Clues by J. A. Blair in 1953 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 233 to 257 All clues by J. A. Blair | 1953 (2) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 233 to 257 All clues by J. A. Blair | 1953 (2) Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. A. Blair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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241 | MANDOLINE | VHC | It takes some pluck for a chap to sabotage the telephone wire! | man do line; Bath racecourse swindle of 16 July 1953 involved cutting of cable |
243 | LODESTAR | VHC | It may give a lead to disheartened ramblers | anag. incl. r(ambler)s, & lit. |
247 | VAMPIRE | VHC | See a reverse of “Requiescat in Pace” in me | v. a + RIP (rev.) in me, & lit. |
257 | PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue) | VHC | Very light doubled and redoubled: (declarer overdoing it!) | Very light = flare |
HCs awarded in competitions:
239 GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry)
245 GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left)
251 UNMETHODICAL
253 DERATION
255 SCUTTLE