Clues by R. N. Chignell in 1958-1959
Ximenes competitions from 490 to 538 All clues by R. N. Chignell | 1958-1959 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 490 to 538 All clues by R. N. Chignell | 1958-1959 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. N. Chignell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504 | LEAD-LINE | VHC | I get hauled in from the deep to reinforce the covers after hard shot | lead2 + line2; ref. cricket |
| 508 | CUMBERGROUND | VHC | This was no good for fruit but a change of soil would make it a good place for climbers | ground for land in Cumberland; ref. Luke 13.7 |
| 512 | NAYLOR (Libel) | VHC | She gives you “Only a rose” with ’er stockings off, tipsily—she sounds a piercing type | anag. less ’ose, ‘nailer’ |
| 517 | CAROTID | VHC | Should a captain go in in a collapse? Quite the reverse. Pressure here might occasion a fatal stroke | a rot in Cid; go in = be written in diagram; cf. England captain Peter May in 1958-9 Ashes tour |
| 538 | BANISHING | VHC | His being seen fuddled in disorderly Inn in the embrace of a number of birds could mean expulsion | anag. in anag., all in bag; game bag |
HCs awarded in competitions:
490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
521 SOUP
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
534 RAIL-SPLITTER