Cup Winning clues by D. P. M. Michael
All clues by D. P. M. Michael
All clues by D. P. M. Michael
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points |
First win | Latest win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. P. M. Michael | 172 | 10 | 26 | 136 | 197 | 208 | Nov 1948 | Apr 1970 |
| No. | Clue word | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | |||
| 1106 | LEXICOGRAPHY | What, if amiss, makes X go preachily potty? | anag. & lit. |
| 1015 | HOAR-HEADED | Gray’s description of rustic—not, it seems, unrimed but admittedly letterless | hoar(y)-headed, & lit.; rime = frost; ref. G.’s Elegy, lines 97, 115 |
| 1010 | MOTORIST | Once more is in wrong—in Britain, right is denied him | mo + is in tort; driving on left |
| 586 | HEBDOMADARY | Shockingly bad Doh! Ray! Me!—not quite compassing an octave | anag. |
| 259 | AGANIPPE | What eases the strain and restores pep again? Spring | anag., 2 defs.; strain1 = flow of language |
| 179 | CADRE | Establishment of peace could be crazy crusade without us | anag. less us & lit. |
| 162 | TITANESS | Seat isn’t made to hold her! | anag. & lit. |
| 159 | SPANIEL | Lies curled up taking nap—let him sleep | anag. of lies, nap; “let sleeping dogs lie” |
| 115 | MISNOMER | Result of getting wrong first answer to Catechism is me! | anag. of N or M is me, and lit.; ref. C of E Catechism, “Q: What is your name? A: N. or M.” |
| 90 | ROTHER | Stream of abuse to describe a bête noire? | 3 mngs.; river; black cattle variety |