Cup Winning clues by F. B. Stubbs
All clues by F. B. Stubbs
All clues by F. B. Stubbs
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points |
First win | Latest win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. B. Stubbs | 103 | 4 | 9 | 90 | 161 | 116 | Jul 1952 | Mar 1969 |
| No. | Clue word | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | |||
| 1049 | SLANGWHANGER | He gives a rambling performance with heartless fury | slang2 + w(it)h + anger, & lit. |
| 902 | WINCOPIPE | It used to be quoted in weather lore—start about the first of October to plough | O pip3 in wince |
| 543 | NUTRIA / ERMINE (Right and Left) | Found rooting about the bank—could spell ruin at Old Street—magistrate’s livery | anag.; 2 mngs.; ref. Ermine St., old Roman Road, and O.S. Magistrate’s Court |
| 197 | SCALES | Attached to skates, they help to give you balance | 2 mngs.; fish scales |