Clues by T. E. Sanders in 1947 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 53 to 65 All clues by T. E. Sanders | 1947 (2) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 53 to 65 All clues by T. E. Sanders | 1947 (2) Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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T. E. Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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54 | SPONGE | VHC | What a sucker, to get the positive and negative leads mixed in the wet accumulator | anag. of pos neg, 2 defs.; sucker = parasite |
55 | NAUSEANT | First | The reappearance of the sun before the first of April will bring back the swallows | anag. of sun ante A |
57 | THEORBOS | First | Got the ball on the bony part of the nose, but pluckily played on | the orb (n)os(e); os = bone |
58 | ECLIPSE | VHC | Better has stakes on for the race—may make a pile with just a second | better vb.; anag. of pile sec; ref. unbeaten racehorse |
65 | PIVOT | VHC | I always keep still at the point of a revolver, because I’m one against getting shot about | I v. in pot |
HCs awarded in competitions:
63 STILETTO