Azed Competition No. 972 Azed Slip | ◀ 969 | 974 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 972 | Xmas 1990 | Anagram of 28 letters | Anagram | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. E. Schlesinger & M. Wetherfield | Out, hell-bent Arab fanatic – enough! | ref. UN ultimatum to Saddam in Kuwait |
| Second | R. I. Sutherland | Father to bag nil – hat (noun) be a clue | FH clue to boater/poater |
| Third | B. Greer | Our fun at Noel (hat bit changeable) | |
| Third | L. J. Osborne | Hat bit changeable – our fun at Noel! | |
| VHC | T. F. W. Benson | Each habitual bonnet gone. Artful! | |
| VHC | C. J. & M. P. Butler | Beautiful! Another hat can belong. | |
| VHC | N. A. Cooley | At Noel, hang a bauble on the cut fir | |
| VHC | J. R. du Parcq | Fun hat on bonce – laughable attire | |
| VHC | S. Gaskell | Oh, a brute? Not a bit – a fun challenge | |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Nobbut infernal hat catalogue, eh? | |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | Tea clobber: half-guinea hat on ‘nut’ | ref. Mad Hatter’s tea party |
| VHC | R. Lawther | A change of hat: turn ‘able’ into ‘uble’ | |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | Toil ere able to anag. fun-hat bunch | |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | After nice bang haul out noble hat | |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Hat, too laughable, can’t be funnier | |
| VHC | G. McStravick | Hat trouble can be a laugh – none fit! | |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | A hit unfit? No trouble, changeable! | |
| VHC | S. J. O’Boyle | A bit cheerful at Noel? Bung on a hat! | |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | UNO tough – hence final Arab battle? | |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Laughable fun hat attire on bonce | |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Each hat bit – fun; Noel anag. – trouble! | |
| VHC | R. G. Smith | If able at clue, bung on another hat | |
| VHC | D. G. Tallis | Fun challenge about hat ain’t bore | |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Turn ABLE into UBLE – a change of hat! | |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | A change of hat: turn ‘able’ into ‘uble’ | |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Noel brief: ‘hat’ anag. but no ‘hat’ clue | |
| VHC | M. Whiteoak | Far hut†; not ben† (obeli = anag., hat clue) | |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Noel hat-cluing fab – another beaut |
HCs in competition 972 awarded to: