Clues written by Mrs E. McFee
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
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| Mrs E. McFee | 71 | 2 | 9 | 60 | 87 | 82 | Dec 1956 | Apr 1973 | 16y 4m | Mrs E. McFee (Rhos-on-Sea): |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 23 | SCLERODERMIC | VHC | Case-hardened? Has what it takes to plot Colder crimes | anag. |
| 14 | Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram) | VHC | Mount Ararat – skipper led ship here – animals thrilled | |
| 10 | LINGERIE | VHC | Slips, for instance, must become bigger fish before swallowing one | ling + I in ere; slip = small sole, undergarment |
| 5 | SCEUOPHYLAX | VHC | To break up holy cups with axe would upset him | anag. & lit. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1140 | CALLOUS | VHC | To be unfeeling about almost everything goes with a warped soul | c al(l) + anag.: to = in order to |
| 1131 | CAROUSER (Misprints) | VHC | Rooster’s about and active—something that disturbs a sleeper | roister; c. a. rouser |
| 1110 | IMPERSONATE | Second | Primate with nose that’s peculiar to ape | anag. |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1097 | PANTOPHAGIST | VHC | Papa’s got thin—that’s odd in one whose diet is unrestricted | anag. |
| 1084 | ANGEL-FOOD | VHC | Try raising money in an historic tax to see what Boston tea-party could put down | oof (rev.) in an geld |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1054 | PINACOTHECA | VHC | Catch an Opie needing reframing? You might, here | anag. & lit.; ref. John O., painter |
| 1045 | SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left) | Third | Do in the Doctor, cry leaders of Student Power, burning to make use of a cleaver | ut1 in MOH; S P lit; ref. protests against LSE Director, Dr W. Adams |
| 1019 | DISCORD (Misprints) | VHC | For terrific glamour, I’d back Dors, leader of curvaceous wiggling | clamour; I’d (rev.) + anag. incl. c; ref. Diana D. |
| 1015 | HOAR-HEADED | VHC | Stop golden about the pate? Not if you’re like this | hoa + head in red, & lit. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 1002 | PILLAGE | VHC | You could see the leaders of lamented Aldwych gang in Tons of Money—and Plunder | l, a, g in pile; ref. farces, R. Lynn, T. Walls, etc. |
| 993 | JONATHAN | VHC | Uncle Sam keeps a woolly hat on in January | anag. in Jan |
| 984 | Word containing a first name (Anonymous) | VHC | Genus of fish-like creatures long found in fossil resin | PT-ERIC-HTHYS; Ambler, author; L in amber |
| 958 | DRY MEASURE | VHC | A cab? My dear, that’s extravagant, without a doubt | anag. + sure; cab2 |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 954 | CERATE (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | Ashes as li/es hot may be put into the nearest bunker | |
| 949 | BROWSING | VHC | Eating sprouts from tip of butter-knife is wrong, quite wrong | b + anag. |
| 945 | OBLITERATE | Third | To remove traces of boil treat end of nose with new make-up | anag. + e |
| 941 | HYPODERMIC | VHC | This drug can produce morbid depression, perturbed Medical Officer cried | hyp + anag. incl. MO; hyp = hypochondria |
| 935 | MALAPROP | VHC | She’s played in comedy, the reverse of a hit before making a come-back in Softly, Softly | a lam (rev). + or (rev.) in p,p; ref. TV drama series |
| 933 | COTTABUS | VHC | In an Aegean island mockery of a butt was a pastime of Greek youths | anag. in Cos |
| 929 | AMPHITHEATRE | Third | Gallery’ll produce a rude epithet—“ham”—about the first sign of rant. | a + r in anag. |
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | VHC | I’m upset—bob needed in meter: I take off people—scrounge—equivalent of five shillings in silver | I’m (rev.) + s. in meter; écu in plate |
| 916 | DIAPASON | VHC | It’s a travesty of Aïda—Pons appearing in bass part | anag.; ref. Juan P., baritone |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 894 | WITENAGEMOT | VHC | Moot point gets a meeting excited and ’eated | W + anag.+ ’ot |
| 890 | DEBENTURE | VHC | Bond’ll be seen behaving naughtily in “Nude with Beret” | anag. |
| 884 | MASHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Waiter gave evidence of itching—pal/e—ached for his tip | |
| 882 | SNAPDRAGON | VHC | Cold spell to continue. Bed’s the place for me—I’ll come out in summer | snap drag on |
