Azed Competition No. 1908 Azed Slip | ◀ 1906 | 1910 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Xmas 2008 | WE THREE KINGS | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. S. Morse | Christmas strain’s showing with the bombing offensive against heart of Palestine | w + anag. + reeking + s |
| Second | H. Freeman | Worried when it’s Greek bearing gifts? That’s us! | anag.; ref. Virgil: ‘timeo Danaos…’ |
| Third | E. Cross | Our first course was from the east: moist, hot, smoky portion of samosa | wet H reeking s |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Carol Reed was knighted for directing (but not dad) | anag. less dad; ref. Sir C. R., film director son of Sir H. Beerbohm Tree (knighted for services to theatre) |
| VHC | M. Barley | Lay about hiking west ere snatching glimpse of Infant | I in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Brougham | Merry minister keeps humming carol | wet + reeking in HS; wet = tipsy |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | After the kine grew restless, the stable’s opening for us | anag. + s, & lit. |
| VHC | A. S. Everest | Itinerant regents hie West to welcome another ruler. That’s us! | K in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | What’s the confounded humming? Must be waits outside, out of key – performing this? | anag. + reeking in w(ait)s; key3 |
| VHC | P. F. Henderson | Actively seeking the origins of World’s Redeemer? That’s us | anag. incl. w R, & lit. |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Behold a ray in the night coupled with weeks travelling – for us? | re in anag., & lit.; ray3 = re2 |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Us? Ones having left exotic Eastern thrones seeking leader of Way | anag. incl. E, W less ones, & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | For us who acknowledge Jesus, then, Greek wisdom denying the Lord must be foolish | anag. less Dom; ref. I Cor., 1, 20ff |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Carol turned heads on Richard’s enduring gameshow, and she knew it | anag. incl. R e g; ref. C. Vorderman and R. Whiteley in ‘Countdown’ |
| VHC | D. J. R. Ogilvie | Of themselves, the Magi may have spoken thus, ‘We’re knights errant traversing the Orient’ | E in anag. |
| VHC | R. Perry | Boozy, hot and smoky with barely a hint of sobriety, ours was a right royal party | wet H reeking s |
| VHC | P. L. Stone | What articulates royals’ introduction with the seeking done | anag. incl. r w, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | —— trek when sign unfolds, heading for Nativity to become the origin of Epiphany | anag. with E for N, & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Tozer | Renew this keg after pouring wassailers’ favourite | anag. |
| VHC | A. Vick | Meandering west, seeking the star’s end, that’s us | anag. incl. W, r, & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Nomadically seeking the origins of western religion? That’s us | anag. incl. w r, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Whittaker | Seeking new mother in stables moves us to see inn’s ‘lamb’ | comp. anag. & lit. |
HCs in competition 1908 awarded to: