Azed Competition No. 2248  Azed Slip  |  ◀  2244  |  2250  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
2248 Jul 2015WAISTLINE normal26

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstM. HodgkinWith consumption of endless fibre I decrease in size?istl(e) I in wane, & lit.
SecondI. SimpsonA bit of you, this eg could be shaped by eating wiselycomp. anag. incl. y, & lit.
ThirdD. F. ManleyHow, primarily, this gets reduced – with eating less?comp. anag. incl. h, & lit.
VHCD. AppletonGrotesquely it’s 50″ – misery for a kiltie holding that inanag. + L in(ches) all in wae, & lit.
VHCD. K. ArnottFancy it’s expanding with beer drinking at homeanag. in w ale containing in, & lit.
VHCM. BarleyNot exactly lean, is it, when one’s put on weight?w + anag., & lit.
VHCJ. G. BoothGirth’s extent? Unconstrained it was 50 inches before the start of exercising?anag. + L in. e
VHCT. C. BorlandChange to ‘lite’ was after gaining inches here?in. in anag., & lit.
VHCN. ConnaughtonIs it a new shape around fifty?L in anag. & lit.
VHCC. M. EdmundsWhat one fears the spread of is a new & lit crazeanag.
VHCP. EvansSwig endless ale and in time spreading occurs hereanag. less g incl. t, & lit.
VHCJ. FaircloughIs Lent a way I transform this? Ay!comp. anag. & lit.
VHCJ. GrimesWhat chips one eats endlessly will ultimately ruin?anag. incl. I less n, & lit.
VHCR. J. HealdA swelling eater given half portion of dinner may reduce enlarged ——comp. anag. incl. din, & lit.
VHCR. HeskethMoving a wine list one’s found under the breadbasket, perhapsanag.
VHCG. JohnstoneIt was tight with little latitude in middle of whalebonel in anag. + in e, & lit.
VHCJ. C. LeylandGiven extremes of expansion was it L. Pavarotti’s ultimate undoing?anag. incl. e, n, i, & lit.
VHCJ. LiddleDress I slit anew to reveal where skirt meets bodiceanag.
VHCW. F. MainWith increasing maturity this could expand a wine list supplyanag.
VHCT. J. MooreyWas it trimmed by cutting back on alcohol and eating primarily?anag. + in in l, e, & lit.
VHCR. J. PalmerOne wanting its length reduced must cut boozea + anag. incl. l in wine, & lit.
VHCN. G. ShippobothamIn women’s dress design you’ll find it’s variable!anag. in w A-line, & lit.
VHCR. C. TeutonEating well, as I do, is this spreading with old age?comp. anag. & lit.
VHCThe Rt Revd D. ThomsonA wine list ruined diet targetanag.
VHCMrs A. M. WaldenWomen lie – it’s an awkward fact that a dressmaker needs to knoww + anag.
VHCA. J. WardropIt’s cunningly concealed in wide, full-skirted style of clothinganag. in w A-line, & lit.
 

HCs in competition 2248 awarded to:

M. BarkerDr C. P. HalesC. G. MillinDr S. J. Shaw
M. BarnesD. V. HarryC. J. MorseB. Solomons
Dr J. BurscoughL. M. InmanT. D. NichollP. A. Stephenson
C. J. ButlerMs A. JeevendrampillaiR. A. NortonP. Taylor
C. A. ClarkeM. LunanD. J. R. OgilvieK. Thomas
M. ClarkeM. A. Macdonald-CooperS. J. O’BoyleJ. R. Tozer
Mrs L. DavisN. MacSweeneyS. RandallJ. Vincent & Ms R. Porter
W. DreverK. ManleyW. RansomeMs S. Wallace
Dr I. S. FletcherJ. McGheeP. SantA. Whittaker
G. I. L. GraftonP. McKennaA. D. ScottJ. S. Witte