Clues by L. E. Eyres in 1952 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 181 to 193 All clues by L. E. Eyres | 1952 (1) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 181 to 193 All clues by L. E. Eyres | 1952 (1) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. E. Eyres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | STOUT | VHC | Do I stand that?, said Caesar. Yes, it was the opposite sort he couldn’t stand! | sto ut, Latin; ref. JC I.2.194, “Let me have men around me that are fat” |
| 187 | GROWLER | VHC | “Your pint-stowp,” Mr. Jarndyce. Does that convey anything? It used to! | 3 mngs.; i.e. US pron. of ‘stoup’; one found in growlery; ref. John J. in ‘Bleak House’, ch. 8 |
| 192 | WATSON | VHC | D’you hear what play’s running? What a chorus! Quite Boeotian—M.D., in fact! | ‘what’s on’; for W. as chorus see R. A. Knox ‘Essays in Satire,’ pp. 163-4 |
HCs awarded in competitions:
181 HANGABLE
190 CHEQUERS
191 DENIGRATE