Clues by M. S. Y. Fowler in 1956-1957
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by M. S. Y. Fowler | 1956-1957 Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 386 to 434 All clues by M. S. Y. Fowler | 1956-1957 Honours list
First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
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M. S. Y. Fowler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
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400 | Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary) | VHC | Described by Jaques (a Frenchman, of course) as “a Greek invocation” of the x spirit (7) | ducdame; du + CD + âme; ref. As You Like It II.5 |
412 | SERVIETTE | VHC | Supported by a waiter’s arm, I find myself in Vine Street, confused with no end of gin | anag. less n; ref. police station |
417 | SINECURE | VHC | It’s wrong to keep a scoundrel in ease, by the sound of it, but this has done it sometimes | sin + cur in ee (‘E’s’) |
HCs awarded in competitions:
390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
408 BILLET
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
425 TRAVERSE