Clues by E. J. Rackham in 1952 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 181 to 193 All clues by E. J. Rackham | 1952 (1) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 181 to 193 All clues by E. J. Rackham | 1952 (1) Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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E. J. Rackham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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182 | MISTLETOE | VHC | Danger sign for ladies—toilets are disarranged with me embracing! | anag. in me; toilet = dress & appearance |
183 | SAUSAGES | Third | Some may stuff these comestibles, but they fill the discriminating with a certain amount of nausea | (n)aus(ea) in sages; ref. to sage stuffing |
186 | ASHMOLEAN | VHC | Wherein you may see ham on sale, and other reminders of the past | anag.; ref. food shortages |
189 | SALTIRE | VHC | First a bend one way, then a bend the other—enough to make dorsal extremity grow weary! | (dor)sal + tire; heraldic mng. of bend |
193 | TRADUCER | First | As far as things brought up again, with embellishment, are concerned, you can back him! | re, cud, art (all rev.) & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
185 STOUT
187 GROWLER
190 CHEQUERS
191 DENIGRATE