Clues by S. B. Green in 1956-1957
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by S. B. Green | 1956-1957 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by S. B. Green | 1956-1957 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. B. Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | CLEITHRAL | VHC | Their call for having The Way to the Stars banned must be thrown out | anag.; ref. 1945 film |
| 400 | Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary) | VHC | Miss, swallowing a x, cried “O horror! horror! horror!” (7) | Macduff; a CD in muff; ref. Macbeth II.3 |
| 404 | POLENTA | First | Bed-sitter in Italy to let (furnished) with a suitable breakfast provided | Po lent a; i.e. river bed; lend = let, furnish |
| 421 | DOVETAIL | VHC | Did a dive in New York follow the way of a common joint in Trafalgar Square? | dove3 tail; ref. T.S. pigeons |
HCs awarded in competitions:
390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
408 BILLET
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
417 SINECURE
425 TRAVERSE
434 CARTON