| 878 | ENTOMOSTRACA | VHC | Near a thousand in spurious notes? Worthless! We may well be on the rocks | to (= near) M in anag. + raca |
| 868 | DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left) | VHC | Monkey’s darned ill—a scratch, perhaps: a monkey must eat nothing with points | anag.; 0 in tup + E, E; scratch wig |
| 860 | CORSAGE | VHC | To pinch swag there’s the gang, appearing in a body | sag in core2 |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 856 | RODOMONTADE | Third | To add more on, fancifully, is to shoot a line | anag. |
| 834 | CARRIED | First | Bore will give the reverse of a short account—and what could be drier! | a/c (rev.) + anag. |
| 821 | SOMERSET | VHC | A catherine-wheel is something that’s seen in various English stores around the fifth of November | (Nove)m(ber) in anag. incl. E; s. = somersault |
| 812 | ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left) | VHC | Sudden discomposure of brat imbibing effervescent barley-water—in the sherbet is an emetic | up in anag.; hidden; up = effervescent |
| 808 | WAGONER | Second | What’s improper or new about topless dress in Hollywood? It’s O.K. for this group of Stars | (r)ag, (US sl.), in anag.; ref. constellation Auriga |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 804 | DETRUNCATE | VHC | Cut results from piece of wood getting stuck in blasted denture! | cat1 in anag. |
| 800 | Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram) | VHC | Hero gets crown—ample fame there! | |
| 786 | METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Hare can produce terrific fu/n—if fat it can nearly knock you down | fumet |
| 780 | NOBLEST (and Eximenamination) | VHC | Exim: 14 | |
| 777 | TAILOR-BIRD | VHC | It’s the type of sewer found in Indonesia I bar: dirt needs clearing—look inside! | lo in anag. [see comments] |
| 764 | SHIMMY-SHAKE | VHC | Quaker should be able to do this kind of Fox-trot! Twisting makes him shy | anag.; ref. George Fox, founder of Quakers |
| 760 | METAMORPHOSE | VHC | Work at Homer’s poem to find what Circe tried to do to Odysseus | anag.; ref. Odyssey |
| 750 | SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left) | VHC | One hour after start of To-night Fyfe—in vest, chequered—puzzles crowds, rambling about town in Herefordshire | anag.; Ross in anag.; ref. F. Robertson, ‘Tonight’ TV programme at 6.50 p.m. |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 725 | SILENUS | VHC | Primate finds old priest standing on his head, semi-nude, in Sunday School | Eli (rev.) + nu(de) in SS |
| 721 | KERB-MERCHANT | VHC | I’m a gutter-man—a non-U butcher—me rank’s uncertain | anag. less U |
| 712 | RHEUMATICKY | VHC | Having stiffness in limbs? Achy? Um—trike could provide the answer | anag. |
| 703 | SCAPEMENT | VHC | Do I let the teeth go in a turnip? Yes—Mac‘s neep, mashed, suits me to a T | anag. plus T; turnip (old sl.) = watch |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 682 | PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left) | First | Plain primitive word suitable for Lady Chatterley’s Lover … / … in which indecorum is a prominent feature | paramo ur & lit.; hidden |
| 678 | TESSELLATED | VHC | Diced the last of the beetroot and cut up salted eels | (beetroo)t + anag. |
| 656 | FIDDLESTICKS | VHC | What makes flies sick mixed with D.D.T.? Fudge! | anag. |
| 647 | MADCAP | VHC | Cuckoo, about April, is exceedingly fond of a lark | mad c. Ap. |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 634 | BEDSTEAD | VHC | Help! Get a copper in! I could give the burglar a hiding, but it would be beneath me | d. in bestead; hiding under bed |
| 617 | COLOPHONY | VHC | Out of print—oh no! Lady C. (no small advertisement) is cleared—by gum! | anag. of op3 oh no, L(ad)y C.; first unexpurgated edition of Lady C.’s Lover published in UK 1960 |
| 604 | APOSTROPHISE | VHC | Is, perhaps, too unruly. Name someone? That’s what the Speaker may do! | anag. |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 573 | SCAPEGALLOWS | VHC | Low-class page, misbehaving, is one who deserves to be turned off | anag.; turn off = hang (archaic slang |
| 571 | PESTER | VHC | Clue not given; osmose, smores, crosse, rosace | |
