Clues written by C. J. & R. S. Morse
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
ordStats | See also: C. J. Morse, R. S. Morse
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
ordStats | See also: C. J. Morse, R. S. Morse| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. & R. S. Morse | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 22 | Aug 1975 | Dec 1987 | 12y 4m | C. J. and R. S. Morse |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 816 | POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter) | VHC | Competitive present-giving requires a lot of money – and then a lot more by golly! | pot + lac + oh! |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 609 | LUCKY-BAG | First | Blessed crib where wondrous gifts lie hid | lucky bag; bag, crib = steal |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | VHC | Chartism’s revolutionary case was unlikely to be granted by Scrooge | anag. + box |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 404 | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | Third | Light verser bound over for naughty Noel card’s contents | server; held (rev.) in anag. |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 352 | FAIRY LIGHTS | VHC | We’re switched on by mistletoe – enough to give shy girl a fit! | anag.; by = near |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 301 | TROLLOPISH | VHC | The type that might make short love – not without pill | anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| 300 | SLINK-BUTCHER | Second | Club thinks afresh about back – he doesn’t mind what calves he hacks! | anag. + re (rev.) |
| 298 | NOSER | VHC | Small number getting inside section of Observer is a blow | no. + (Ob)ser(ver) |
| 294 | HUMECT | Third | Those that open holed umbrellas must expect clothes to get wet | first letters |
| 285 | BOYFRIEND (Misprints) | VHC | I usually give duck a miss if bone dry when cooked | kiss; anag. |
| 272 | MALAGUETTA | VHC | Pepper disguised by a glutamate | anag. |
| 267 | MORRIS-DANCE | First | This month’s exercise might produce ‘1: C. and R. Morse …’ | anag. incl. I |
| 263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Ma’s shy st/ill, son, especially at pop concerts | |
| 259 | TRANSIRE | VHC | To cross as Roman customs warrant | 2 mngs.; see etym. under transient; i.e. R. C. practice |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 255 | ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE | VHC | In which, by Jove, all EIIR’s rule is reviewed | anag. |
| 250 | Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram) | VHC | The nuts hated CCL, tho’ not the crackers | |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 178 | A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent) | VHC | It takes a clown, this time, to produce a mangled tag about summer’s brief showing | s in anag., 2 defs. |
HCs awarded to C. J. & R. S. Morse
Clues | Annual Honours | Other competitors | See also: C. J. Morse, R. S. Morse
Clues | Annual Honours | Other competitors | See also: C. J. Morse, R. S. Morse
1981-1982
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
306 DICKENS
281 DINOCERAS
276 AMTRACK
Annual Honours record of C. J. & R. S. Morse
Clues | HCs | Other competitors | See also: C. J. Morse, R. S. Morse
Clues | HCs | Other competitors | See also: C. J. Morse, R. S. Morse
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 3 (1, 1, 1) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |