Azed Competition No. 1750 Azed Slip | ◀ 1746 | 1752 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750 | Dec 2005 | PLOUGHMAN | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. P. C. Forman | One going up-along, him, shattered. | anag. less I, & lit.; ref. Gray’s Elegy |
| Second | M. Barley | See one galumph after labouring? Not how elegy begins | anag. less e, & lit. |
| Third | R. C. Teuton | Ham, a slice of Granary, plus a couple of onions (pickled)? Could be ——’s | anag. incl. G, on, & lit. |
| VHC | D. Appleton | Chap with share in field wending up holm with nag | anag. |
| VHC | D. & N. Aspland | Dash of pickle and half of loaf, united with hint of Gruyere and cured ham: the essence of lunch for me! | p lo(af) U G + anag. + n, & lit. |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Needing vessel to round lake, master the tiller | lough M in pan |
| VHC | M. Coates | Stellar group with expression of admiration for one responsible for many furrowed brows? | Plough + man!; ref. AZ lunch |
| VHC | R. Dean | He plodded along, with hump turned over | anag. |
| VHC | W. Duffin | Fail in degree and, shortly, find yourself just a weary plodder | plough MA ’n’ |
| VHC | J. Fairclough | Person associated with a lunch recipe including boned ham and a large chunk of Gouda in a pickle | anag. of h(a)m Gou(da), all in plan, & lit. |
| VHC | H. Freeman | Zonked, hump along? Worn out, galumph? No – I plod wearily | anag., anag. |
| VHC | R. B. Harling | Millions for Australian Paul Hogan: I could use a share | anag. with m for A; ref. film actor |
| VHC | R. Heald | Characters foremost among puzzlers love Oxford University get-togethers with regular doses of champagne (my lunches are far less extravagant!) | first letters + alternate letters; ref. AZ lunch |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Hang-up with loam would do for a working —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Seven stars to Jeeves one’s lunch is served! | Plough man |
| VHC | E. C. Lance | Foremost in pillage, with no turning aside, a Mongol Hun incorrectly styled ‘A tiller’ | p + anag. less no (rev.); ref. Attila |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Crew bound to fail, one trailing after pulling punches? | plough + man; punch draft horse |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | ‘Say, cheer that fellow having special lunch!’ – excited luncher pays homage? | comp. anag.; ref. AZ lunch |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | Field worker with a lunch strategy, covering almost anything with a bit of mustard | ough(t) m in plan |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | Hum along furrows following Piers’ lead? That’s what I do | P + anag.; ref. P. Plowman |
| VHC | J. T. Price | In life – and in dissolution – he could produce a long hump | anag. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | A group of stars provide backing for one cutting groovy tracks | Plough man |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | He benefited from shares (the sod took a cut) it’s no laugh, MP thrown out | anag. |
| VHC | D. C. Williamson | Spam I got for luncheon could be ——’s refection, possibly? | comp. anag. (?) & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Young | A long hump may be my undoing but the earth still moves for me! | anag. |
HCs in competition 1750 awarded to: