Clues by A. Lawrie in 1966-1967
Ximenes competitions from 907 to 954 All clues by A. Lawrie | 1966-1967 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 907 to 954 All clues by A. Lawrie | 1966-1967 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lawrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 911 | DRAGON | VHC | A monitor’s the fellow to keep horseplay in check | rag in don |
| 916 | DIAPASON | VHC | What uses the full set of eight in a span? I do | anag. & lit.; use = exercise |
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | VHC | In pantomimes, Terry-Thomas is a comic actor it’s appropriate to look at when wanting an end to sadness | hidden; (s)peculate |
| 935 | MALAPROP | VHC | It’s a mile to the French shore—you should have someone ready with a gaff | m. à la prop; shore, vb. |
| 945 | OBLITERATE | VHC | I’m cross through having fallen in love with scold | lit in 0 berate; light3 = come down |
| 949 | BROWSING | VHC | Forage cap is wrong, quite wrong, with beefeater’s head | b + anag.; cap vb. imperative |
HCs awarded in competitions:
907 SORITES (Misprints)
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
929 AMPHITHEATRE
936 MINI SKIRTS
941 HYPODERMIC