Clues by C. Allen Baker in 1956-1957
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1956-1957 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1956-1957 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Allen Baker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Face dirty still! Whow! A s/ight, years old! | |
| 395 | SCALE-ARMOUR | VHC | Suez Canal headings … Fear About Egypt’s Leader … Our Defence Being Virtually Doubled | S C + E in alarm + our; ref. Suez crisis |
| 408 | BILLET | VHC | British, left to separate Israel and Egypt sides, find occupation the answer | B + l in I(srae)l, E(gyp)t |
| 412 | SERVIETTE | VHC | In an unconventional set, a form of tie cover used when no company is present! | anag. less co. in anag., & lit. |
| 417 | SINECURE | VHC | There’s money for jam in safe-breaking! | in in secure |
| 430 | GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | Baring a bit o’ fle/x may give one a shock |
HCs awarded in competitions:
404 POLENTA
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
425 TRAVERSE
434 CARTON