Clues by T. W. Melluish in 1948 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 66 to 78 All clues by T. W. Melluish | 1948 (1) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 66 to 78 All clues by T. W. Melluish | 1948 (1) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. W. Melluish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET | VHC | “Pretty flattening to the poor,” observed Dr. Spooner, who kept a first as second, preferring to see the WAACs eat with a bottle or two about | i.e. ‘patterning to the floor’; ‘back-seat with a wattle’, i.e. kept a turkey as car pet; turkeys have wattles |
| 69 | MISANTHROPE | Second | Puts no more trust in man than in a promise broken | anag. in anag. |
| 70 | GARBAGE | VHC | Refuse to put on period costume | garb + age |
| 71 | MITRAILLEUSE | VHC | You can have the piece in twelve pieces: I’ll measure it | anag.; i.e. 12 letters |
| 73 | RHODESIA | VHC | Power monkeys around with a British territory | od in rhesi + a |
HCs awarded in competitions:
76 VALEDICTORY