Azed Competition No. 869 Azed Slip | ◀ 868 | 874 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 869 | Jan 1989 | HOLD-UPS | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr J. Burscough | Bush-whackers may take stick to President in United States shortly | hold + P in US |
| Second | P. F. Henderson | Heists plus road works, I assert, will satisfy such! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| Third | E. A. Clarke | They certainly show flying has limits! | up in holds, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | See us set about a spot of plunder and be off? | p in (be)hold us, & lit. |
| VHC | Rev Canon C. M. Broun | Should lead to passengers being unhappy | anag. incl. p, & lit. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | A senior citizen with cries of encouragement set about the muggers | old in hups |
| VHC | Dr V. G. I. Deshmukh | Jams, preserves fully bottled | up in holds |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Going round on horseback, they’d make you stop with a rough order for £. s. d. | ho + up in anag. of L s d, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Feetenby | They are familiar in turns to the right | old in hups, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Results of smashes for such as King? | 2 mngs.; ref. Billie Jean K. and Tom K., highwayman |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Lots of mugging in the vac secured degree at university | d up in hols |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Hitches what could be handy lifts in Fiestas? | pud2 (rev.) in hols |
| VHC | J. R. H. Jones | Here you have to stop and hand over in cash all except pennies | ho + pud2 (rev.) in L s (d) |
| VHC | M. D. Jones | Preliminaries to hijacking stagecoaches – past success found therein? | old up in h s & lit. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Riders out for gold should pedal furiously | anag. incl. p |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Half-masked pistol-carriers with intrusive ‘Hand over!’ | pud2 (rev.) in hols(ters) & lit. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Effects of Unionist actions such as involved Mr. Tom King? | 2 mngs.: industrial stoppages, robberies; ref. NI Secretary and highwayman |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | What bras provide for bosoms? —— and pads, in the old days | 2 mngs.; pad2 |
| VHC | G. E. Rawlings | Unemployed hoods, left short, might arrange dole money with these | comp. anag. incl. l, & lit. |
| VHC | H. L. Rhodes | Reformed PLO should look out for hijackers | anag. less lo |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | We lie in wait prior to us grabbing a bit of plunder | hold + p in us, & lit. |
| VHC | A. D. Scott | See waits last Sunday? | hold up + S; waits = carollers |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Muggings preoccupy the well-to-do | hold ups |
| VHC | M. H. E. Watson | Eggcup scare, and farming-group suffers ——; delaying tactics required | i.e. hold ‘ups’; ref. salmonella scare |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Tobys on stage did, and do, rely on them | 2 mngs.; highway robberies, Punch and Judy shows |
HCs in competition 869 awarded to: