Azed Competition No. 982 Azed Slip | ◀ 978 | 987 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 982 | Mar 1991 | ALMANAC | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | B. Greer | List of year’s events must include Azed’s first thousand and a clan regathering | anag. incl. A, M; ref. forthcoming AZ 1000 celebration |
| Second | V. Dixon | May one (the way Bottom concludes) look here for reflected light? | can a m la (rev.), & lit.; ref. MND III.i |
| Third | K. Thomas | What royal man acceding cites | hidden & lit. |
| VHC | D. Ashcroft | Star forecasters’ textbook? It takes an Ian McCaskill to become slick in that! | comp. anag.; ref. TV weatherman |
| VHC | M. Barley | Annual: lunar months and noteworthy anniversaries could provide entries for it | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | D. Bickford | E.g. Wisden – in which book A. Lamb can possibly appear | anag. less b; ref. Alan L., cricketer |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Annual grant to charities cut throughout by capping of council | alm(s) + ana + c; see ana in C. |
| VHC | M. Coates | So serene an achievement when not caught on the boundary may be found in e.g. Wisden | (c)alm an ac(t) |
| VHC | Mrs D. Colley | Where to ‘find out moonshine’ – in essence a nice trick, we’re told | alma + ‘knack’; ref. MND III.i |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Dig this annual up for Campanula? | comp. anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | The yearbook that is still a collection of gossip – first to last? | calm ana with c to end |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Remove extremities from palm – an act that’s bound to provide dates? | (p)alm an ac(t) |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Date container?… Fruit tin? … Both terms are in circulation | amla (rev.) + can (rev.) |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Top class, this race is in the big money list of events | A + man in lac; see lakh |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Ineffectual man, a competitor in the Annual List? The opposite! | hidden; ref. AZ’s Annual Honours List |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Marlow | In an exemplary way, Whitaker’s extraordinarily calm about a horse refusing the last | a na(g) in anag.; ref. John W., showjumper, and W.’s A. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Eventful table involving e.g. Virgo, showing he’s blocked a source of reds | man in a lac; ref. John V., snooker player |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | What details every quarter of the moon in the year current? | al(l) m an. AC, & lit. |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | What’s composed first to last about one new year? | a n a in calm with c at end, & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Calendar has dancing-girl on front of cover – and one inside | an in alma + c |
| VHC | R. Phillips | May East Indian fruit brought to the West furnish a date roll? | can amla (rev.) |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | Supply a tome astronomical – this to Moore’s it | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Old M.’s |
| VHC | G. A. Tomlinson | Motions of astronomical nature can appear in this: Saturn, Orion, etc | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | In which one finds early intimations of anniversaries, lunar movements and notable astronomical changes | first letters & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | What may be used in making this ready? A calendar may | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. Williamson | Hunt this out, when rearranging annual matches? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | Wound drum with fruit: a date roll? | can amla (all rev.) |
HCs in competition 982 awarded to: