Clues by C. J. Morse in 1957-1958
Ximenes competitions from 438 to 486 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1957-1958 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 438 to 486 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1957-1958 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Morse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438 | MACARONI | VHC | Large bird, good eating—mixture of Leghorn and Minorca with a variegated coxcomb | anag., 3 defs.; types of chicken; L. = Livorno, Italy |
| 443 | HALF-SEAS-OVER | VHC | Amazing! Safe solver foully misrepresented—clued as semi-inebriate! | ha + anag.; ref. last puzzle [see comments] |
| 447 | TOUSLE | VHC | Complicated locks use the action of tumblers | 2 mngs.; tumbler = part of a lock mechanism |
| 451 | MEGAPODE | VHC | You’ll find me with a fabricated hatching-place in the earth (Greek form of name) | me + a pod in Ge, & lit.; pod = silk cocoon |
| 456 | PLAFOND | VHC | “Above-the-line” bridge makes players open short—then get foolish and flop disastrously | pla(yers) + fond, anag. |
| 464 | STRAWED | VHC | Spenser’s diffuse—but that’s natural in his period | raw in sted |
| 473 | LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Winnie there be/llowed, “Now he’s less Puck than Prospero!” | ref. Winston Churchill |
| 477 | SEDATENESS | VHC | For the avoidance of confusion, the letters N.S. should be added after revised dates | anag. + en + ess; see New Style s.v. style |
| 486 | BARACAN | VHC | It takes a really reactionary bedouin to preserve this old camel-cloth! | Arab (rev.) can, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
460 ASTONISHMENT (Misprints)
467 A humorous definition (Humorous definition)
469 DAISY
482 LEASING-MAKER