Clues written by T. L. Strange
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T. L. Strange1501142216Nov 1953Oct 196915y 11mT. Strange
 
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Ximenes competitions
1969-1970
1062CALLING-CRABVHCI flourish at the seaside: a visit’s oddly bracingcall + anag.
1968-1969
1039TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)VHCA coat for example is a necessary sight in the north country draughtssight (= a great many); e.g. in t’ men
1964-1965
832PENNY-WISE (Misprints)VHCNanny required (a bit experienced) for doing up weeny pinscanny; anag.
1963-1964
780NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)VHCExim: 15
773FIT-OUTVHCGet-up—and get out of it—do!anag. + ut1
1962-1963
746INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)VHCIf men can afford novelties at £1 each, 1 cw/t. ensign may be just right for the ladies!£1 ea., chic winter mittens, 1 gn.
743CHEMISTVHCBoots for example—and one way to muddy them (sic)!anag.
738ANAESTHETICVHC“I can see that needs drilling” … It’s guaranteed to unnerve you at the dentist’s!anag.
708HEARTSVHCBosoms that set the pulses throbbing—have a squint at hers!anag., 2 defs.; squint, adj.
703SCAPEMENTVHCMy union job in the works helps to drive the hands twenty-four hours a day! (P.S. A cement works!)anag.; work (vb. intrans) = to be agitated
700SOLOMONSecondHaving 300 mistresses, no wonder I was sued for an affiliation order!cryptic def.; ref. 1 Kings 11:3 and 3:16ff
1961-1962
690ASCERTAINVHCWhat The Observer may do—set crania in a whirl!anag.
682PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)VHCIllicit sweetheart could entail our having to get behind a pram … / … This is—for men—the hair-raising feature of wenching!anag. + our; hidden; i.e. could, if altered
1956-1957
430GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)VHCIs M.P.s’ fondness for tea sin/ister? Really quite proper! 
1954 (1)
263We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)VHCWe should think Hottentot was English! 

 
HCs awarded to T. L. Strange
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Ximenes competitions
 
1969-1970
  1080 ANDROMEDA
 
1966-1967
  935 MALAPROP
 
1964-1965
  834 CARRIED
  821 SOMERSET
  817 WYLIE-COATS
 
1963-1964
  804 DETRUNCATE
  800 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram)
  786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
  782 SWELL
  777 TAILOR-BIRD
  760 METAMORPHOSE
 
1962-1963
  730 ARCH-PIRATE
  721 KERB-MERCHANT
 
1961-1962
  694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1960-1961
  638 BUREAUCRAT
  624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
 
1958-1959
  490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
 
1956-1957
  417 SINECURE
  415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
 
1954 (2)
  306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
  285 PARALYSES
 
1953 (2)
  257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
 


Annual Honours record of T. L. Strange
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YearPrizes
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VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1969-19700 1 1
1968-19690 1 0
 
1966-19670 0 1
 
1964-19650 1 3
1963-19640 2 6
1962-19631 (0, 1, 0) 5 2 5
1961-19620 2 1
1960-19610 0 2
 
1958-19590 0 1
 
1956-19570 1 2
 
1954 (2)0 0 2
1954 (1)0 1 0
1953 (2)0 0 1