Clues by W. K. M. Slimmings in 1947 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 53 to 65 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1947 (2) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 53 to 65 All clues by W. K. M. Slimmings | 1947 (2) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. K. M. Slimmings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | SHEEP-RUN | First | It might suggest a Bach chorale, or a baa corral! (Puns here are out of place!) | 2 defs., anag.; ref. “Sheep may safely graze” |
| 57 | THEORBOS | VHC | They provided the Bass in Pepys’s soirées, and were possibly not cold sober themselves | anag. of hot sober; Bass beer |
| 58 | ECLIPSE | VHC | The darkness gathers: evidently Conservatives. Liberals, Independents—pinker Socialists even—must put their heads together | initial letters |
| 63 | STILETTO | VHC | It fits T. S. Eliot to a T; an obvious choice for Murder in the Cathedral! | anag. + T; ref. killing of Becket in Eliot play; dagger |
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