Azed Competition No. 913 Azed Slip | ◀ 908 | 917 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913 | Nov 1989 | ARCHIBALD | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. Ashcroft | Entertainer in unfamiliar form; ad lib playing by Shakespearean principal | arch2 + anag.; ref. Olivier as Archie Rice |
| Second | R. S. Morse | Fly by one undisguised? That could be that! | arch I bald, & lit. |
| Third | A. G. Ray | A beginner engaged in playing Bach air (D) aims high | anag. incl. L |
| VHC | M. Barley | Striker (tricky one) exposed defence with powerful rising shot | arch I bald, 2 defs.; ref. Steve A., footballer |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | Supreme leader in battle, one left within island’s confines – being a threat to Wellington | arch + b a l in i, d; ref. Napoleon, W. bomber |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | After discharge I had empty barrel going up in the air | arc + anag. incl. b(arre)l, & lit. |
| VHC | B. Burton | Retreating gunnery force, reproved about shot dropping short, means to fire upwards | RA (rev.) + bal(l) in chid |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | What could have finished one British lad up in the air? | arch2 + I B + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | D. B. Cross | Cannon shooting high-flyers had calibre adjusted (missing centre of net) | anag. less e; ref. circus act |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | It makes you crash? Bail out with seconds to go before ending up dead! | anag. less s + d, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Circling about Heathrow initially is a common means of bringing down aircraft | c. H in a ribald |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Strip characters of widespread renown in Charlie Brown and dashing enemy of Red Baron? | anag. less anag. |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Hairless? After treatment for hair – see! It shoots up! | anag. incl. c + bald |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Had calibre, possibly, to see off last of Luftwaffe | anag. less e, & lit. |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | Free-range laid, bar a couple from chicken battery unit | anag. incl. ch |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Camel had rib smashed if you fired me! | anag. less me, & lit.; ref. WW1 aircraft |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | What could zap bird, alack? Rather thrush’s end than erk’s! | anag. with h for k, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Phillips | A racy champion splits: one invariably shoots up | Ch. in a ribald; ref. drugs in sport |
| VHC | H. L. Rhodes | See hair, dishevelled and unadorned – a pompon might suit | anag. incl. c + bald |
| VHC | F. W. R. Stocks | Descriptive of card I exposed, one that brought down ace | arch I bald |
| VHC | P. D. Stonier | Broken chair, threadbare, arm pointing upwards | anag. + bald |
| VHC | G. A. Tomlinson | Shooter dislodging bail, hard initiation for colt | anag. incl. c |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Ace, chief in base, scourge of enemy flyers | A + Ch. in ribald |
HCs in competition 913 awarded to: