Clues written by Mrs B. Lewis
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs B. Lewis | 69 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 45 | 84 | Dec 1963 | Mar 1997 | 33y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1216 | CHAPERON | VHC | Gooseberry fool with peach or a dash of nutmeg | anag. incl. n; gooseberry = unwanted third person |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Only a little bear, nimble, sprightly, like Pooh, revelling in ruse | b + lithe; anag. |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 75 | GROCETERIA | VHC | It spells the end of serving rice or tea loose | g + anag., & lit. |
| 66 | NONSENSE | VHC | Nobody should go round bemonstered Ness in moonshine | anag. in none |
| 62 | SOLITAIRES | Third | A girl’s best friend? Daddies must part with a lot, I fancy | anag. in sires; ref. ‘Diamonds are…’ |
| 53 | ALEXANDERS | VHC | Some talk of my singular form – I’m blooming flat on top | 2 mngs.; ref. song The British Grenadiers: ‘Some talk of Alexander…’ |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | I’m bent on being top cluer and having a pot | anag.; ref. Azed cup |
| 45 | NEMORAL | VHC | Bosky, renders ‘Ole Man R’ off-key | anag. |
| 40 | FANTOCCINI | VHC | Busted F.C. in action ? Dolly players! | anag. |
| 27 | VINEGAR | VHC | I go in for sharp dressing, see – trendy, gear, fantastic | v in + anag.; gear adj. |
| 23 | SCLERODERMIC | VHC | Comics erred, being funny about the sovereign – pelted hard | anag. incl. L |
| 5 | SCEUOPHYLAX | VHC | He served old papa chop-suey – that’s chow, soft and flabby | anag. + lax; papa (obs.) = Gk. Orth. priest; chow = mixed |
| 1 | ORGIAST | VHC | A mess of groats around lunch-time is good for a loose liver | I in anag.; i.e. one o’clock |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1158 | ELEPHANT-SEAL | VHC | The plane’s doing stunts—stick tight—it’s a flipping jumbo | anag. + seal |
| 1154 | CLARIONET | Third | Fiddle recital on? That lets me out | anag. & lit.; ref. X’s error [see comments] |
| 1143 | MORGIANA | VHC | Thwarted a roaming band of robbers—she got them jugged | anag. & lit. |
| 1131 | CAROUSER (Misprints) | VHC | What ruins your sleep on the first sign of cock-crow? A rooster | roister; c(ock-crow) + arouser |
| 1127 | TRAYBIT | VHC | Tender being devitalised, alas, before end of Feb.—it will do for me | (t(ende)r + ay1 + (Fe)b + it, & lit.; vitals = inward parts; 3d. bit to be withdrawn in Feb 1971 |
| 1123 | MAXIMIST | VHC | I’m touching no more strong drink—it’s raging, so one has said | max + I’m + anag., & lit.; Prov. 20:1, King James Bible |
| 1119 | RONDE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | If you see an ant le/er, it’s probably a male | |
| 1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | First | Product of the Tory’s pelf, snarls the prosy left | 2 anags. & lit.; snarl2 |
| 1110 | IMPERSONATE | VHC | I’m to take off raiment and pose? Really! | anag.; really, vb. = form anew |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1106 | LEXICOGRAPHY | VHC | Work of a giant-hearted chap I rely on when tackling X | X in anag. incl. Og; tackle = seize |
| 1093 | MARTINET | VHC | My form is strictly disciplined, figure neat and trim | anag.; figure = shape, vb. |
| 1089 | ENCLOISTER | VHC | Confine figure in corselet | anag.; figure vb |
| 1084 | ANGEL-FOOD | VHC | Naughty Junior tucked into goo and tipsy cake | elf in anag. |
| 1080 | ANDROMEDA | VHC | She was on the rocks once; a wildly modern commercial turned up—now she’s among the stars | a + anag. + ad (rev.), 2 defs. |
| 1071 | ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | So hungry—and po/rk, ami! I might be tempted to help myself to a pound or two | |
| 1066 | RAVE / PAIR (DLM) | VHC | A very libertine, but taking fire would have let slip arrows more deadly, marry!, than the love-god’s | fire, vb. |
| 1058 | Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram) | VHC | Paramours? No—’cos noble Harry wed every gal | |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1054 | PINACOTHECA | VHC | Ice-patch on a set makes place unsuitable for pavement-artist’s work | anag.; set = arranged, paving-stone |
| 1049 | SLANGWHANGER | VHC | One might become a shrew and nag and nag, heading for divorce by fifty | anag., L between first two letters, & lit. |
| 1041 | TEA-LEAD | VHC | Our char’s chest-protector is one featured in the TV commercial | a in tele-ad. |
| 1036 | CORONETED | VHC | Having the upper crust in the dress-circle adds tone to the décor and causes a stir | anag.; u.c.= head |
| 1032 | TENONER (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Fleeing from an amorous début, An/-an? Faster than the confirmed bachelor! | ref. London Zoo’s panda |
| 1019 | DISCORD (Misprints) | Third | Jam in the Underground: ropy line | jar; Dis cord |
| 1010 | MOTORIST | VHC | Saloon-keeper usually places non-U sight-seer after a second | MO + to(u)rist; saloon car |
| 1006 | CHROME-PLATING | VHC | Glossy cover for light romance, woven round Prince as central character | P in anag. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 1000 | THOUSAND | VHC | ‘“If this were only cleared away” they said, “it would be grand”.’ With this by you it could be | thou sand, & lit.; ref. The Walrus and the Carpenter |
| 997 | TREACLE | First | Material for a black confection that might become Electra | anag.; t. toffee; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| 989 | GRENADINE | VHC | Thin silk needs building up with a dinner and a brief for example | anag. incl. e.g. |
| 980 | OMNIBUSES | VHC | Round pills, a writer needs, in large boxes (they pick one up) | MO (rev.) + nib uses; pills = a doctor |
