Clues by R. E. Scraton in 1962-1963
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746    All clues by R. E. Scraton  |   1962-1963 Honours list
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R. E. Scraton110721
 
No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
700SOLOMONVHCSend back lawyers who miss the point: I’ll pronounce judgement!nomolo(gist)s (rev.); judgement of S.
708HEARTSVHCJack Tars must be properly dressed for the quarter-deck!he + anag.; jack = male; deck of cards
717STAR-MAN (Misprints)VHCNewcomer to rail is endlessly ruthless over staffjail; star(k) + man, vb.; ref. Dr Beeching
721KERB-MERCHANTSecondCan Mr. K. be troubled with the finality of war? He often makes a bargain at the brink!anag. incl. the r; ref. Khrushchev (or Kennedy), Cuban missile crisis
725SILENUSFirstOld Baldy’s always dozing; if we disturb him, he gives us lines!anag. & lit.; S. prophesied when roused from drunken sleep; lines = one’s lot in life
728ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)VHCMaster’s after something like a birch for ki-d of local bigwigalder MA
730ARCH-PIRATEVHCRoguish sailor showing ascendancy amongst disorderly typesarch + tar (rev.) in pie & lit.
734NASALITYVHCA twang that surrounds one in New YorkI in a salt, all in NY & lit.; see twang2
746INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)VHCWhat makes every w/ig a blether?—most, at over 70, supplying endless hot air!thermostat

HCs awarded in competitions:

703 SCAPEMENT
738 ANAESTHETIC