Clues written by A. R. Chandler
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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. Chandler | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 12 | Jul 1962 | Nov 1981 | 19y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 500 | BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter) | Third | Impersonate a comic (Dodd) | do; be fool; ref. Ken D.; do = cheat |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 118 | OPERETTIST (Misprints) | VHC | O dear! Embracing towering dolly birds might try my handy-work | bards; O + sitter (rev.) in pet |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 873 | VETERANS | VHC | We’ve enough experience to check mounting temptation | vet + snare (rev.) |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 834 | CARRIED | VHC | What we did at 10—complained about a closure of the bar | (b)ar in cried; arithmetic |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 804 | DETRUNCATE | First | Prune: a dried fruit containing something unspecified to speed up movement within | run in etc., all in date; laxative effect |
| 780 | NOBLEST (and Eximenamination) | VHC | Best … Better?—just in case | nob2 lest |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 746 | INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Original s/aké; to me an inherent vice | |
| 743 | CHEMIST | VHC | Boots? I supply number nines | cryptic def.; ref. Services pills |
| 738 | ANAESTHETIC | VHC | Facilitates repair of bone china tea-set following breakage | anag. |
| 703 | SCAPEMENT | VHC | First stages of acid pollution in root casing follow sweet-eating in infancy, causing teeth to break away in time | s + a, p in cement |
1978-1979
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
1973-1974
53 ALEXANDERS
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
933 COTTABUS
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
1965-1966
860 CORSAGE
1964-1965
832 PENNY-WISE (Misprints)
817 WYLIE-COATS
812 ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left)
1963-1964
796 STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints)
769 PENNY
760 METAMORPHOSE
1962-1963
734 NASALITY
717 STAR-MAN (Misprints)
708 HEARTS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1982 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 |