Clues by R. E. Scraton in 1961-1962
Ximenes competitions from 647 to 694    All clues by R. E. Scraton  |   1961-1962 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
647MADCAPVHCMaster on six hundred per annum needs rise; he’s liable to take rash action!MA + DC + p.a. (rev.)
656FIDDLESTICKSVHCAdverse comment from stalls after play?fiddle sticks, & lit.
660RUBBER (Misprints)SecondMisprints defeat me: I’m no longer a match for howlers!bowlers; 2 mngs.; r. can’t correct printing errors
673ERISTICALThirdVast multitude from Commonwealth, to its resentment, must be turned back; that’s controversiallac its ire (all rev.)
676TRELLIS (DLM)ThirdKurem’s have fine array of lozenges for all winter ills 
682PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)VHCI show up well embracing a male. / I’m inclined to neck my feller endlesslya ram in pour, & lit.; chin(a); china = mate, Cockney slang
694OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)VHCAfter excellent trip/e, to a doctor—ate very quickly! 

HCs awarded in competitions:

664 MANIPULATE
678 TESSELLATED
686 FEMALE