Azed Competition No. 895 Azed Slip | ◀ 891 | 900 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 895 | Jul 1989 | TONE DEAF | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | H. L. Rhodes | N. Faldo, tee shot left short, having far from perfect pitch | anag. less l; ref. Nick F. |
| Second | R. A. England | Not at all like the siren that spells end of tea break | anag.; bewitching singer |
| Third | T. W. Mortimer | Is conductor this? It could make a concert tune odd if so! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Unable to judge the pitch and with feet out of line bags a duck | 0 in anag. |
| VHC | B. Burton | Offended at D and F being misplaced, discordantly? Not at all! | anag. less D F |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Confusing do, fa and nete? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Often getting a D and E confused | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Thus fated, one pitches all over the place | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | End of diet – one in need of changes at odds with scales? | t + a in anag. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Unable to read the pitch, and with feet out of position, bagged duck | 0 in anag. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | I’m ten under par – with Faldo disheartened; clinching end of game with perfect pitch? Contrariwise! | e in anag. of ten Fa(l)do; ref. Nick F. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Government economists have often messed around, heedless of discord; no defeat changes this | DEA in anag., anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | ‘Not knowing one’s brass from one’s oboe’? One must enter quality definition | a in tone def. |
| VHC | Miss U. C. Joyce | Fed no tea? Silly. You’ll recruit no choirboys like that! | anag. |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | Such players can’t cope with pitch, and leg breaks precipitate defeat | on in anag.; precipitate adj. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Backing maintain volume to drown artiste’s finale – if she’s this | e in fade not (rev.) |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Oft a ground’s setting for bowling paradise – having perfect pitch? Quite the opposite! | Eden (rev.) in anag. |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | Such as may confuse nete with do and fa? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | Eddy current is in swell almost insensible amid waves | Ned ea in tof(f) |
| VHC | D. A. Robinson | Could a —— tenor be not feared at E. N. O.? Surprisingly, yes | comp. anag.; English National Opera |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Appreciative of Stones’ records? I.e. ‘Not Fade Away’? Not I! | anag. less I |
| VHC | R. Sharkey | Classified ad:– ‘No feet with two left ears’ | anag. |
| VHC | D. M. Stanford | Not getting to grips with pitch often leads to an eleven doing badly | anag. incl. a e d |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Unable to read pitch, tourists near defeat after taking first two in series | initial pairs of letters |
HCs in competition 895 awarded to: