Clues by Miss D. W. Taylor in 1962-1963
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by Miss D. W. Taylor | 1962-1963 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by Miss D. W. Taylor | 1962-1963 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss D. W. Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703 | SCAPEMENT | VHC | Old Uncle, surrounded by miscellaneous pants &c., second hand clocks, and the like, won’t give tick when I’m broke—barbarous! | eme in anag.; uncle = pawnbroker, barbarous = ungrammatical |
| 708 | HEARTS | VHC | Organs are often played in the Ambassador Theatre. (If one fails, you might fall back on the piano!) | HE Arts, 2 defs. |
| 717 | STAR-MAN (Misprints) | First | To lead the male astray—that describes my calling | astral; star man, & lit. |
| 746 | INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Alas! Sin opera! Wore now/t—snow—her tiny hand is frozen | ref. ‘La Bohème’ |
HCs awarded in competitions:
700 SOLOMON
712 RHEUMATICKY
728 ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)
738 ANAESTHETIC