Clues by C. J. Morse in 1970-1971
Ximenes competitions from 1110 to 1162 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1970-1971 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 1110 to 1162 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1970-1971 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. J. Morse | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1110 | IMPERSONATE | Third | Pose as ordered naughtily by some painter | anag. |
1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | VHC | The ultimate in luxury, with bodily appetites and dalliance put first | flesh potter2 + (luxur)y, & lit. |
1119 | RONDE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | First-class ba/ck won’t admit “hands” | |
1127 | TRAYBIT | VHC | I go twice to tester—for test involving one minute | a in try + bit; tester2 = 6d. |
1131 | CAROUSER (Misprints) | VHC | Rooster—the countryman’s first alarm | roister; c(ountryman) + arouser |
1135 | HILAIRE BELLOC | VHC | Versifier, first-rate one who rises in uncrowned eminence | A1 rebel in hilloc(k) |
1140 | CALLOUS | VHC | It’s hard to bid with America behind the ring | call o US: ref. Velázquez painting sold for $5.5m |
1145 | GENIPAP | VHC | Mother’s half-baked, Dad’s not all there—and my cousin’s madder | geni(trix) + pap(a) |
1158 | ELEPHANT-SEAL | Third | Take a pea, shell ten and sort for the biggest in the pod | anag. |
1162 | BEAM-ENDS | VHC | Radio failures are a feature of ships in distress—airline does better | beam ends, BEA mends: radio, beam, vbs. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1123 MAXIMIST
1143 MORGIANA
1154 CLARIONET