Azed Competition No. 943 Azed Slip | ◀ 939 | 947 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 943 | Jun 1990 | BARAGOUIN | normal | 26 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. F. Manley | Obtain Gowers and usage may be reformed as this goes west | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Sir Ernest G., ‘The Complete Plain Words’ |
| Second | P. F. Henderson | Sunspeak, say, would replace ‘Labour gain’ with ‘Left KO’d’ | anag. less l |
| Third | C. Pearson | Unintelligible language – Arabic in Buenos Aires, or French in Geneva | Ar in BA + ou in gin |
| VHC | D. Ashcroft | Breton lingo? Yes, heard at Agincourt, with Branagh endlessly rampaging around | oui in anag. of Branag(h); ref. Henry V film by Kenneth B. |
| VHC | M. Barley | Unintelligible speech: go in a bar and at the close you might produce it! | anag. incl. u |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | Rodent loses little time entering grain store: it can be heard, but not caught! | agou(t)i in barn |
| VHC | Mrs F. A. Blanchard | Our ain gab in foreign state? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. Dean | The cant —— is trickier than Arabic tongue! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. A. Deane | Jabberwocky: an endless melange ensues after Alice’s first appearance in madhouse | A + ragou(t), all in bin |
| VHC | A. L. Dennis | ‘Labour gain Liberal out’ excited terminology of psephologist perhaps? | anag. less L |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | With British – or French – a tabloid’s written in trendy jargon | a rag in B, ou + in |
| VHC | R. A. England | Teasing in barbarian tongue could be banter in —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. E. Faulkner-King | A —— (and/or any gabble) could be a barbarian language nobody translated | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Feetenby | Stupid baaing or a bit of Unwin? | anag. incl. U, & lit. |
| VHC | B. Franco | Shot at clue for 15 dn might be ‘Lingo of bureaucrat’ | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Lowe | Gobbledegook – or a bug in a programmable? | anag. |
| VHC | D. J. Mackay | Baur in Goa might be | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Endless mishmash, to grasp which you need a degree in gobbledegook | ragou(t) in BA in |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | You’ll find Beduin, for example, aspiring to extend their half intelligible language | Arab (rev.) + go + (Bed)uin |
| VHC | T. W. Mortimer | It’s universal amongst lawyers: they go in for gobbledegook | U in bar a2 go in |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Legal profession’s convoluted lingo, perhaps, for long a prime symbol of unintelligibility | bar + anag. with a u for I, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. Phillips | Foul English this – might be lingo of a bureau | comp. anag. incl. E, & lit. |
| VHC | M. C. Souster | Labour again in trouble? No indeed! That’s the waffle of an in-group | anag. less la |
| VHC | Ms J. Ward | Labour gain demolished with eclipse of Left – that’s the way the specialists are talking | anag. less L |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | e.g. local ‘Langue d’oil’, wanting tips on translation | bar + anag. of (L)angu(e) (d’)oi(l), & lit. |
| VHC | D. Williamson | Bulgarian’s too difficult? Then you could get lost with this | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 943 awarded to: