Clues by N. C. Dexter in 1966-1967
Ximenes competitions from 907 to 954 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1966-1967 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 907 to 954 All clues by N. C. Dexter | 1966-1967 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. C. Dexter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907 | SORITES (Misprints) | VHC | Anything but a good guzzle will rouse the sot’s ire | puzzle; anag. |
| 911 | DRAGON | Second | One that often walks round to ward against silver being pinched | Ag in Dr on, & lit. |
| 920 | ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Baby-talk I hate. To he/ll, children! That, thank you, sounds better | |
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | First | See me take items off—take items one shouldn’t—high class in exotic “peel” act! | anag. of me, r., items & lit.; U3 in anag. |
| 935 | MALAPROP | Third | She used PREPOSITION in an abnormal way. (In the normal—a PROPOSITION) | hidden, & lit. |
| 936 | MINI SKIRTS | VHC | They show one skin naughtily in dress rising above stocking-top | I + anag. all in trim (rev.) + s |
| 941 | HYPODERMIC | VHC | I make many a patient shout: Cor! My soft hide’s bruised | anag. incl. p |
| 945 | OBLITERATE | First | (Biol.) Treat defective end of a tube | anag. + e, & lit. |
| 949 | BROWSING | VHC | Heffers don’t object to it—nor do heifers! | 2 mngs; ref. Cambridge booksellers |
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