Azed Competition No. 917 Azed Slip | ◀ 913 | 920 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 917 | Dec 1989 | HOOLIGANISM | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Barley | Trouble Italy has looming? | anag. incl. I, & lit; ref. forthcoming World Cup in Italy |
| Second | F. R. Palmer | With introduction of identification, Moynihan’s goal is crushing any —— | comp. anag. incl. i, & lit.; ref. sports minister |
| Third | V. G. Henderson | Bovver ‘slo-mo’ing’? Ah, I need rotary action | anag.; ref. lawnmower ads |
| VHC | H. J. Bradbury | Beginning to hurl toilet rolls and then aiming broken bottles is, briefly, soccer for some | h + loo (rev.) + ’s in anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Wreckage is, encompassed by rampaging mohocks chucking half-bricks | ligan is in anag. less (bri)cks, & lit. |
| VHC | M. D. Cooke | Stop right from moralising about bad behaviour | ho + anag. less r |
| VHC | D. B. Cross | Any —— may ruin Moynihan’s goal (and Italy!) | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit.; ref. sports minister, forthcoming World Cup |
| VHC | R. Dean | Mongolia-ish misbehaving? | anag. & lit.; ref. Mongol hordes |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | Daft gang —— could result in damaging saloon fight | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | What, with no goals for English, sailing home could occasion | anag. with 0 for E, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Product of bad schooling am I? See truant there? | anag. less c, & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | With time spent in disorderly saloon, might one find this? | anag. less t incl. I, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Hooper | Rough behaviour, shaming game, involves representatives of FA and League in meeting | 0 0 l i’ in anag.; FA = Fanny Adams |
| VHC | A. Logan | —— can only ruin Colin Moynihan’s goal | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. sports minister |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | What generates this? Saloon bar time might, I suspect | anag. less t, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | School aiming for discipline – something recurrent in soccer banned here? | anag. less c, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Ted’s game? Working on his one goal, Maggie’s scalp! | anag. incl. I + M; i.e. Teddy boy; ref. Heath, Thatcher |
| VHC | H. B. Morton | Drunk neat, this leads to slight oenomania; what a shocking way to carry on | comp. anag. |
| VHC | R. A. Mostyn | I’m lashing out about no-score draw – a feature of soccer crowd behaviour | 0-0 in anag. |
| VHC | P. J. Peters | Mini souped up with gasohol could give devastating performance | anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Shields | Reforming characters involved in any —— is Moynihan’s one goal | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit.; ref. sports minister |
| VHC | Dr I. Torbe | Something seen at Luton is laming foul and fans rampaging | Hoo + anag.; ref. Luton Town FC and stately home |
HCs in competition 917 awarded to: