Azed Competition No. 908 Azed Slip | ◀ 904 | 913 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908 | Oct 1989 | INDIGO | Printer’s Devilry | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | V. G. Henderson | Captain’s rum deal: I’m used to occasional short, pitching ro/wer might say | ref. David (D.I.) Gower |
| Second | J. M. Brown | Playboy’s head hurts through drinking – g/uts ache – twit has pro! | Aspro |
| Third | F. R. Palmer | Enthusiast flies to mal/es on games afar – ‘I must see Lions’ | Malindi |
| VHC | F. B. Atkins | At night, sh/ut door (Scandinavian’s lumber) | |
| VHC | Dr J. Burscough | Strictly speaking, one can’t gatecrash sh/ut doors | |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | Severe aches. The green Sandy and Nick, who used backs, p/ut balls in bunkers | Seve Ballesteros, S. Lyle, N. Faldo |
| VHC | M. Clarke | Before broadcasting gra/ver news: ‘Oil well to increase yield’ | |
| VHC | C. J. Feetenby | Cryptic word meant ‘Inca bles/t’ | Sind; ref. Napier’s ‘Peccavi’ telegram |
| VHC | M. Freeman | Surfers may hold a party at seaside in Nora’s h/ut on the beach | |
| VHC | P. Graystone | Expecting now/t? A shock win! Disgusting! | |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Invited up Everest I said no, wish/ing to help in Nepal | |
| VHC | E. J. Griew | ‘Thef/t from the Minoan site is just as hard | |
| VHC | Dr R. A. Hardman | ‘A sh/ut door’ – Scandinavian song | |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | ‘With lash to be h/ad, oxen pull harder,’ I cry | |
| VHC | Mrs B. E. Henderson | Birds gotta fly, snakes w/anna crawl | goanna |
| VHC | J. D. Lockett | Seeing your rose so, so lovely be – h/osed it – confessed bold young gardener | |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | The swa/t is the fellow most likely to succeed | ref. Princess Diana |
| VHC | Miss G. M. May | Study Azed’s frame. The re/nal symmetry is apparent | digonal |
| VHC | A. C. Morrison | Looking for t/reat? Mine’s here | |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Beh/est? That spells it out! | |
| VHC | R. F. Naish | Regarding grids, you’ll normally find a pla/n, although some ‘special’ puzzles lack symmetry | digonal |
| VHC | R. J. Palmer | One needs only put an accent onto ru/nal character of ‘S’ | digonal |
| VHC | C. P. Rea | Bowlers? W. Indies have the K/O champ – lucky enough to survive! | G. Gooch |
| VHC | M. C. C. Rich | With the sh/ove Ron, ere tiring, feels tight-head going round | |
| VHC | H. Rutley | ‘Do you like Russian music?’ ‘I don’t, M/r Stravinsky!’ | |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | A smattering of h/ing, abroad in India, made meal most sound, authentic | |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Rose is playing patchily, so with a long p/utt he holes. |
HCs in competition 908 awarded to: