Clues by J. W. Bates in 1953 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 207 to 231    All clues by J. W. Bates  |   1953 (1) Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
207PAGEANTThirdIf this show’s out of period, someone’s made a bloomeri.e. p(age)ant, & lit.; out of = lacking
209ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)VHCThe “March of Time,” seen from a seat in the back rowseat; lap in noise (rev.); ref. newsreel series 1935-51
213LEMONADEVHCThe charge for dry toastcryptic def.; i.e. charge for glass of teetotaller
215BUCKFASTLEIGHVHCA dandy set, a famous Desdemona —here’s the place to go to see the Moor!buck1, fast2 Leigh; B. on edge of Dartmoor; Vivien L. played D. on stage

HCs awarded in competitions:

217 DEPOSIT
229 MASCOT
231 PREAMBLE