| 975 | HALE | Second | You need to pull your weight—I’m well in with a leprechaun | hidden; 2 defs.; l. does drudgery |
| 971 | MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left) | First | Turns up at school with tuck, chatters in “Macbeth”—cane judiciously applied au fond, I’m told | to + gam (all rev.) + pie; anag. + dote; fond, (vb.) = dote; Macbeth 3. iv. |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 949 | BROWSING | Second | It may involve turning over new leaves—some will reach the bible and read | double mng.; bible, read, stomachs of ruminants |
| 945 | OBLITERATE | VHC | A sponge will lift the elbow unendingly—assuming I treat, anyway! | anag. incl. elbo(w) |
| 941 | HYPODERMIC | VHC | Dormice in poor shape after mumps—must be shot | hyp + anag.; hyp = hypochondria, mumps = melancholy |
| 936 | MINI SKIRTS | VHC | When they’re in a breeze, 1000-1 it’s kni…rs you’ll be able to see. | M I + anag., & lit. |
| 933 | COTTABUS | Second | Greek play with vintage cast appearing in terra-cotta buskins | hidden |
| 929 | AMPHITHEATRE | VHC | I’m a circus clown with the hip, mate, nursing a broken heart | anag. in anag.; clown, vb. |
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | VHC | Copper leapt rudely around, and ’e makes to pinch me—being in the old profession I take off | Cu in anag. + e; me in mister2 |
| 907 | SORITES (Misprints) | VHC | Form of seasoning for a duck—a touch of rosemary in ground sulphur | reasoning; 0 r in site + S |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 898 | POCHARD | VHC | Strike a chord with the gentle character in Peter Pan, Smee | anag. incl. p; smee = pochard |
| 890 | DEBENTURE | VHC | Society girl neuter, refractory—Bond admits drawback | deb + anag.; drawback = refund of duty |
| 878 | ENTOMOSTRACA | VHC | They have hard cases in the lowest form at Eton, so cram to get passes | anag. |
| 868 | DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left) | VHC | “Cinders,” an Edinburgh production, has darned surrealistic—to a United Presbyterian eye—transformation | anag.; to UP ee; dander3 |
| 860 | CORSAGE | First | Graces bust—cache for love-letter | O in anag., & lit. |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 856 | RODOMONTADE | VHC | What does one Mr. Toad do? A lot of boasting | anag.; does = sets in order |
| 851 | Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam) | Second | Fool by April the First out of Gooseberry Bush | gooseberry fool |
| 847 | FRENETICAL | VHC | Brought up in holier surroundings, X is not above a bit of fun rambling | ten in lacier + f (all rev.) |
| 843 | PRISTINE | VHC | Like the first man appearing in topless pin-stripe—confused | anag. less p |
| 834 | CARRIED | VHC | Successful proposals are conveyed in “Redicar” taxis | anag.; taxis = arrangement |
| 832 | PENNY-WISE (Misprints) | VHC | Careful with the wash—especially the smalls—put in a copper the old way | cash; penny wise |
| 825 | COACHES | VHC | Charas: an extract of hemp some people drop in a salad | ache (= aitch) in cos; cf. churrus |
| 821 | SOMERSET | First | Hardy girl’s up to an intake of half a gallon, when dry: a tumbler will do me | omer in Tess (rev.); ref. Tess of the d’Urbervilles |
| 817 | WYLIE-COATS | Second | In these, will twa lie cosy? Will, that! | anag. & lit.: will3 = astray, Scot. |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 796 | STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints) | VHC | Bet includes the first in the race, a filly | felly; r in stake |
| 780 | NOBLEST (and Eximenamination) | VHC | Exim: 14 (clue preferred) | |
| 777 | TAILOR-BIRD | Second | Non-U, lurid art book I ordered (censored, all right!). For the young I stitch the leaves together | anag. less U and O.K. |
1996-1997
1294 TRANSENNA
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1995-1996
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1229 GRUPPETTO
1994-1995
1186 GRISELDA
1181 SLADE
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
1973-1974
57 MINARET (Printer’s Devilry)
1972-1973
36 CRUSADER
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162 BEAM-ENDS
1145 GENIPAP
1140 CALLOUS
1969-1970
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1097 PANTOPHAGIST
1091 WENCESLAS
1076 NEFAST (Misprints)
1062 CALLING-CRAB
1968-1969
1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
1028 SATIRE
1023 CONSOLE
1015 HOAR-HEADED
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
993 JONATHAN
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
967 CREMOSIN
962 PALING
958 DRY MEASURE
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
935 MALAPROP
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
916 DIAPASON
911 DRAGON
1965-1966
902 WINCOPIPE
894 WITENAGEMOT
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
882 SNAPDRAGON
873 VETERANS
1964-1965
839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
829 FAREWELL
812 ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left)
808 WAGONER
1963-1964
800 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram)
786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
782 SWELL
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 1968-1969 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1967-1968 | 3 (2, 1, 0) | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 1966-1967 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1965-1966 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1964-1965 | 3 (1, 2, 0) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1963-1964 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 3 | 15 |