Clues by Rev E. B. Peel in 1947 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 40 to 52 All clues by Rev E. B. Peel | 1947 (1) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 40 to 52 All clues by Rev E. B. Peel | 1947 (1) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev E. B. Peel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | DRESSING | First | Sauce for the goose-step? | 2 mngs.; d. = proper alignment of troops, drill (OED); pun on ‘sauce for the goose’ |
| 44 | PARIS | VHC | The judge in a beauty competition is after face value | par + is; ref. judgment of P. |
| 45 | RATTENED | Third | Trade winds about four bells in the first watch smashed the tackle | ten in anag.; four … watch = 10pm |
| 47 | GLOCKENSPIEL | VHC | Instrument giving a blurred ecko (extremely wild spelling) | anag. |
| 50 | APOSTLE | VHC | The St. Andrews type of spoon? | 2 mngs.; golf club |
| 51 | LLANELLY | VHC | If pounds are put on a successful favourite from the King’s establishment, there will be Welshers all over the place | L, L + a + Nelly; ref. Nell Gwyn; welsh, vb. |
| 52 | RATION | VHC | Worship without fuss has its points | adoration less ado; ref. points system of rationing |
No HCs awarded in the 1947 (1) competition