Clues by A. Lawrie in 1965-1966
Ximenes competitions from 860 to 902 All clues by A. Lawrie | 1965-1966 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 860 to 902 All clues by A. Lawrie | 1965-1966 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lawrie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 868 | DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left) | VHC | Scurf’s untidy and Red Indian people, we hear, find it on the occasional scalp | anag.; ‘Tupi’; find, imper. |
| 873 | VETERANS | Third | Ernest and Virginia have got spliced; they’ve had a long engagement | anag. incl. Va |
| 882 | SNAPDRAGON | VHC | Cold spell to be unduly prolonged, it seems; I’ll spend the whole blooming time in bed! | snap drag on |
| 885 | GALIMATIAS | VHC | Unfinished amalgam? It is, roughly | anag. less m, & lit. |
| 894 | WITENAGEMOT | Second | A diet’s just the thing to be imposed on somebody that’s gone up about a stone in weight | it + a gem in one (rev.) all in wt. |
| 898 | POCHARD | VHC | It has (and sounds like!) one of those beaks fine for foraging | ‘poacher ‘; one pron |
| 900 | PARAMECIA or PAREOEANS | VHC | Before one in charge returns, sire meets odd mare, begetting little mule-like animals | (paramecia; pa + anag. + a i/c (rev.) |
HCs awarded in competitions:
860 CORSAGE
878 ENTOMOSTRACA
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
902 WINCOPIPE