Clues by W. K. M. Slimmings in 1952 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 181 to 193 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1952 (1) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 181 to 193 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1952 (1) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. K. M. Slimmings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | MISTLETOE | VHC | What may cause unquiet lips to meet! | anag. less p, & lit. |
| 184 | MEREST / WYOMING (DLM) | VHC | Is your lawn in a state? Buy a Makehay Mowing Marvel, most simple to operate: You just steer. Makehay’ll shear | |
| 185 | STOUT | VHC | The best kind of man to have round, as Caesar would say | St. + O + ut2, & lit.; ref. JC I.2.194, “Let me have men around me that are fat” |
| 187 | GROWLER | VHC | Two sovereigns to cage the blinking bird, he grumbles, and a perch would do as well! | owl in GR, ER; g. type of bass |
| 191 | DENIGRATE | VHC | To give cause for a libel action gets the editor tearing mad | anag. incl. ed. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
181 HANGABLE
183 SAUSAGES
186 ASHMOLEAN
190 CHEQUERS
192 WATSON
193 TRADUCER