Cup Winning clues by J. B. Sweeting
All clues by J. B. Sweeting
All clues by J. B. Sweeting
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points |
First win | Latest win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. B. Sweeting | 55 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 174 | 64 | Apr 1965 | Jul 1988 |
| No. | Clue word | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | No toper he, so large tot is out | Soper; anag.; ref. Lord S., popular preacher |
| 249 | RUDOLPH THE REINDEER | I draw the red Noel rider – hup! | anag. & lit; draw = pull away |
| 197 | CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry) | I translated: ‘The gall i/s bitter’ | ‘amer’ |
| Ximenes competitions | |||
| 1119 | RONDE (Printer’s Devilry) | Court serving—King attacks—see the f/ur fly | frondeur; Louis XIV and Margaret C., Billie-Jean K. |
| 847 | FRENETICAL | Left are in, and the end of Alec. That’s crazy! Stark staring bonkers! | anag. incl. c; ref. A. Douglas-Home, PM defeated by Labour in 1964 Gen. Election |