Clues by E. M. Hornby in 1969-1970
Ximenes competitions from 1058 to 1106 All clues by E. M. Hornby | 1969-1970 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 1058 to 1106 All clues by E. M. Hornby | 1969-1970 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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E. M. Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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1062 | CALLING-CRAB | VHC | I appear to bow and scrape: it’s the start of riches in a commissionaire’s job | r(iches) in calling cab; i.e. fiddler crab |
1076 | NEFAST (Misprints) | First | Stocking is not old and unlikely to run | shocking; ne fast |
1091 | WENCESLAS | VHC | Another blessed monarch wanting new scales, embarrassed too | anag. |
1097 | PANTOPHAGIST | VHC | Possibly a tiptop gnash is what I need | anag. & lit. |
1106 | LEXICOGRAPHY | VHC | Graecophil has two unknown quantities; Liddell & Scott’s work will sort that out | anag. incl. x,y; ref. Greek dictionary |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1093 MARTINET