Clues by C. Allen Baker in 1954 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 285 to 325    All clues by C. Allen Baker  |   1954 (2) Honours list
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C. Allen Baker000833
 
No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
287MANCHESTERVHCOne source of supply for English merchantsanag. incl. E, & lit.
289CISTERNVHCA hole in one? It just won’t hold water—you take about ten, sir, in the rough!c. + anag.
293CABVHCHalf a small room—sharing a bath with about sixteen others—no wonder I’m a growler!(a) cab(in), 2 defs.; cab2, bath2; growler = horse-drawn cab
295SENSE-ORGANSVHCWe sure are stirred by sirens seen dancing in loose sarongs!anag. in anag.
302MARTINVHCTurns egg with beaknit ram (rev.), & lit.
304ORLEANSVHCBottom’s kind of work—supplying endless tailors including Starvelinglean in (tail)ors; ref. Nick B. (weaver) and Robin S. (tailor) in M.N.D.; see starveling (adj.) in C.
306CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)VHCFool! Taking a chance I crashed—wall run into and vehicle overturnedanag.; ram + trap (rev.)
316BATHROOMVHCclue not given

HCs awarded in competitions:

291 APAGOGE
297 CONTRAPUNTAL
325 MARRYING