Clues by A. Robins in 1954 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 259 to 283    All clues by A. Robins  |   1954 (1) Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
265THERMAEVHCA victory for Persia—we must abandon poly-synthetic geysersThermopylae less anag. of poly
267TRADEVHCIf I were in this business, you’d have a special issue of cross words!t(I)rade
271TRIPLETVHCTravel permit for a person of German birth with two companionstrip, let; german = fully related
281SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number)VHCYou’ll find places on the shelf for boxesplaces; 2 mngs.; on the shelf = redundant

HCs awarded in competitions:

259 AGANIPPE
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
269 ASCENT
273 COUSIN