Cup Winning Clues in 1954
◀ 1953 | 1955 ▶ | Other years
◀ 1953 | 1955 ▶ | Other years
| Date | Clue word | Winner | Clue | Explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 265 | Jan | THERMAE | C. J. Morse | Geysers rattle and knock about 3 a.m. (The heater blows up about noon) | anag. of three am, m. (= noon) in anag. |
| X | 267 | Jan | TRADE | E. J. Rackham | Would Mr. Butler agree that extra determination must produce it, if destruction is to be avoided? | ex(tra de)termination, & lit.; ref. Rab B., Chancellor |
| X | 269 | Jan | ASCENT | N. D. Young | Emanation of powder and perfume following a make up | a + scent; up, noun |
| X | 271 | Feb | TRIPLET | F. E. Newlove | Another Bedser might have been the answer, but there wasn’t one—and the tour is bound to suffer | trip, let; ref. identical cricketing twins, Alec & Eric Bedser and 1954 test matches; E.B. was never selected for a test match |
| X | 273 | Feb | COUSIN | C. J. Morse | General name for any sovereign or noble about me, as a monarch might put it | us in coin, & lit; us = me (royal use) |
| X | 275 | Mar | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | J. B. Filburn | True! Man’s fast/s are inconsistent, even with Lent here to inspire | ref. Fred T. & Len Hutton, 1954 Tests v. W. Indies |
| X | 277 | Mar | PRODIGALLY | M. Winterbottom | Taking care of the pence, gaily dissipated about the pounds—spendthrifts will go on like that! | pro d + L in anag., & lit. |
| X | 279 | Apr | CRYPTOGRAM | H. G. Tattersall | A cell first; then go up before the beak for a sentence involving hard labour | crypt + go (rev.) + ram |
| X | 281 | Apr | SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number) | F. E. Newlove | Does away with brushes and rags—dusts and shines without polish! | rags; 5 defs.; dust = brawl (inf.), shine = shindy |
| X | 283 | May | SOBER | S. B. Green | Robes should he fashioned to fit—neither tight nor loose | anag. |
| X | 285 | May | PARALYSES | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Acts like a number of members: gets especially agitated about salary revision! | anag. in anag. of esp.; numb-er |
| X | 287 | Jun | MANCHESTER | C. R. Haigh | What is indicated by three short legs in a ring in front of the umpire? A pitch good for ducks? | Man Chester; ref. Isle of M. triskelion, Frank C., Test umpire, rain-interrupted cricket at Old Trafford |
| X | 289 | Jun | CISTERN | B. J. McCann | We can get a good many inches of rain here. Over a hundred before August! | CI + stern |
| X | 291 | Jul | APAGOGE | Mrs N. Fisher | An oblique check for the afternoon, with the latest thing in buttons | a + go in page2; go (n.) = fashion |
| X | 293 | Jul | CAB | F. E. Newlove | I’m often picked up in the street; for Spanish gentlemen it’s me before all the pride of Piccadilly! | i.e. cab + all Eros = caballeros |
| X | 295 | Aug | SENSE-ORGANS | J. B. Sykes | Goneril demanded two of Gloster’s; only one would have put Regan’s nose out of joint | anag. of sing.; ref. Lear III.7, “pluck out his eyes” |
| X | 297 | Aug | CONTRAPUNTAL | P. H. Morgan | With an air of crossness about the score, the other side kick the stuffing out of Arsenal! | contra punt2 A(rsena)l |
| X | 300 | Sep | COCCO | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | An assortment of 300! Love-a-duck! Dished up on Sunday and, maybe, dispatched by Friday! | anag. of CCC 0 0; Sunday Island, Man Friday; ref. puzzle; 16 breedest, 23 cocco, 30 pucer, 33 stots |
| X | 302 | Sep | MARTIN | V. F. Dixon | He had to ruin coat with foil or something similar, dividing it in two halves | mar tin (vb.), & lit.; ref. story of St. M. of Tours |
| X | 304 | Oct | ORLEANS | C. R. Malcolm | Borders round an old house, coming to glory in July | an in orles; ref. July Monarchy, Louis Philippe, Orléanist Party |
| X | 306 | Oct | CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left) | L. Johnson | I don’t score as I used to, a hundred an hour! I stick, block quietly with skill—I’m purely defensive | c h I cane; ram p art |
| X | 316 | Xmas | BATHROOM | E. O. Seymour | Ideal place for a rendering of “Thora,” wearing negligee coming back | anag. in mob2 (rev.), & lit.; ref. song by F. E. Wetherly & S. Adams, 1905 |