Clues by C. Allen Baker in 1962-1963
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1962-1963 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1962-1963 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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C. Allen Baker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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700 | SOLOMON | VHC | Individual appearing to have married continuously! | solo m. on, & lit.; 700 wives |
708 | HEARTS | Second | What comes at the end of every sentence in a stag-party? “Cheers!” | e in harts |
725 | SILENUS | VHC | In two ticks I would go on the batter proper! | I Len U in s.s. & lit.; tick = second; on t.b. = on a drunken spree; ref. L. Hutton, England batsman |
728 | ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent) | VHC | I give a tow- service: if I have a breakdown it makes me real mad! | anag. |
738 | ANAESTHETIC | VHC | Storm in a tea-chest! (That would really put one out!) | anag.; storm vb. tr. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
703 SCAPEMENT
712 RHEUMATICKY
717 STAR-MAN (Misprints)
734 NASALITY
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)