Clues by C. J. Morse in 1969-1970
Ximenes competitions from 1058 to 1106 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1969-1970 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 1058 to 1106 All clues by C. J. Morse | 1969-1970 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Morse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1058 | Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram) | Second | Very scared group, Hal’s royal women—bar one | |
| 1062 | CALLING-CRAB | VHC | Fiddler’s reckoning to sidestep business depression | calling crab1, calling crab3 |
| 1071 | ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Mistress sketches outré bust of lo/ver-boy | |
| 1076 | NEFAST (Misprints) | VHC | Leaders of nudist experiment must have secure hideout | hideous; n, e, fast |
| 1080 | ANDROMEDA | VHC | Put us under Heath and we’d be done with drama on reshuffling | anag.; us = shrubs |
| 1084 | ANGEL-FOOD | First | Ten-bob coin row is all very old-fashioned: in America they’d swallow it | angel food2 (= feud); ref. introduction of 50p coin in Oct 1969 |
| 1091 | WENCESLAS | VHC | Purveyor of seasonal meat—fresh, dry and salt, all done to a turn | new, sec, sal (each rev.) |
| 1100 | BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent) | VHC | “The Scholar”, a rebel and leader of university rioting | anag. incl. u |
| 1106 | LEXICOGRAPHY | VHC | Age and pox richly dressed was Webster’s speciality | anag.; ref. lexicographer, playwright—“much possessed by death” |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1089 ENCLOISTER
1093 MARTINET
1097 PANTOPHAGIST