Clues by D. P. M. Michael in 1968-1969
Ximenes competitions from 1006 to 1054 All clues by D. P. M. Michael | 1968-1969 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 1006 to 1054 All clues by D. P. M. Michael | 1968-1969 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. P. M. Michael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1006 | CHROME-PLATING | VHC | Perhaps replacing moth or preventing rust? | anag.; moth = corrosion |
| 1010 | MOTORIST | First | Once more is in wrong—in Britain, right is denied him | mo + is in tort; driving on left |
| 1015 | HOAR-HEADED | First | Gray’s description of rustic—not, it seems, unrimed but admittedly letterless | hoar(y)-headed, & lit.; rime = frost; ref. G.’s Elegy, lines 97, 115 |
| 1023 | CONSOLE | VHC | Bust support could be short solution to fill out peaky figure | sol. in cone |
| 1032 | TENONER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Does, not ro/es, train in sects of course | rotenone |
| 1036 | CORONETED | VHC | One that, without the headgear, in having a heart is nobler than most | one t(hat) in cored, & lit.; that = coroneted |
| 1041 | TEA-LEAD | VHC | TV commercial about a blend that might include China or Ceylon | a in tele-ad.; blend of lead & tin |
| 1054 | PINACOTHECA | VHC | It should artfully exhibit an apt choice | anag. & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1039 TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)
1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
1049 SLANGWHANGER