Clues by C. O. Butcher in 1962-1963
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746    All clues by C. O. Butcher  |   1962-1963 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
700SOLOMONVHCIndividual married to a back number? A long way back, yes—but what a number!solo m. + no. (rev.); 700 wives
712RHEUMATICKYVHCSemi-humans will get with it and do the twist with creaky and painfully stiff resultsanag. of hum(ans) it creaky
721KERB-MERCHANTVHCUnder-skirt specialist—a Petticoat Lane chap, perhaps?cryptic def.
730ARCH-PIRATEVHCRoguish leading seaman who turns up to divide the spoilarch + tar (rev.) in pie & lit.
743CHEMISTVHCThe sick need me and I knead (sic) themanag.

HCs awarded in competitions:

703 SCAPEMENT
717 STAR-MAN (Misprints)
734 NASALITY