Clues by W. K. M. Slimmings in 1953 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 233 to 257 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1953 (2) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 233 to 257 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1953 (2) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. K. M. Slimmings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | ASPHETERISM | VHC | Southey’s doctrine denying a grasper his beloved sovereigns shakes the miser to the core | (GR)asp(ER) + anag.; ref. Robert S., poet and radical |
| 237 | BASTINADE | Third | Pour melted fat round a chunk of dingo, minced! Surely a cruel way of making hot dogs! | a + anag. of din(go) in baste; dogs = feet, Am. slang |
| 239 | GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Could I but “swing,” like Aha/b at the ball | Walter Hagen, US champion golfer |
| 245 | GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left) | VHC | She sings opera in a tattered bit of sarong—the merest remnant of sarong—and the French love it! | op. in anag. of saron(g); (saron)g + l’amour |
| 249 | BALM | VHC | The soothing influence of the garden where the Queen is free from “Viva!” | Balm(oral) |
| 255 | SCUTTLE | First | Where you may see All Blacks do in ebullient Celts. (Wales will be sunk if you do!) | ut in anag., 2 defs.; do2 = ut1; wales = ship’s planks; ref. coal and NZ rugby tour 1953 |
| 257 | PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue) | VHC | Brock’s cunning, not showing up till the red setter’s gone | Brock’s fireworks; badger |
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