Clues by C. J. Morse in 1963-1964
Ximenes competitions from 750 to 804    All clues by C. J. Morse  |   1963-1964 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
750SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)VHCIn Stepney’s confines a regular riotous tiff means more than a big D—in fact 50% bad language, represented by lots of blanks!even + anag. all in S,y; cross words; i.e. 500 + 50%
760METAMORPHOSEVHCIn a dissolute atmosphere introduction to models appears to turn men into animals!anag. incl. m,a
764SHIMMY-SHAKEVHCA pulsating romantic role for Valentino (we hear) made the Twenties shiver with delight!shimmy2 + ‘sheikh’; ref. Rudolph V. in film “The Sheikh”
769PENNYVHCUnit of expenditure—nearly obsolete(ex)pen(diture) + ny (= nigh, obs.), & lit.
786METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)VHCClowns distract lion: some anti/c apes its fury 
804DETRUNCATESecondDexter, except for two blank patches, hooked and cut savagelyDe(x)t(e)r + uncate; ref. Ted D., England batsman

HCs awarded in competitions:

777 TAILOR-BIRD
782 SWELL
796 STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints)
800 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram)