Clues by F. E. Newlove in 1950 (2)
Ximenes competitions from 135 to 154 All clues by F. E. Newlove | 1950 (2) Honours list
Ximenes competitions from 135 to 154 All clues by F. E. Newlove | 1950 (2) Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. E. Newlove | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | HECATOMB | VHC | Tom runs into the pit, out of the stalls and up to the gods! | he-cat, overlapping tomb; sacrifice of 100 cattle (Brewer) |
| 143 | LAMPREY | VHC | This throws some light on Godfrey’s end as well as Henry’s! | lamp + (Godf)rey; ref. G. of Bouillon, crusader, d. 1100, and death of Hen. I |
| 146 | BELDAME | VHC | ‘‘Is this a dagger which I see before me?” Not so! It’s one of the weird sisters | anag. of blade + me; ref. Macbeth II.1 and witches [see comments] |
| 148 | FILIBUSTER | Third | Keaton plays major part in all-talking version of Adventurer (at the Capitol) | i.e. ends with Buster (K.), 2 defs.; ref. Charlie Chaplin film, Capitol where Congress meets |
| 149 | DOMESTIC | VHC | In such a crisis this girl might prove “mistress of herself, though China fall”! | 2 mngs.; ref. Pope, ‘To a Lady’ |
| 151 | OPEN-SESAME | VHC | There’s nothing, the French think, like charm: it gets you anywhere! | 0 + pense (Fr.) + same |
| 153 | SAMISENS | Second | Gutlessness (or lack of pluck) makes us ineffective: all our players are yellow! | cryptic def.; i.e. gut strings, yellow-skinned |
| 154 | RABBIT | VHC | Shut up a little! You can have a muffin OR a bun. (What breeding!) | bar (rev.) + bit; muffin = fool at games |
HCs awarded in competitions:
135 STRIPPED
150 CAPILLAMENTS
152 SEA-LION