liverpool FC |
| VHC | G. P. Conway | Disastrous conclusion – socialite’s presentation leads to this, perhaps, if non-U | deb + a cl(u)e |
| VHC | L. J. Davenport | Cracking the last two letters in Scrabble! As a start, the first five are easily deployed | anag. of ABCDE + le |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Crash? EC bedlam with millions lost in panic | anag. less m |
| VHC | S. C. Ford | A. Border’s knocked up 150 prior to English collapse | a bed (rev.) + CL + E; ref. Allan B. |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | Channel rises and one’s left in sudden flood | bed (rev.) + l in ace |
| VHC | R. Hooper | Half of MCC able bats? That won’t debar English collapse | anag. of DC able + E |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | E.g. this month’s competition entry, possibly cabled around the 8th of September | e in anag.; ref. postal strike |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | EETPU blacked and could be kaput! End this break-up | comp. anag.; ref. postal union on strike |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | Possible result of bad leg, with Coe being out – leading pair for Gold both missing | anag. less go; ref. Seb C. and Steve Ovett not selected for 1988 Olympics |
| VHC | S. G. G. MacDonald | The French front five in a scrum collapse | anag. of le ABCDE |
| VHC | L. K. Maltby | A flop? Plot needs a lift and a fifty per cent cut | bed (rev.) + a cle(ave) |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Dee would have melting ice table with it breaking out | D + anag. less it, & lit.; d. = sudden flood |
| VHC | R. F. Naish | Taking last three for nought, Alec Bedser compounded collapse | anag. less ser; ref. Sir A. B., cricketer |
| VHC | H. L. Rhodes | What lower class supplanting society would surely produce | debase with cl. for S, & lit. |
HCs in competition 853 awarded to: