XIMENES CROSSWORD No. 760

METAMORPHOSE

1.  P. M. Coombs: Change, by Medusa’s head, perhaps, to shape more rocky? (M + anag.).

2.  W. L. Miron: Otherwise “to reshape”: “commute” lacks the necessary discriminating element (anag. incl. (c)omm(ute), & lit.).

3.  F. B. Stubbs: Let me have a variable phase motor and we’ll see what the transformer can do (me + anag.).

H.C.

C. Allen Baker: To reshape hammer-toes a minor operation is involved (anag. incl. op).

A. J. Barnard: To effect a transformation, change to a home perm and include a short bob (s (shilling) in anag.).

A. J. Bisset: Change P.M.? Some are hot on having a switch-over (anag.).

Mrs K. Bissett: The Classics Master’s after a butterfly! Sexy? Not half! Has to make a pass! (meta (Gr.) Morpho se(xy)).

J. C. Chavasse: Plunge from the sublime to the ridiculous, interworbing “mome raths” with effortless whimsensical poetry! (anag. incl. poe(try); cf. ‘Jabberwocky’, interweave, absorb, etc.).

Cdr H. H. L. Dickson: What transformers do, to ampere-ohms, perhaps (anag.).

J. H. Dingwall: To achieve “New Look”: a little time at opening of Moscow talks, occurring in complete change of atmosphere (anag. incl. Mo(scow)).

I. D. Doak: Mechanical engineers change P.M. to a horse. Like this? (ME + anag.).

L. A. J. Duthie: Among many species embryotic initially, homoptera undergo change, transform (anag. in m,s,e).

J. Fielding: Transform hammertoes with an op., to change the shape (anag.).

J. A. Fincken: What one must do before displaying some other map! (anag. & lit.).

P. Garston-Jones: Change the shape of Rome so the map looks different (anag.).

E. Gomersall: Change experienced before some large butterflies appear over Camberwell way? (met a (= ante) Morpho SE).

Miss J. S. Lumsden: Stocks at bottom for time being, rising about the forenoon; you’ll have to make a radical change. (a.m. in pro tem (all rev.) + hose; stocks = stockings).

Mrs E. McFee: Work at Homer’s poem to find what Circe tried to do to Odysseus (anag.; ref. Odyssey).

C. J. Morse: In a dissolute atmosphere introduction to models appears to turn men into animals! (anag. incl. m,a).

T. N. Nesbitt: Transform amperes to ohm? (anag. & lit.).

Mrs N. Perry: Debauched hep room-mates reform (anag.).

Mrs J. Robertson: Get set with a “Prom” home perm. (anag.; get = baffle; perm., vb.).

A. Robins: A dreadful term struggling with “amo”: hopes, oddly enough, to develop in new form (anag.).

H. S. Tribe: Switch to home perms, a means to give one a new look (anag.; means, vb.).

D. J. Williams: Reshape reshape reshape M to OM (anag.).

R. G. Wilson: Transform—as emperor-moth does (but it lacks tail of caterpillar) (anag. less r).

RUNNERS-UP

Col P. S. Baines, S. Barrett, J. W. Bates, R. T. Baxter, Capt A. S. Birt, M. W. Bridges, A. R. Chandler, J. Crowther, C. R. Dean (Vancouver), N. C. Dexter, P. A. Drillien, Mrs N. Fisher, H. W. Flewett, J. Flood, M. C. Foakes, C. O. Fountain (Brighton, Victoria), L. N. J. Gatt, F. C. & F. E. Hocking, C. H. Hudson, F. G. Illingworth, Mrs L. Jarman, A. L. Jeffery, Mrs R. D. Lemon, A. F. Lerrigo, Dr & Mrs J. P. Lester, J. D. H. Mackintosh, T. J. R. Maguire, F. Marzillier, H. S. Mason, T. W. Melluish, J. J. Moore, M. Newman, A. L. R. Perry, G. Perry, H. C. S. Perry, E. G. Phillips, B. A. Pike, Mrs H. Podesta, E. R. Prentice, C. Quin, Lady Reay, P. Salvesen, Mrs E. M. Simmonds, W. K. M. Slimmings, T. L. Strange, Dr W. G. A. Swan, Miss D. W. Taylor, H. Taylor, J. W. Taylor, M. A. Vernon, J. F. N. Wedge, J. B. Widdowson, Dr C. P. Wroth, and Anon. (P. H. Taylor, I think).
 

COMMENTS.—These must be short, as I am just off to Brancaster to cut up rough. Another excellent entry, and a big one for August—between 350 and 400.
 
Some succumbed to VULTURN, though I really did tell you it wasn’t “vulture”. The STAR-Turn caused trouble—so did S.E.-BAT—but no mistakes, I think. “Levin” was noticed by several as a red herring (thunderbolt, not Bernard—or are they the same thing?).
 
C. gives “metamorphose” only as a transitive verb. I disagree, but I dare say he is strictly speaking right, so I have reluctantly upheld his authority: some of the best of the sufferers are among the R.U.s.
 
New rules seem popular. Why do I want pins? Because I like to be able to separate clue-sheet from solution; but pins, to my mind, include paper-clips, which I prefer, as I can use them again. I am told pins inside envelopes are illegal, but I think we can risk that. Size of paper? Because entries are easier to handle when all are roughly the same size.
 
Finally, I hope the electrical clues are all right and that I chose the best two from about ten: amperes and ohms are all ergs to me. And I hope the late entries, which I haven’t seen yet, will produce some additions to the above.
 
Later—About 30 legitimate late entries added the following to the R.U.s:—C. R. Dean (Vancouver), C. O. Fountain (Brighton, Victoria), B. A. Pike.