Clues by C. E. Gates in 1954 (1)
Ximenes competitions from 259 to 283    All clues by C. E. Gates  |   1954 (1) Honours list
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C. E. Gates0001760
 
No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
261DECANTERVHCNot necessarily a bottle of whisky, but does (as often as not) hold Scotch with a high content of spiritcant4 in deer, & lit. [see comments]

HCs awarded in competitions:

259 AGANIPPE
265 THERMAE
269 ASCENT
271 TRIPLET
277 PRODIGALLY
279 CRYPTOGRAM
281 SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number)