Clues by C. Allen Baker in 1953 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 233 to 257 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1953 (2) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 233 to 257 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1953 (2) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Allen Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | SAWDUST | First | Spotted duff—that‘s the stuff for stuffing! | saw dust; duff1 = coal dust |
| 245 | GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left) | VHC | Chorister gets parson intoxicated with love—charm composed of pill in white of eggs | anag. incl. 0; MO in glaur; pill = doctor; glaur = glair in contemporary ed. of C. |
| 251 | UNMETHODICAL | VHC | Much led into a muddle | anag. & lit. |
| 253 | DERATION | VHC | I’m well laced in—I dare not relax the control of certain lines! | anag. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
235 ASPHETERISM
237 BASTINADE
241 MANDOLINE
243 LODESTAR
249 BALM
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)