Clues by R. Postill in 1966-1967
Ximenes competitions from 907 to 954 All clues by R. Postill | 1966-1967 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 907 to 954 All clues by R. Postill | 1966-1967 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Postill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907 | SORITES (Misprints) | VHC | Sex-appeal in a setting of roses? This just invites seduction | deduction; it in anag. |
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | VHC | Gold coin in church collection bag? Parson getting me instead of nickel is apt to take off! | écu in plate; me for Ni in minister |
| 933 | COTTABUS | VHC | This wine game is nothing new; otherwise cost is just about prohibitive. | tabu in anag.; topical |
| 935 | MALAPROP | First | Matrimony: a little aversion initially has a supporter in her | M,a,l,a + prop, & lit. |
| 941 | HYPODERMIC | First | Despondency, Reichenbach’s effect, unsolved crime … could have led Holmes to this. | hyp od1 + anag., & lit., ref. R. Falls, H.’s supposed death; hyp = hypochondria |
| 945 | OBLITERATE | VHC | Wipe out Beatle and disorganised trio remains | anag. of Beatle trio |
| 949 | BROWSING | VHC | B. Wooster’s companion for sluicing, oddly enough, is G. Brown | anag.; “browsing & sluicing” |
HCs awarded in competitions:
911 DRAGON
916 DIAPASON
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
929 AMPHITHEATRE
936 MINI SKIRTS