Clues by A. Robins in 1958-1959
Ximenes competitions from 490 to 538    All clues by A. Robins  |   1958-1959 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
495PARTISANVHCWhat constitutes the “fan”? There’s the smaller, noisy section, and the larger ——!i.e. part is ‘an’, & lit.; fan = f + an
504LEAD-LINEVHCPut a bob on it and it’ll go down the straight and win by a lengthlead line; plumbing bob; straight3
519RIDICULE (DLM)VHCWhy can a lunatic always make jokes about lice during the full moon?
Because then he’s a perfect nit-wit!
 
521SOUPVHCIt can bring you round, when swallowed by the small mouthful, getting you well and out of bedo in sup, so up, & lit.
529BUTTY-COLLIERSecondYou bet till limited credit is dissipated: 1 help to keep mine going with a pony or two on the trackanag.; cr. = credit

HCs awarded in competitions:

490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
508 CUMBERGROUND
512 NAYLOR (Libel)
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
534 RAIL-SPLITTER