Clues by R. Postill in 1963-1964
Ximenes competitions from 750 to 804    All clues by R. Postill  |   1963-1964 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
750SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)FirstIt’s near to dinner time when X should get a big hand! Mark our great interest as X speaks!7.45 dinner, X numeral on clock; cross words (vb)
780NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)VHCHead is in Paris embracing head of Ladies’ College? Yes, but it’s all extremely virtuousL in nob est
782SWELLVHCIf you want to get fat, macaroni’s not bad’s well, 2 defs.
786METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)VHCThere’s a co/peck glittering in the sun. Odd that the Russians haven’t picked it up! 
790PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)VHCLonely EloisePeter Abelard

HCs awarded in competitions:

764 SHIMMY-SHAKE
773 FIT-OUT
777 TAILOR-BIRD
796 STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints)
800 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram)