Clues by C. J. Morse in 1955-1956
Ximenes competitions from 329 to 382 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1955-1956 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 329 to 382 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1955-1956 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Morse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329 | HAMADRYAD | VHC | Hardy’s varied characters include a wild female “woodlander” | a mad in anag.; ref Thomas H. novel ‘The Woodlanders’ |
| 334 | CHEROOT | VHC | Even in bed the Great Man produces a cigar | hero in cot; ref. Churchill |
| 347 | TELEVISOR | VHC | Live set—or showing movement, anyway | anag. & lit. |
| 351 | LUSTRE | VHC | Holy man beset by temptation to think longingly about material splendour | St. in lure, lust re |
| 356 | METOPOSCOPY | VHC | With me you find a trace of disposition in the surface likeness | me + (disp)os(ition) in top copy, & lit. |
| 360 | WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left) | VHC | A depression is forecast: also a ridge, a stormy ridge encircling Great Britain—a rare phenomenon around our shores | 3 mngs.; GB in anag. |
| 364 | HELLEBORE | VHC | Greek girl stopped on cross-channel flight was carrying dope | Helle bore; ref. the flying ram (Krios Khrysomallos), who rescued Helle |
| 369 | BERET | Second | Small round object eaten by overconfident Frenchmen? Sounds like wild fruit! | ‘berry’; “I’ll eat my hat” |
| 382 | ABSTAIN | Third | You’ll find Australia’s opening bats reformed at the wicket—it’s all to be very sober | A + anag. + in |
HCs awarded in competitions:
338 SHE-ASS
343 EPIGONI
373 PRESTONPANS
377 MALISON