Azed Competition No. 978 Azed Slip | ◀ 974 | 982 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 978 | Feb 1991 | DOUBLE-CENTURY | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. W. Mortimer | Could it be articulated as ‘duel tun by Croe’? | anag. & lit.; ref. M. Crowe, NZ cricketer |
| Second | T. J. Moorey | Name cleared, Ben could yet run shattering 200 | anag. less n; ref. B. Johnson, sprinter |
| Third | R. E. Kimmons | Beer cloudy, tun’s off – here’s a sherry | anag.; Domecq brand name |
| VHC | D. Ashcroft | Mozart’s Tenth score, to be uncrudely played | anag.; ref. bicentenary of M’s death |
| VHC | Mrs P. C. Carmichael | Words in Scrabble counted by rule 5 score twice | anag.; 5 × 20 × 2 |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Current span of the newspaper cultured Boney once conned? | anag. & lit.; ref. Observer bicentenary, dates from Napoleonic era |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Feat by such as Fletcher made cruel Bounty master quit at sea | anag. less MA; ref. F. Christian and Keith F., cricketer |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Clue: English tour with none scored by Don must be bad! | anag. incl. E less 0, & lit.; ref. Don Bradman |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Runs clouted by me? Possibly, with boundaries seen in my dreams | anag. less m, s, & lit. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | Record score of fours and sixes – get out the sherry | 20 × 4 + 20 × 6; Domecq brand name |
| VHC | R. W. Hawes | Compilation of extremes of courage and tenacity and run after run | double + anag. of c, e, t, y run, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Hooper | M’s fifth rule: Bond will get into trouble with cutey | anag.; i.e. 1000 ÷ 5; ref. James B. |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | A cc or two of filling for denture plugs hollowed out cavity | double + (d)entur(e) in c(avit)y |
| VHC | A. Logan | Mixing Cure, loud – by 10 cc? | anag. incl. ten; pop groups; mix = produce different version of |
| VHC | R. K. Lumsdon | It would be a change for one to be run – clouted by England’s opener | anag. incl. E, & lit.! |
| VHC | G. D. Meddings | ‘Two Ton’ Tony/Bruce duel rearranged | anag.; ref. former heavyweight boxers T. Galento and B. Woodcock |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | A score by 10 cc – rock beyond culture! | anag., 2 defs.; 20 × 10 |
| VHC | F. R. Palmer | Jazzy tune could be frame for really terrific score | anag. + r, y |
| VHC | D. Price Jones | Edited by cultured one for two hundred years | anag.; ref. Observer bicentenary |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Could number ten score one by cultured play? Most unlikely | anag. |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Smash ‘Jury’ tipped – could be 10 cc? | anag. incl. ten less J; ref. Juke Box J. |
| VHC | M. C. Souster | A great score by one with cultured batting | anag. |
| VHC | Dr I. Torbe | One by cultured batting can make this score ten times | anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | What coarse cricketer, especially, might relish – knock by cultured one | anag. |
HCs in competition 978 awarded to: