Clues by R. Postill in 1958-1959
Ximenes competitions from 490 to 538 All clues by R. Postill | 1958-1959 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 490 to 538 All clues by R. Postill | 1958-1959 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Postill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495 | PARTISAN | VHC | You can have the quiet workmanlike chap: I’m all for a player using the old-fashioned long handle! | p artisan, 2 defs.; all for = p. (adj.) ; player = wielder of weapon; ref. cricket bat |
| 500 | MOTHERS-IN-LAW | VHC | How can you describe them? Moralist when adapted offers “Dams with faint praise”! | anag., 2 defs.; ref. A. Pope, ‘Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot’ |
| 504 | LEAD-LINE | VHC | All I need at sea … one heave—and I’m off to bed! | anag. & lit.; ref. seasickness |
| 519 | RIDICULE (DLM) | VHC | Why is idle curiosity about roast chicken inconclusive? Because a prior’s (pryer’s) habit doesn’t cover the parson’s nose! | |
| 529 | BUTTY-COLLIER | VHC | Found in the galleries drawing, perhaps, works by Utrillo, etc. | anag.; hewer and drawer |
| 538 | BANISHING | Third | Uncle contrived Hamlet’s exit being involved in poisoning. (If doubtful, see W.S.!) | ish in baning (= poisoning, Shak.); ref. Claudius in Hamlet; W.S. = Shakespeare and Writer to Signet; see ish in C. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
508 CUMBERGROUND
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)