Clues by R. Postill in 1962-1963
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746    All clues by R. Postill  |   1962-1963 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
700SOLOMONVHCAlone with a thousand willing to participate—no wonder he was sick of love!solo M on, & lit.; wives and concubines, and Song of S. 2:5
703SCAPEMENTVHCAnother tooth gone! It happens regularly to me, a Special Constable, with chaps in a temperSC + men in a pet
721KERB-MERCHANTVHCOutside supplier, with licence, of cauliflower, kale, haricot, artichoke, melon and rhubarb!anag. of outside letters, & lit.
725SILENUSVHCMy pot-belly was noticeable unless I dressed speciallyanag. & lit.
728ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)FirstM.C.C., probably well advised to ba-t, dissipated alarm about Dexter’s openersDe(xter) in anag.; MCC = Member of County Council; bant = diet, aldermanly = pompous & portly; ref. Ted D., England batsman
730ARCH-PIRATEVHCCrafty chief, and one who may leave a sinking ship in confusionarch + rat in pie, & lit.
743CHEMISTVHCSlight cough in the chest? You might see me in that case!MI in chest, mi in chest, & lit.

HCs awarded in competitions:

734 NASALITY
738 ANAESTHETIC
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)