Azed Competition No. 1958 Azed Slip | ◀ 1953 | 1960 ▶ | Other competitions | 
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ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Dec 2009 | HANGDOG | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Hooper | It’s looking like a wet weekend with chill to follow | hang + dog |
| Second | D. F. Manley | Dicky had no gee-gee – losing leader of England totally downcast | anag. less all E’s; ref. Richard III |
| Third | J. C. Leyland | How nagged husband possibly appears after wife he upset’s let fly? | anag. incl. h less anag. incl. w, & lit. |
| VHC | D. K. Arnott | Gough and Hoggard not playing, missing fantastic tour, could become two such miserable specimens | double anag. less anag. of tour; ref. cricketers |
| VHC | D. Arthur | Get so frustrated with Inland Revenue – it’s hard going | comp. anag. incl. IR |
| VHC | M. Barley | Going with head bowed, i.e. abject | anag. less i.e., & lit.; abject = cast aside |
| VHC | T. Crowther | Seemingly depressed, Van Gogh died not very subtly | anag. incl. d, less v |
| VHC | J. A. Elliott | With leftmost extremity severed, Van Gogh died troubled and downcast | anag. incl. d less V |
| VHC | J. Fairclough | Lopped Van Gogh died tragically downcast | anag. incl. d less V; lop = cut head off |
| VHC | Dr I. S. Fletcher | Rats? Just one alternative to damn and bother | hang + dog; rats adj., dog = worry |
| VHC | J. Glassonbury | Primarily hateful, a worthless son of a bitch | h + a ng dog, & lit. |
| VHC | G. I. L. Grafton | Poor departed Van Gogh, his left extremity removed, presenting an unhappy face | anag. incl d less V |
| VHC | D. Harris | Poor Van Gogh died very forlorn and dejected | anag. incl. d less v |
| VHC | R. J. Heald | Downcast in pit being inadequate leads to disaster of Gresford | hang(i) + first letters; ref. 1934 mining disaster caused by poor ventilation |
| VHC | R. Hesketh | Damn – an expression of anger when upset or downcast | hang + God (rev.) |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Van Gogh and Freud could portray such an expression | anag.; van4 = winnow; ref. Lucien and Clement F. |
| VHC | L. Marzillier | Ding Dong! The witch is … around – manifesting the opposite of jubilation | anag. in hag; ref. ‘The Wizard of Oz’ song |
| VHC | T. J. Moorey | Toad, selfish beast landing term in prison with a case of driving recklessly | anag. of n a d, g in hog; toad = contemptible person |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Exhibit in gallery with towering deity looking down | hang + god (rev.) |
| VHC | Mrs A. Terrill | The sort of look one might have having put up with Gordon’s leadership stifling party? | do in hang G; ref. G. Brown |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Fallen idol? Hydrant and endless gossip overshadow golf’s top star | H + an(a) + g + Dog; ref. T. Woods, Sirius |
HCs in competition 1958 awarded to: