Azed Competition No. 95 Azed Slip | ◀ 92 | 97 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Xmas 1973 | THUNDERCLAP | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. Goldie | Levin gave warning of this crash – a report in The Times? | 2 mngs.; levin = lightning; ref. ‘The Thunderer’, Bernard L. |
| Second | Mrs M. P. Webber | Electricity going off suddenly – get chandler and put in another order | anag. |
| Third | M. Coates | Bewildered U.D.R. can’t help this sudden explosion | anag.; Ulster Defence Regt. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | This may turn what’s in a plated churn | anag. & lit.; thunder said to turn milk sour |
| VHC | C. J. Anderson | Launch petard without one? It’s unusual | anag. less a, & lit. |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Disruption following electrical strike put chandler’s production up | anag.; up = in an excited state |
| VHC | G. Aspin | Curdles contents of plated churn? | anag. & lit.; thunder said to turn milk sour |
| VHC | J. Coleby | Lightning strike report – noisy meeting of hands after vehement denunciation | thunder + clap |
| VHC | J. Cordery | Pound heavily hit – sudden crash associated with fall in liquid reserves | thunder + clap |
| VHC | R. V. Dearden | Rail strike follows electricity strike | thunder + clap |
| VHC | K. J. Ferguson | Punch dealt out with end of hammer, by Jove! | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | Put chandler to redress one effect of an electricity strike? | anag. |
| VHC | L. W. Jenkinson | Herd at odds with Pan-cult gets omen from Zeus | anag. |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Careless punch dealt around back part of ear could deafen one | r in anag. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Have lunch and depart tipsy – a heavy fall is likely after this | anag. |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | More than a rumble after lightning lunch – depart in confusion | anag. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Report of electrical power strike put chandler to work | anag.; work = ferment etc. |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | The country’s down with a strike – there’ll be a mighty clash | th’ under clap |
| VHC | D. Rawson | Rumblings lead to meeting of hands and report of lightning strike | thunder + clap |
| VHC | W. G. Roberts | TUC handle PR ineptly – this is usual after lightning strike | anag. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | I’ll cut short picnic lunch – depart pell-mell | anag. |
| VHC | L. E. Thomas | Jovial noise as characters from tipsy lunch depart | anag.; Jovial = of Jove |
| VHC | Dr P. W. Thompson | Crash that curdles contents of plated churn | anag.; thunder said to turn milk sour |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | Crack hunter placed unhappily last of nine going | anag. less e |
HCs in competition 95 awarded to: