Clues by H. C. Hills in 1949 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 105 to 117    All clues by H. C. Hills  |   1949 (2) Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
106HELIOTROPEVHCJasper spots the mineral, but he has to work back twenty feet to get it!he + toil (rev.) + rope; see bloodstone
108HACKNEYVHCWe may get the old man to work when we’ve used up Marshal aid!hack + (Marshal) Ney; ref. US post-war aid; hack = used up
114TAPPIT-HENVHCA far from violent blow, yet the mine-layer goes under! A vessel with a big draught too!tap pit hen (layer)

HCs awarded in competitions:

109 PERI
115 MISNOMER