Clues by J. A. Fincken in 1956-1957
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by J. A. Fincken | 1956-1957 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by J. A. Fincken | 1956-1957 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. A. Fincken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | CLEITHRAL | VHC | Ill applied to the car that’s convertible | anag. & lit. |
| 390 | HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | A Boeotian housed Weller, finding enough straws in the best hat-c/ase | Thebes |
| 395 | SCALE-ARMOUR | First | The making of mail bags etc. without a break cures a moral delinquent | anag.; mail2; bags = trousers |
| 404 | POLENTA | VHC | This is the stuff for a Neapolitan—but not Ian! | anag. less Ian, & lit. |
| 412 | SERVIETTE | First | Does Hubby not get one at the lunch table? Then you’ve set it ever so carelessly! | anag. & lit. |
| 425 | TRAVERSE | VHC | Gallery calls for the author you’d expect to see at the end of a farce | Travers + e; ref. Ben T., writer, farceur |
| 434 | CARTON | VHC | When a tumbril appears, my number is up | cart + no. (rev.), & lit.; ref. Sydney C., ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ |
HCs awarded in competitions:
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
421 DOVETAIL
430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)