Clues by C. O. Butcher in 1962-1963
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by C. O. Butcher | 1962-1963 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by C. O. Butcher | 1962-1963 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. O. Butcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | SOLOMON | VHC | Individual married to a back number? A long way back, yes—but what a number! | solo m. + no. (rev.); 700 wives |
| 712 | RHEUMATICKY | VHC | Semi-humans will get with it and do the twist with creaky and painfully stiff results | anag. of hum(ans) it creaky |
| 721 | KERB-MERCHANT | VHC | Under-skirt specialist—a Petticoat Lane chap, perhaps? | cryptic def. |
| 730 | ARCH-PIRATE | VHC | Roguish leading seaman who turns up to divide the spoil | arch + tar (rev.) in pie & lit. |
| 743 | CHEMIST | VHC | The sick need me and I knead (sic) them | anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
703 SCAPEMENT
717 STAR-MAN (Misprints)
734 NASALITY