Clues by E. S. Ainley in 1953 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 207 to 231 All clues by E. S. Ainley | 1953 (1) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 207 to 231 All clues by E. S. Ainley | 1953 (1) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. S. Ainley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | LEMONADE | VHC | A change from ale and the demon rum | anag. & lit.; rum, adj. |
| 215 | BUCKFASTLEIGH | VHC | Hunt chasing stag (or dashing fellow!) may be seen about near here | fast2 (archaic) in buck1 Leigh & lit.; ref. Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b.1784; Dartmoor Hunt |
| 217 | DEPOSIT | VHC | Lay up or down—or one inside the other | epos in dit1, & lit. |
| 223 | MELODRAME | VHC | You may find me out of date, complicated, and strongly flavoured (very), with a comfortable ending | me + anag. of old + ram + e, & lit. [see comments] |
| 227 | CATEGORIES | VHC | See the highest classes—thinker, monarch, writer—all absorbed in Tit-bits! | ego, R, I, in cates; popular magazine |
| 231 | PREAMBLE | VHC | Curried lamb, with garnishing to taste—before, a Melba, frappé—might make one | anag. in pree, pre + anag., & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
207 PAGEANT
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
219 SOCIALIST
225 TOUCHSTONES
229 MASCOT