Clues written by T. Dwyer
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Dwyer | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 15 | Nov 1950 | Mar 1964 | 13y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 84 | MIRLIGOES / ILL-OMENED (Right and Left) | VHC | Unhappy, sick with prognosticated dizziness: some girl I got into trouble | ill omened; anag. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 467 | A humorous definition (Humorous definition) | VHC | RANK—An empty space for the use of taxi-cabs | |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 415 | When the snow lay round about (Anagram) | VHC | How boys word the annual tune | |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 273 | COUSIN | VHC | What Elizabeth said to Essex: “Let us go in the corner, in the old way” | us in coin (= cornerstone, archaic); Robert Devereaux, 2nd Earl of Essex, distant cousin of Elizabeth I |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 247 | VAMPIRE | VHC | I get restless at nights and go out for a drink, but I always sponge on others! | cryptic def. |
| 241 | MANDOLINE | VHC | It requires dexterity in manipulating wires for a man to work a swindle on the telephone | man do line; Bath racecourse swindle of 16 July 1953 involved cutting of cable |
| 237 | BASTINADE | VHC | A dint savagely applied to cut the foot | anag. in base, & lit. |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 199 | HONESTY | VHC | Outspokenness will get Nye shot! | anag.; ref. Nye Bevan |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 183 | SAUSAGES | VHC | Put us in grease (half the usual quantity) and cook with gas | us in anag. of (gre)ase, gas, & lit. |
| 182 | MISTLETOE | VHC | I hang about where couples are kissing, making up lost time before the end of the dance | anag. + e |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 178 | HIDEOUS | VHC | The house is a wreck: it’s the same inside—ghastly! | id. in anag. |
| 169 | HOUSE | VHC | A family who use it without understanding should be well slated! | who use it minus wit + 2 defs. & lit. |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 163 | LORICATE | Third | Recoil at being disturbed, like a tortoise | anag. |
| 158 | RATING | VHC | Making a beggar go without money is just class distinction | tin in rag1 |
Ximenes competitions
1963-1964
790 PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)
786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
1962-1963
743 CHEMIST
734 NASALITY
708 HEARTS
1954 (2)
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
297 CONTRAPUNTAL
1954 (1)
275 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
259 AGANIPPE
1953 (1)
227 CATEGORIES
215 BUCKFASTLEIGH
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
1952 (2)
205 CANTANKEROUS
202 SPALPEEN
201 AMETHYST
1951 (2)
176 SPIGOT
170 GUINEA
168 PIPS (Misprints)
1951 (1)
165 CABBAGE
155 LYTERIAN
1950 (2)
153 SAMISENS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |