Clues by C. J. Morse in 1962-1963
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1962-1963 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1962-1963 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Morse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | SOLOMON | VHC | Single at first, he ended by getting married continually! | solo m on, & lit.; 700 wives |
| 703 | SCAPEMENT | VHC | Chronometric device could expose a hundred Piltdown types hidden in half-jest | C apemen in (je)st; ref. Oakley’s fluorine test |
| 708 | HEARTS | VHC | Spurs’ equivalent among the Scottish clubs—you won’t find clubs ranking higher than them! | 2 mngs.; spurs, vb.; football teams |
| 712 | RHEUMATICKY | VHC | What’s uncomfortable about the joint? It sounds positively spacious with the top storey included | ‘attic’ in ‘roomy’ |
| 717 | STAR-MAN (Misprints) | VHC | Forecaster who studies his horses carefully—he’s only gone wrong once! | houses (astrology); 2 mngs. |
| 721 | KERB-MERCHANT | VHC | Common marketeer whose interest is on the verge of flagging | cryptic def. |
| 730 | ARCH-PIRATE | VHC | Pre-eminently one of the roving kind—jolly good value for a Paul Jones, according to his enemies! | arch pirate, arch pi rate; ref. John P. J., privateer and Paul Jones dance |
| 734 | NASALITY | VHC | The litany meanders about so, it tends to make people drone! | as in anag. |
| 743 | CHEMIST | VHC | Anyone following Boyle’s line has stormy times with the middle range of teachers ahead | (tea)ch(ers) + anag.; ref. Edward B., Min. of Education, and Robert B. |
| 746 | INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Being modern, Swedis/h R.A.s to put up an office block | ref. Roman temple unearthed in London |
HCs awarded in competitions:
725 SILENUS
728 ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)
738 ANAESTHETIC