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F. E. Newlove141813120189162Nov 1947May 1965
 
No.Clue wordClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
851Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)Black Eye by Dirty Dick out of Mascaradick, eye = detective
382ABSTAINPut a saint in a bath of Champagne and see if he does!St in a bain (Fr.), & lit.
293CABI’m often picked up in the street; for Spanish gentlemen it’s me before all the pride of Piccadilly!i.e. cab + all Eros = caballeros
281SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number)Does away with brushes and rags—dusts and shines without polish!rags; 5 defs.; dust = brawl (inf.), shine = shindy
271TRIPLETAnother Bedser might have been the answer, but there wasn’t one—and the tour is bound to suffertrip, let; ref. identical cricketing twins, Alec & Eric Bedser and 1954 test matches; E.B. was never selected for a test match
223MELODRAMEPopular play with surprise ending—the lost earldom comes to ME!anag. + me, & lit.; i.e. not melodraMA
93BUMBLE-PUPPY Rookies’ irregular use of pack, frowned on by Battle Schoolcryptic def.; pack of cards; recruits, tyros; ref. Charles Lamb essay ‘Mrs. Battle’s Opinions on Whist’
63STILETTOIt’s to let, you find? But don’t set your heart on it—the rent would take your breath away!anag.; dagger