Clues by C. Allen Baker in 1970-1971
Ximenes competitions from 1110 to 1162 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1970-1971 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 1110 to 1162 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1970-1971 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Allen Baker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1110 | IMPERSONATE | VHC | One must get into step in Rome being moved to do as the Romans do | a in anag. |
| 1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | VHC | Body’s a crock—and a tyre’s faulty; it’s one blow-out after another | flesh pot + anag. |
| 1119 | RONDE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Man! That Scrubs—a ni/ck in Great Britain—must be tough! | Brunel, SS Gt. Britain |
| 1127 | TRAYBIT | First | “A tip, this?”, the waiter snapped | tray bit |
| 1131 | CAROUSER (Misprints) | VHC | A cat endlessly on the alert makes a great mouser | bouser; ca(t) + rouser |
| 1140 | CALLOUS | VHC | Do in the local, ending with us insensible | anag. + us |
| 1143 | MORGIANA | First | Pantomime dame: a man disguised, with a built-in bust | orgia in anag.; see orgy and bust2 |
| 1145 | GENIPAP | VHC | A tree that’s preposterous in a small space | pine (rev.) in gap, & lit. |
| 1154 | CLARIONET | Second | Blow me, I carol riotously—X has slipped up | anag. + ten (rev.); ref. X’s error [see comments] |
| 1158 | ELEPHANT-SEAL | VHC | Scotch then pale ales—you’ll get me swimming in drink | anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions: