Clues by C. O. Butcher in 1960-1961
Ximenes competitions from 595 to 642 All clues by C. O. Butcher | 1960-1961 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 595 to 642 All clues by C. O. Butcher | 1960-1961 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. O. Butcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612 | CARGO (Misprints) | VHC | Portion of snails à la française on chips—it’s the goods! | ships: hidden in escargots |
| 621 | CHASE | VHC | clue not given [see comments] | |
| 626 | WOMAN-TIRED | First | Yesterday was too mild to wear trousers, to-day seems too gusty for skirts: that’s Eve with clothes! | woman + tired (= clothed); gusty = irritable, skirts = women |
| 642 | SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | When’s a turn sin?—Viewing lasses—observer swill/ing—sex tending round it | Saturn’s |
HCs awarded in competitions:
600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
604 APOSTROPHISE
617 COLOPHONY
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
630 STREAKY
638 BUREAUCRAT