Azed Competition No. 969 Azed Slip | ◀ 965 | 972 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 969 | Dec 1990 | BUNTER | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. A. Clarke | One on the prowl for food with breadth rather than height as primary characteristic | hunter with b for h, & lit. |
| Second | Mrs A. Boyes | Something I craved nearly all the time | bun ter(m), & lit. |
| Third | R. K. Lumsdon | Character revealing food extras in belly radius | E in bunt2 r, & lit.; E numbers |
| VHC | M. Barley | One tubby character from Richards novel – this boy? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. A. Beaulah | A tart? I never could resist one! | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Brutal north-east winds. A line blown away. Woman collecting clothes in tatters | anag. incl. NE less a l |
| VHC | Mrs M. J. Cansfield | In fine garb you can not describe her as drab | last letters; in fine = finally |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Mean woman men ousted from Number Ten in turmoil | anag. less men; mean = lowly; ref. M. Thatcher |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Very early rock tune, source of Righteous Brothers’ No. 1 hit | anag. incl. R B; ref. revival of ‘Unchained Melody’; B. geological period |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Slimmer? Remove are putting it as a little unlikely! | u for a in banter, & lit.; Bunter ‘The Owl of the Remove’; see banting |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | I’d reveal p.o.’s not materialised when cake bill’s presented | bun (pos)ter, & lit.; p.o. = postal order |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Belly-king or belly-god? | bunt ER |
| VHC | L. M. Keet | Totter, climbing steep scaffold | ret nub (rev.); tot3 |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Comparatively dull, lacking luminance, drab | b(l)unter |
| VHC | C. W. Laxton | Owl and Pussy-cat? | 2 mngs.; Bunter ‘The Owl of the Remove’ |
| VHC | Dr E. J. Miller | Is prude by her cavorting unperturbed? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | R. Phillips | Drab net is transformed with raw silk covering | anag. in bur |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | The Owl and the Pussy-cat? | 2 mngs.; Bunter ‘The Owl of the Remove’ |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | A fatty belly disheartened eater? Not this one! | bunt e(ate)r, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | He could have been slimmer by first of all replacing second helping of tuck | banter with u for a, & lit.; see banting |
HCs in competition 969 awarded to: