Clues by S. Goldie in 1956-1957
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by S. Goldie | 1956-1957 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by S. Goldie | 1956-1957 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Goldie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Having an egg (gull). I’ve ran on party-member’s Ma. S/it her end! | Gulliver, Big- and Little-endians |
| 400 | Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary) | Third | x years before Napoleon was beaten, a Geneva assembly settled the French hash (9) | Agincourt; a gin court; x = 400; ref. battle of A. 1415, and Waterloo 1815 |
| 408 | BILLET | VHC | Quarter is what you ask for when you’ve had enough—with the extremes of entreatment! | bill + e,t |
| 417 | SINECURE | Third | Cushy job gives us nice change: what’s next to do being the last thing to consider! | anag. + re2 & lit. |
| 425 | TRAVERSE | VHC | It’s half-crazy to have uneven skirts short—shows one leg of course | rav(ing) in terse |
HCs awarded in competitions:
386 CLEITHRAL
404 POLENTA
434 CARTON