Azed Competition No. 862 Azed Slip | ◀ 857 | 866 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 862 | Nov 1988 | OFF-AND-ON | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr E. Young | Periodical: ‘The Field’? | i.e. off and on; ref. cricket |
| Second | E. J. Burge | Occasionally leave gets cancelled for sailor | abandon with off for AB |
| Third | D. F. Manley | Erratic concerning what’s needed to shift a windmill, Quixote? | of fan Don |
| VHC | D. Ashcroft | ‘Donna mobile’: not keen on it, being at times without regular tenor | off + anag.; ref. Mozart aria |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Heartless cavalier going steady? Far from it | off(h)and on, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Brash | By turns, curt, heartless, then forward! | off(h)and on |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Like a wavering alliance getting away with a new party name | off a n do n; ref. Lib-Dem merger |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | See dodgy computer circuit performing thus | off AND on, & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | With regard to frequency, starting then stopping – one has to assume | of f and on, off an don, & lit. |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Concerning thing that may blow hot or cold – unfinished amour, possibly | of fan don(a), & lit. |
| VHC | W. Jackson | ‘Constant never’? Right – if applied to donna mobile! | off + anag. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Sometimes in seedy end of town you’re given a crafty nod | a + anag., all in off n |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Sometimes, with an incompetent, party suffers bouleversement – a real possibility | naff in do (all rev.) + on; ref. Govan by-election; on n. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | With respect to a supporter, not quite committed | of fan don(e), & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Constant’s opposite where Bird stands, intermittently | 2 mngs.; ref. cricket umpires |
| VHC | T. W. Mortimer | In a manner that characterises devotee’s activity? Never, not in any degree | of fan do n(ever), & lit. |
| VHC | I. Munro | Out of form, Bradman drove runlessly in the middle. Occasionally! | (r)an in off Don; ref. cricketer |
| VHC | D. Norwood | Only two sides to a square? Most irregular | 2 mngs.; ref. cricket |
| VHC | R. O’Donoghue | Nothing very loud – no objection to playing andantino occasionally | 0 ff + anag. less anti |
| VHC | P. J. Peters | Without ’esitating? No, the reverse: waveringly | off’and + no (rev.) |
| VHC | P. D. Stonier | Food fan crazy about noodles? Not a lot, only occasionally | n(oodles) in anag. |
| VHC | Mrs P. M. Stuffins | Occasional nod of fan is coquettish | anag. |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | In the manner that characterises female – Donna – mobile! | of f + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | City losing head about unrestrained gaffs arising intermittently | (g)aff(s) (rev.) in (L)ondon |
| VHC | M. G. Wilson | Sometimes there’s no abandoning ring after food ruined boxing devotee | fan in anag. + n(o) |
HCs in competition 862 awarded to: