Azed Competition No. 2261 Azed Slip | ◀ 2257 | 2265 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2261 | Oct 2015 | GANGSTERLAND | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Hodgkin | Flowery headgear worn by flamboyant gents could be called ‘the hood of hoods’ | anag. in garland; hood2, 3 |
| Second | J. Grimes | Crooked side of town Legs D ran at end of bootlegging? | anag. incl. n, g; ref. Jack ‘Legs’ Diamond, US gangster during Prohibition |
| Third | G. Johnstone | Godfather’s heading Ndrangheta’s racketeering having latitude to shift heroin here | G + anag. with l for h, & lit. |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Theatre for ‘The Godfather’ features mutilated nag and strangled criminal | anag. + anag.; ref. scenes from 1972 film |
| VHC | C. J. Butler | Good agents, right and left, confounded thugs’ empire? | g + anag. incl. r, l |
| VHC | C. A. Clarke | Violent gents portrayed in select literature as the Mob | anag. in garland |
| VHC | C. M. Edmunds | Don’s own backyard lacking in gardening slant? Makeover required | anag. less in; ref. Monty D. and Mafia dons. |
| VHC | J. Fairclough | The source of London’s danger, criminally inspiring anxiety? | Angst in anag. incl. L, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Disquiet in German plant that’s responsible for many jobs | Angst in Ger. land; ref. VW scandal |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Criminals collectively tip off drug lord about nark shopping leaders of smuggling trade | s, t in anger in g land3 |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Snarling ‘Do him!’ characters here are leaders of rival hoods nailing Legs Diamond with gat? | comp. anag. incl. r, h, n, & lit. |
| VHC | M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | Where you’d find Moll or Judy e.g. hugging naughty gents | anag. in Garland |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Sharks here? Lasting danger when one’s out swimming | anag. less I; ref. ‘West Side Story’ |
| VHC | P. W. Marlow | Dangers with no end of dense tangle in jungle – where gorillas thrive? | anag. less e; gorilla = thug |
| VHC | T. D. Nicholl | Where, in a ropy band, criminal gents reside | anag. in garland & lit. |
| VHC | Dr S. J. Shaw | Where Judy from Oz, for example, might harbour criminal gents | anag. in Garland, & lit.; see Judy |
| VHC | I. Simpson | Here you might see characters regularly collared in drama à la Greene’s Brighton Rock? | anag. of alternate letters, & lit. |
| VHC | R. C. Teuton | There’s an opening to nab lags with dragnet cast around here | anag. incl. n, & lit. |
| VHC | S. J. J. Tiffin | Milieu for undercover FBI agents obscured in grey light? | anag. in gr. land |
| VHC | A. J. Varney | Where crime rules, you may see gaol emptied and outside street bathed in blood | st in anger in g, l and; see blood in C. |
| VHC | L. Ward | Where a collection of stories involving criminal gents takes place? | anag. in garland, & lit. |
| VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Wherein capo of goodfellas has one strangled, possibly | g + an + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Lasagne blended with odd bits of rigatoni, starter for diner in Little Italy? | anag. incl. alternate letters + d; ref. organized crime area of NYC |
HCs in competition 2261 awarded to: