Clues by S. B. Green in 1962-1963
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by S. B. Green | 1962-1963 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 700 to 746 All clues by S. B. Green | 1962-1963 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. B. Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 | SOLOMON | VHC | Solution of a difficulty? Nothing to it! The king has cunning to spare! | sol + 0 + mon(arch), & lit. |
| 703 | SCAPEMENT | VHC | Quiet old uncle in short coat allows only moderate advance for timepiece | p eme in scant |
| 712 | RHEUMATICKY | VHC | Attic room sounds preposterous—a year on end of it could make you this! | ‘room attic’ + y, & lit. |
| 717 | STAR-MAN (Misprints) | VHC | A jolly good fellow first an’ last—let’s have a beer! | seer; St + a RM + an |
| 721 | KERB-MERCHANT | First | St. Leger? Sometimes—but the backing of horses is rare for me nowadays | cryptic def.; i.e. Street swindler; leger1 |
| 728 | ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent) | Second | Nearly all skin, beak, perhaps—that might cause a tur-key to immobilise you | al(l) derma; 2 defs. |
| 730 | ARCH-PIRATE | VHC | One pre-eminently prized roguish standard without “sanctimonious part” | pi in arch rate; ref. “Pirate King Song,” from P.s of Penzance |
| 738 | ANAESTHETIC | VHC | Snow perhaps responsible for one main being up—it must certainly be given most of the credit | an + sea (rev.) + the tic(k); cocaine |
| 743 | CHEMIST | VHC | Church leaders: “The times are out of joint.” (I’m a student of reaction) | Ch + anag. |
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