Azed Competition No. 934 Azed Slip | ◀ 930 | 939 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 934 | Apr 1990 | LACE-UPS | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr E. Young | Spikes, pierced by holes in front? | up in laces, & lit.; ref. golf |
| Second | P. F. Henderson | Contrived a clue: ‘Chemists’ group?’ (The answer could be BOOTS) | anag. + PS |
| Third | R. C. Teuton | Solved clues appear fruitless? Place us differently, we tie up in pairs | anag. less pear, anag.; ref. puzzle |
| VHC | M. J. Barker | As distinct from P.E. casuals, possibly | anag. less as, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Bar these as ‘a brace plus buckles’! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Capsule incorrectly programmed: supporters at ground level undone before ‘take off’ | anag. |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Oxford is one of these places associated with upper-class, dissolute loafers? Certainly not! | anag. incl. U, 2 defs. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | They’re beginning to undo within fifty paces if loose? | u in L + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | M. Earle | Clobber used on hikes | lace ups, & lit.; clobber, lace = thrash |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | More than one Oxford work in CUP sale? | anag. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Oxford types with useful tags – Latin ones hold at university | up in L aces |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Stupe confused with Chelsea boots … ‘—— these?’ | comp. anag.; boot = kick about |
| VHC | V. G. Henderson | ‘—— undone … I’ll give you a clue: PS, first of April!’ | anag. incl. A, & lit.; ref. stock April Fool joke |
| VHC | C. Hobbs | First of April prankster cries excitedly ‘Look – shoes undone,’ when they’re tied up | anag. of first letters, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | What scale models will circle aloft? Trainers – Oxford perhaps – but not Wellingtons | up in anag.; ref. aircraft |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | There’s many an (e.g.) Oxford student on the road to outstanding successes | L ace ups |
| VHC | D. J. Mackay | We won’t slip on these daft 1st of April clues (puzzling initially)! | anag. incl. A, p |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Have we all been given tongues? S Paul wants order round church | CE in anag.; ref. 1 Cor. 12-14 |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | When the penny’s dropped you see clues are displaced – you can’t be slipshod with them | anag. incl. a, p |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | You need to sit with head down putting us on | (p)lace + p in us, & lit. |
| VHC | R. F. Naish | Boots with eyes on novel way of dispensing capsule | anag.; ref. pharmacist |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Onset of perplexity with first of April clues dispelled – ‘They’re tied crosswise!’ | anag. incl. p A |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | You’ll see us pace on long ramble in them | l + anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Shields | We don’t slip on clues compiled with the First of April and a touch of prankery involved! | anag. incl. A, p |
| VHC | I. C. Snell | Note: these can make neat couples: we are bent on securing them | comp. anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | People making good after censure – they’re certainly not loafers | lace ups |
| VHC | A. J. Young | Open casuals? No, as these are tied up | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 934 awarded to: