Azed Competition No. 2573 Azed Slip | ◀ 2569 | 2578 ▶ | Other competitions |
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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2573 | Oct 2021 | HANDS-ON | normal | 22 |
Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
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First | D. F. Manley | Second to Chambers one must get Don’s fantastic Manual! | h + an + anag.; ref. Chambers Crossword Manual |
Second | L. Ward | Massage is so lovely yours truly drops off at end of session | handso(me) + n |
Third | C. A. Clarke | Manual worker numbers needing to be contracted going up | hand + nos (all rev.) |
VHC | M. Barker | In part selfish and so not getting involved | hidden |
VHC | M. Barley | See osteopath, and so necessarily secure such treatment | hidden & lit. |
VHC | T. C. Borland | Short of time, don hasn’t prepared practical | anag. less t |
VHC | E. Dawid | Getting stuck in, one’s tucking into hot cross bun’s last bit | an in h dso + n |
VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Manual? What’s needed for clutch, perhaps, is one’s left leg | hand + (I)s + on |
VHC | R. J. Fletcher | Practical, good-looking and a tad naïve. Not me! | handso(me) + n |
VHC | R. J. Heald | Having manual control cuts times of Honda NSX when racing | anag. less x; ref. sports car |
VHC | M. Hodgkin | Using manipulative means, Henry gets an heir after daughter | H + an + d + son; ref. Henry VIII |
VHC | J. C. Leyland | Playing up-front parts in activities, holding no sinecure or non-executive directorship? | anag. of first letters & lit. |
VHC | P. W. Marlow | Here’s opener, English cricketer, scoring England’s first runs, getting actively engaged | h + And(E r)son; ref. James A. |
VHC | K. Milan | Down-to-earth and so nuts-and-bolts. Does that cover it? | hidden & lit. |
VHC | C. G. Millin | Food informally served up, and consumed using your fingers? | and in nosh (rev.) |
VHC | J. Pearce | Have old version of Don’s Manual | han + anag. |
VHC | W. Ransome | Doing practically enough and so nearly providing the answer | hidden |
VHC | A. J. Shields | Promoting activity is essential to health – and so necessary | hidden |
VHC | J. R. Tozer | Order Navy to take on Chinese, favouring action over words | Han + DSO + N; ref. S. China Sea |
VHC | A. J. Wardrop | Midwife needs such experience to deliver a child | hand + son |
VHC | R. J. Whale | Something in Alpino’s DNA helps when on the ascent, seeing action? | hidden rev. |
VHC | G. H. Willett | Like some masseuses’ technique, hot as well as very nice, no holding back | h and so n(ice) |
HCs in competition 2573 awarded to: