Azed Competition No. 2296  Azed Slip  |  ◀  2291  |  2300  ▶  |  Other competitions  |  ordStats
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
2296 Jun 2016IMPROPERLY normal20

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstJ. C. LeylandHow intimate embraces lead to rakish Don Giovanni maybe getting end away?r oper(a) in imply, & lit.
SecondDr S. J. ShawDoctor acting thus to get priority GMC panelcomp. anag. & lit.
ThirdT. C. BorlandDisgracefully sloppy primer leaving beginners confusedanag. less first letters
VHCD. K. ArnottSuggest vices or perversion, wanting variety so?anag. less version in imply, & lit.; vice = grip; version = variety
VHCD. & N. AsplandDeclaration of profession by hooker, a lady wanting publicity in an unseemly wayI’m pro + per + l(ad)y
VHCC. J. BroughamMean lassoer encapsulated how cowboys workroper in imply
VHCDr I. S. FletcherSignify catching one with lasso, perhaps, ‘cowboy-style’?roper in imply
VHCD. V. HarryEurophile Tory MP’s pestered to reject ‘Out’ – he’s wavering unacceptablyanag. less anag.
VHCR. J. HealdWiddy and partner’s close intimate holds displaying ineptitude (Strictly it ain’t!)rope r in imply; ref. Anne Widdecombe in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’
VHCM. HodgkinUnseemly to suggest sticking in Europe after rejecting EU rule(EU)rope r in imply
VHCR. J. HooperMight one who’s into bondage demand intimate embracing thus?roper in imply
VHCD. R. JonesInaptly confuse prim reply with loveanag. incl. 0
VHCE. C. LanceRopy prelim results from revising thus?anag. & lit.
VHCM. A. Macdonald-CooperTo suggest holding referendum initially works, though ultimately failing in unseemly mannerr oper(a) in imply
VHCD. F. ManleyWhat Chilcot’s written shortly coming up, with hint about how Iraq War’s bunglers acted?repor(t) (rev.) in imply
VHCT. RuddSuggest getting e.g. a cowboy in, to construct ——?roper in imply, & lit.
VHCI. SimpsonNot a little shoddy, without qualification, fencing cowboy might work like this?roper in (s)imply, & lit.
VHCP. L. StoneA troop playing crimes wantonly could be acting so ——comp. anag. & lit.
VHCJ. R. TozerIn an unfit way? I advocate exercise half hourlyI’m pro PE (hou)rly
VHCMrs A. M. WaldenInappropriately intimate, embracing one making lunge?roper in imply; see lunge2
 

HCs in competition 2296 awarded to:

M. BarleyMs N. FullartonP. McKennaP. Taylor
Ms K. BoltonG. I. L. GraftonC. G. MillinK. Thomas
Mrs S. BrownMrs E. GreenawayT. J. MooreyA. J. Varney
J. A. ButlerJ. GrimesD. J. R. OgilvieMs S. Wallace
D. CarterP. HalseJ. ParkeA. J. Wardrop
P. ColesJ. R. HowlettD. P. ShenkinA. Whittaker
V. DixonC. LovingN. G. ShippobothamDr E. Young
W. DreverW. F. MainDr G. Simpson 
Dr M. EwartG. MakerJ. Smailes 
J. FaircloughP. W. MarlowP. A. Stephenson