Clues by T. W. Melluish in 1949 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 105 to 117 All clues by T. W. Melluish | 1949 (2) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 105 to 117 All clues by T. W. Melluish | 1949 (2) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. W. Melluish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | HELIOTROPE | VHC | Hue and cry after Persephone of the North, if you get the figure of speech | io following Hel + trope |
| 110 | LEVIGATE | VHC | Polish ambassador’s trapped opening letters from Vilna | Vi in legate; ref. Vilna ghetto library |
| 112 | SHEET (DLM) | VHC | M.O. Lashes The Run Down Patient—Corpses Only Need Winding? | |
| 113 | CRICKETER | VHC | Fender was mainly on the hearth | 2 mngs,; ref. Dickens, ‘The Cricket on the Hearth’, and Percy F., captain of Surrey 1921-31 |
| 114 | TAPPIT-HEN | VHC | Hexa-pint pot with hepta-pint capacity! | anag. |
| 115 | MISNOMER | VHC | False denomination deriving from immersion without the head being worried about? | anag. less i; baptism |
HCs awarded in competitions:
105 SMITHEREENS
107 STRAMASH
116 WATERLOO
117 LION