Clues by C. Allen Baker in 1958-1959
Ximenes competitions from 490 to 538 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1958-1959 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 490 to 538 All clues by C. Allen Baker | 1958-1959 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Allen Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490 | CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number) | VHC | How to balance our account lay in the credit squeeze | balance; lea in cr; lay = lea |
| 504 | LEAD-LINE | VHC | I can’t resist earthy attractions: all I need is to be vamped, and I’m sunk | anag., 2 defs. |
| 508 | CUMBERGROUND | VHC | A white elephant is that on which something may be raised only after considerable trouble | cumber + ground |
| 512 | NAYLOR (Libel) | VHC | She’s one that lifts; watch your pockets! | an (rev.) + lo in yr.; pockets = encloses |
| 517 | CAROTID | VHC | Cut-throat’s objective, perhaps—and a jar of acid to eat away the body! | rot in anag.; jar = conflict, body = middle part |
| 519 | RIDICULE (DLM) | VHC | ’Tis idle curiosity that Has cooked the goose of many a cat! | goose, vb. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
495 PARTISAN
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
529 BUTTY-COLLIER
534 RAIL-SPLITTER
538 BANISHING