Clues by R. E. Scraton in 1961-1962
Ximenes competitions from 647 to 694 All clues by R. E. Scraton | 1961-1962 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 647 to 694 All clues by R. E. Scraton | 1961-1962 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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R. E. Scraton | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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647 | MADCAP | VHC | Master on six hundred per annum needs rise; he’s liable to take rash action! | MA + DC + p.a. (rev.) |
656 | FIDDLESTICKS | VHC | Adverse comment from stalls after play? | fiddle sticks, & lit. |
660 | RUBBER (Misprints) | Second | Misprints defeat me: I’m no longer a match for howlers! | bowlers; 2 mngs.; r. can’t correct printing errors |
673 | ERISTICAL | Third | Vast multitude from Commonwealth, to its resentment, must be turned back; that’s controversial | lac its ire (all rev.) |
676 | TRELLIS (DLM) | Third | Kurem’s have fine array of lozenges for all winter ills | |
682 | PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left) | VHC | I show up well embracing a male. / I’m inclined to neck my feller endlessly | a ram in pour, & lit.; chin(a); china = mate, Cockney slang |
694 | OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | After excellent trip/e, to a doctor—ate very quickly! |
HCs awarded in competitions:
664 MANIPULATE
678 TESSELLATED
686 FEMALE