| 564 | SHE-BEAR | VHC | Ursula’s a little ——! Suitable mate for a Teddy boy? | cryptic def.; see Ursula in Names |
| 555 | JURYWOMAN | VHC | Person on the panel has jugular most severely cut by unwary Medical Officer with the jitters | j(ugular) + anag. incl. MO |
| 547 | STORMY | VHC | Plot about the fifth of November was, and still is, disturbed | m in story |
| 543 | NUTRIA / ERMINE (Right and Left) | VHC | It’s tough raising the wind for a fur—an expensive fur. You could get it if Ernie did the right thing about a thousand! | nut + air (rev); M in anag.; ref. Premium Bonds; raise the wind = raise funds |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 538 | BANISHING | VHC | Way of dealing with undesirable drunk—nab his gin! | anag. |
| 525 | MORALE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | If your mind is di/rty, our I.Q. will indicate the fact | |
| 521 | SOUP | VHC | A bob to join St. Andrews? That’s just the course for a beginner! | s. oup |
| 508 | CUMBERGROUND | VHC | Doctor gets taken in by phoney drug—no cure: it’s absolutely useless | MB in anag. |
| 504 | LEAD-LINE | Third | The first curler needs to be wound up by a fraction of an inch—it’ll give depth under the waves | lead line; lead in curling; line = twelfth of an inch; wind up = bring to conclusion |
| 490 | CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Earl lacking balance after the last of the Cognac gets bound over | balance; c + anag. |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 460 | ASTONISHMENT (Misprints) | Third | Misdirected stone hits man—it may well be the cause of a gash | gasp; anag. |
| 456 | PLAFOND | VHC | You’ll find this above your head, being past taking in Latin and bottom in French | L in pa. + fond |
1973-1974
57 MINARET (Printer’s Devilry)
1972-1973
45 NEMORAL
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
40 FANTOCCINI
36 CRUSADER
18 EPIGONE
1 ORGIAST
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162 BEAM-ENDS
1158 ELEPHANT-SEAL
1154 CLARIONET
1145 GENIPAP
1143 MORGIANA
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1127 TRAYBIT
1123 MAXIMIST
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1115 FLESH-POTTERY
1969-1970
1106 LEXICOGRAPHY
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1093 MARTINET
1080 ANDROMEDA
1076 NEFAST (Misprints)
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1062 CALLING-CRAB
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1041 TEA-LEAD
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1028 SATIRE
1023 CONSOLE
1006 CHROME-PLATING
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
989 GRENADINE
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
980 OMNIBUSES
975 HALE
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
962 PALING
1966-1967
936 MINI SKIRTS
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
907 SORITES (Misprints)
1965-1966
902 WINCOPIPE
898 POCHARD
873 VETERANS
1964-1965
851 Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)
847 FRENETICAL
843 PRISTINE
839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
832 PENNY-WISE (Misprints)
829 FAREWELL
825 COACHES
817 WYLIE-COATS
1963-1964
782 SWELL
773 FIT-OUT
1962-1963
738 ANAESTHETIC
734 NASALITY
730 ARCH-PIRATE
700 SOLOMON
1961-1962
694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
686 FEMALE
676 TRELLIS (DLM)
673 ERISTICAL
664 MANIPULATE
651 NIPCHEESE
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
626 WOMAN-TIRED
612 CARGO (Misprints)
600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
595 INORNATE / OMADHAUN (Right and Left)
1959-1960
590 STATANT (Printer’s Devilry)
586 HEBDOMADARY
582 MARRY
569 PROPOSAL
1958-1959
519 RIDICULE (DLM)
517 CAROTID
512 NAYLOR (Libel)
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
1957-1958
486 BARACAN
482 LEASING-MAKER
477 SEDATENESS
451 MEGAPODE
447 TOUSLE
438 MACARONI
1956-1957
434 CARTON
430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
417 SINECURE
412 SERVIETTE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 1966-1967 | 3 (0, 1, 2) | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 1964-1965 | 3 (1, 1, 1) | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 1961-1962 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 1958-1959 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 1957-1958 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |