Azed Competition No. 987 Azed Slip | ◀ 982 | 991 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 987 | Apr 1991 | IRON CURTAIN | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Palmer | Border, opening up now, needs one run further before close of play | I r on + curtain; ref. Allan B., cricketer |
| Second | R. J. Hooper | With force of gravity, this could have crashed ruining actor’s composure | anag. less g, & lit. |
| Third | R. Phillips | ‘Communication barrier’ fits this, and ‘Commie bar’, loosely | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | M. Barley | The result of dismantling this barrier with US is … ruction in Russia? | comp anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs A. Boyes | A production ‘Rain’, in court for borderline obscenity | anag. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Drop of the hard stuff? It’s often downed during interval in theatre | i.e. curtain of iron; drop = theatre curtain |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Proceed with brief to crack IRA by total bar on communication | on curt in IRA + in |
| VHC | Mrs J. M. Critchley | An unyielding bar – Ir – Uri cannot bend | anag.; Ir = iridium; ref U. Geller |
| VHC | M. Earle | I’m suffering ruination – cold war’s ending | anag. incl. c, r, & lit. |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Not in RUC? IRA admits ‘error’ – a barrier of politics and bigotry | anag. |
| VHC | P. S. Elliott | Downfall of rain in court – it must lift before play can restart | anag. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | One drawn on rails in the National? We see it pound Aintree course and win | comp. anag.; ref. the National Theatre |
| VHC | J. F. Grimshaw | Action in R.U.R. represented metal men engaged in dramatic flare-up | anag.; ref. Čapek play about robots |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Without Ruth Draper’s sort of material, it fell heavily on stage | iron curtain; ref. US comedienne |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Border, renowned for impenetrable defence, smashes a hundred in run riot | anag. incl. C; ref. Alan B. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Crash Cortina, ruin screen which just disintegrated | anag. |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Woven in rancour, it’s torn, I see – a ruin – under perestroika | anag., anag. incl. c, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | One ton ‘Hurricane’ slammed – he ignored traditional requirement for safety in theatrical break | I + anag. less he; ref. Alex Higgins, snooker player |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Reunion it bedevilled with onset of cold war and East / West splitting | anag. incl. c less E W, & lit. |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | One drops, giving on stage brief protection | on curt in I rain, & lit. |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Goose hanging? Screen from the flies | iron curtain; g. a type of iron |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | Its breakdown could effect the start of Communist ruination, right? | anag. incl. C, r, & lit. |
| VHC | G. A. Tomlinson | Maybe Whitehall’s outdated screening system provoked ruction with Iran | anag.; ref. Whitehall theatre |
| VHC | Mrs M. Vincent | What’s built up in the way of communication, riot can ruin disastrously | anag. |
HCs in competition 987 awarded to: