Clues by F. E. Newlove in 1955-1956
Ximenes competitions from 329 to 382 All clues by F. E. Newlove | 1955-1956 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 329 to 382 All clues by F. E. Newlove | 1955-1956 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. E. Newlove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334 | CHEROOT | VHC | It’s wonderful being in bed: with me there’s no burning the taper at either end! | hero in cot; square cut |
| 351 | LUSTRE | VHC | Century Twentieth? Not this ornament, surely! | twentieth of 100 years; Victorian ornament |
| 360 | WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left) | VHC | A whelk’s slightly meatier than a winkle: bigger, and not half bad for a change, says the wideawake bird! | w(r)inkle, meatier = with more substance, whelk2; anag. incl. (ba)d; Sooty Tern colloquially known as the “wideawake bird” |
| 377 | MALISON | VHC | Oath of Osmanli origin—can’t you just hear an actor saying it? | anag., ‘Malleson’; ref. Miles M., comic film actor |
| 382 | ABSTAIN | First | Put a saint in a bath of Champagne and see if he does! | St in a bain (Fr.), & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
356 METOPOSCOPY
364 HELLEBORE
373 PRESTONPANS