Clues by R. Postill in 1956-1957
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by R. Postill | 1956-1957 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by R. Postill | 1956-1957 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Postill | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Empty church dis/aster for poor parson. What Hell! Collect for the Day offers little hope | |
| 395 | SCALE-ARMOUR | VHC | The Capital of Egypt’s in a panic, but a purge all round could make armament now unnecessary | E in alarm in scour; ref. Suez crisis |
| 400 | Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary) | First | A result of stirring up s-e-x in one (13) | concupiscence; anag. & lit.; x = CCCC |
| 408 | BILLET | Second | Wanted: beak to take Latin and/or elementary woodwork. Accommodation provided | bill + et, 2 defs. |
| 421 | DOVETAIL | VHC | It’s a devil to put together—and a devil to pull apart! | anag. & lit. [see comments] |
| 425 | TRAVERSE | Second | Sidestep—that’s how the fly-half can take in the chap who rushes wildly! | raver in tse(tse) |
| 430 | GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | In the new “Field”—“The greatest number of the month? Ele/gy Five,” says McC., “the best in swing.” Experts will disapprove | MCC, inswing; ref. 1957 change to laws of cricket |
| 434 | CARTON | VHC | You need to learn about small arms to get me! | art. (abbrev) in con, & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
404 POLENTA
412 SERVIETTE
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
417 SINECURE