Clues by C. Allen Baker in 1950 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 135 to 154 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1950 (2) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 135 to 154 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1950 (2) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Allen Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | STRIPPED | VHC | Rent in small districts being put up a hundred-per-cent.: this must be exposed! | rip in depts (all rev.); h-p-c. = completely |
| 146 | BELDAME | VHC | Jezebel’s end made a considerable mess of—Jezebel! | (jeze)bel + anag. of made; ref. death of Jezebel, 2 Kings 9:30–37 |
| 148 | FILIBUSTER | VHC | Wanted: fleecer and stripper; also sound breaker of young mares, not averse to taking over occasional jade, etc. | ‘filly buster’, 2 defs.; jade = nag and treasure |
| 150 | CAPILLAMENTS | First | They’ll be unco pliant camels that can pass through the eye of a needle! | anag. |
| 151 | OPEN-SESAME | VHC | Not the sort of bidding likely to result, in a grand slam | cryptic def.; bridge |
| 154 | RABBIT | VHC | Save up: a little in the bank will soon multiply | bar (= except) (rev.) + bit |
HCs awarded in competitions:
143 LAMPREY
145 STEWART
149 DOMESTIC
152 SEA-LION
153 SAMISENS