Cup Winning Clues in 1965
◀ 1964 | 1966 ▶ | Other years
◀ 1964 | 1966 ▶ | Other years
| Date | Clue word | Winner | Clue | Explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 834 | Jan | CARRIED | Mrs E. McFee | Bore will give the reverse of a short account—and what could be drier! | a/c (rev.) + anag. |
| X | 839 | Feb | GINGER (Printer’s Devilry) | R. Brain | Butler’s wider—a n/ew honour—choice for irony! | ‘Erewhon’ |
| X | 843 | Mar | PRISTINE | L. E. Eyres | “Enspirit” is wrongly spelt: that’s archaic | anag.; ref. OED, latest example 1658 |
| X | 847 | Apr | FRENETICAL | J. B. Sweeting | 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 |
| X | 851 | May | Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam) | F. E. Newlove | Black Eye by Dirty Dick out of Mascara | dick, eye = detective |
| X | 856 | Jun | RODOMONTADE | J. W. Taylor | Ode on Mr. Toad could be this—particularly if he wrote it | anag. & lit. |
| X | 860 | Jul | CORSAGE | Mrs B. Lewis | Graces bust—cache for love-letter | O in anag., & lit. |
| X | 864 | Aug | PATERNAL | L. W. Jenkinson | A planter may well be concerned for his seed | anag. |
| X | 868 | Aug | DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left) | W. K. M. Slimmings | It’s shown by blasting and then turning crimson where you drive, smothering ball completely: to avoid it, keep your head down! | anag. + red (rev.) & lit.; O up in tee, down = hair |
| X | 873 | Oct | VETERANS | S. L. Paton | Some of us could use Martinis—pass the gin up | vet + snare (rev.); M. = rifles |
| X | 878 | Nov | ENTOMOSTRACA | R. Postill | Not a rat comes off! Obviously some of them stick to sinking ships | anag.; off = out of condition; barnacles |
| X | 882 | Dec | SNAPDRAGON | C. G. Millin | A Christmas game in which you have to explore inside spirit, alight | drag in snap, on, & lit. |
| X | 884 | Xmas | MASHER (Printer’s Devilry) | Maj A. S. Birt | Said Brown, “Alas, our hope’s a Red: I/an Smith out and no declaration now” | Rhodesia, cricket |