Azed Competition No. 805 Azed Slip | ◀ 801 | 809 ▶ | Other competitions | 
ordStats
ordStats| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805 | Oct 1987 | LITOTES | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. Jackson | Resisting gush in dyke stands one small boy | I tot in les |
| Second | F. P. N. Lake | So title not good? | anag. & lit. |
| Third | P. Drummond | ‘Only a little one’ as cover for whoppers – or just the opposite | tot in lies |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Tie lost (given thrashing). ‘Not one of our better games’ (representative) | anag. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | With this, what’s large to begin with could become so little | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | G. & J. Ferris | Is no little love lost in battle? That’s an understatement | anag. less nil |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | Rum islet? – that rings of understatement | to in anag. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Slovenly one with this could be not so elite | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. I. & B. C. James | Conservative statement gives heart to slim organisation for a better society | (s)li(m) tote S |
| VHC | M. S. Taylor & N. C. Johns | —— is found to include what’s not exactly O.T.T. | anag. in lies, & lit.; ‘over the top’ |
| VHC | P. W. W. Leach | It makes little of something in deceptive terms | tot in lies, & lit. |
| VHC | J. P. Lester | Not house-agents’ usual style, ‘Building is to let’ | anag. |
| VHC | R. D. Lyall | Munchausen stories, not a whopper amongst them? That’s not his style! | tot in lies |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Meiosis? It lets ovum initially form | anag. incl. o |
| VHC | R. S. Morse | New edition of T. S. Eliot? No mean feat, perhaps, for English student | anag. |
| VHC | T. W. Mortimer | A lad seething? With this it could be said e.g.: he’s not a little upset! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| VHC | G. Perry | What one can make of Aristotle without a second in Greek – not a lot perhaps? | anag. less a r |
| VHC | P. Pridmore | Kids swallowing slug – as an example, that’s not good | tot in lies; kid n. |
| VHC | W. J. M. Scotland | At boxing this could get Muhammad against tough assignment – no small purse, say? | (A)li to tes(t) |
| VHC | Dr W. I. D. Scott | Little’s spelt out here – no length – nothing added | anag. less l incl. 0, & lit. |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | It suggests no great whopper in economics with truth | tot in lies, & lit.; ref. Sir W. Armstrong, Spycatcher, etc. |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | This shows a bit in ‘is economical with the truth’ | tot in lies |
| VHC | R. J. Whale | Little chap into deception? ‘Not a lot…’ perhaps | tot in lies; ref. Paul Daniels’ catchphrase |
| VHC | M. G. Wilson | Shedding pound, so little changed – no great slimmer, one might say! | anag. less l |
HCs in competition 805 awarded to: