Clues by S. B. Green in 1947 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 40 to 52    All clues by S. B. Green  |   1947 (1) Honours list
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S. B. Green111501
 
No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
41ALTOGETHERVHCMoral to get here? Think no more about it: it’s quite in order(mor)al to get her(e)
42HALLANSHAKERFirstThe solicitor’s firmcryptic def.; ‘sturdy beggar’ in C.
43DRESSINGThirdChildren play me up (sauce!)—and naughty ones get me down3 mngs.; i.e. dressing up, dressing down
44PARISVHCCapital raised by notorious company promoters is standing close to paranag. of pairs, par + is; i.e. ‘two’s company’
47GLOCKENSPIELSecondInstrument for peeling locks (with or without keys)anag.
48ADONIS (Knock-knock)VHC ——pecially wanner set the world on fi-yer!I don’t especially; song
49ESPERANTOVHCErsatz tongue (rationable?) would provide one repast, anyhowanag.; ref. food rationing
50APOSTLEVHCKind of spoon to stir up weak spirits?2 mngs.

No HCs awarded in the 1947 (1) competition