Clues written by J. W. Parr
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. W. Parr | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 10 | Dec 1948 | Feb 1973 | 24y 2m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 31 | KITCHENDOM | VHC | Where Mrs Beeton directs, season with Benedictine | kitchen Dom; kitchen (vb.) = season (O.E.D.) |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 882 | SNAPDRAGON | VHC | This game, played in the Christmas spirit, requires a determined grasp and no fumbling | anag. |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 656 | FIDDLESTICKS | VHC | If D deck’s listing, toss off the last gin cocktail and scramble for the bows | anag. less anag. |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 421 | DOVETAIL | VHC | Homer’s Ilium, not the later capital, is the vicinity for a stable fit for a wooden horse | dove tail; homer = a pigeon; ilium = haunches |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 373 | PRESTONPANS | VHC | Here, not unnaturally, a piper would be found in the thick of the fray | not (rev). + Pan, all in press, & lit. |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 235 | ASPHETERISM | VHC | Doctrine of the have-nots, perhaps founded on a perverted hate premiss | anag. |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 221 | BUNTHORNE | VHC | The unborn reformer | anag.; “You had a mother once … Never!”, Act II |
| 211 | CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES | Third | Complements of the season from Lily, Rose and Herb | HB; anag. |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 166 | RACHIDES | VHC | The Academy rebukes members that exhibit almost straight lines | RA chides |
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
45 NEMORAL
27 VINEGAR
18 EPIGONE
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
949 BROWSING
1960-1961
621 CHASE
1957-1958
482 LEASING-MAKER
467 A humorous definition (Humorous definition)
1956-1957
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
1955-1956
356 METOPOSCOPY
1954 (2)
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
302 MARTIN
293 CAB
291 APAGOGE
1954 (1)
271 TRIPLET
1953 (2)
237 BASTINADE
1953 (1)
227 CATEGORIES
1952 (2)
203 WEATHERS
199 HONESTY
197 SCALES
196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
1952 (1)
182 MISTLETOE
1951 (2)
179 CADRE
1950 (2)
135 STRIPPED
1948 (2)
91 CRETONNE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |