Clues by T. W. Melluish in 1953 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 207 to 231 All clues by T. W. Melluish | 1953 (1) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 207 to 231 All clues by T. W. Melluish | 1953 (1) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. W. Melluish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | PAGEANT | VHC | Exhibition secured by worker’s application to a quantity of reading matter | page ant |
| 211 | CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES | VHC | Waits near the mistletoe but scares no girl improperly | anag.; wait1 (n.) |
| 213 | LEMONADE | VHC | One feels after this squash the fresher might be accepted in the world of the ‘beaux esprits’ | a in Le Monde (Fr.); fresher = refreshed/University student |
| 215 | BUCKFASTLEIGH | First | An order of black hue, given gifts, here reconstructed | anag. & lit.; B. Abbey (reconstructed post 1882), Benedictines “black monks” |
| 225 | TOUCHSTONES | Third | Give the fool two testrils—or testers | Touchstone + s (= shilling); tester, testril = sixpence; ref. AYLI |
HCs awarded in competitions:
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
217 DEPOSIT
221 BUNTHORNE
227 CATEGORIES
229 MASCOT
231 PREAMBLE