Clues by S. Goldie in 1953 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 233 to 257    All clues by S. Goldie  |   1953 (2) Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
235ASPHETERISMVHCNot allowing you a penny of your own? The old worm! Confound the miser!asp + anag.
241MANDOLINEVHCRavel—il m’a donné quelque chose à jouer!anag. & lit.; ravel = disentangle
245GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left)VHCWhat was it, the attraction of a Peach Melba? So soft, then melted away to nothingcryptic def.; so p ran 0; ref. Dame Nellie M.
247VAMPIREVHCI’m a fast finisher when I’m in the vein, but personally I’m dead against the current rage for speed recordsv. amp ire; ref. de Havilland V. jet, air speed record holder
253DERATIONSecondMake ample amends to a dineranag. & lit.
255SCUTTLEVHCTo hole in one is generally matter for getting lit-up—let’s cut capers!anag., 2 defs.; pause after ‘hole’

HCs awarded in competitions:

237 BASTINADE
239 GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry)
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)