Competition clues by D. J. MacKay

Clues written by D. J. MacKay
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |

	Clues in archive	First Prizes	Other Prizes	VHCs	HCs	Hons points	First mention	Latest mention	Career span
D. J. MacKay	16	0	0	16	51	16	Oct 1972	Dec 2003	31y 2m

	Clue word	Award	Clue	Explanation
2000-2001
1500	GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)	VHC	Big old warship, one with unreliable tiller	COGITLLIER; cog + anag.
1995-1996
1247	PREDICANT	VHC	Reformed padre in Cape Town, primarily?	anag. incl. CT, & lit.
1994-1995
1180	COLD TURKEY	VHC	Source of kebabs about Yule or DT with the shakes?	anag. incl. k, c., & lit.
1152	PARACETAMOL	VHC	What’ll help you to eat with molar cap tingling?	anag. & lit.
1991-1992
1034	BURLAP	VHC	‘Labour Party’s ——!’ – a Tory crudely (coarse canvassing)	comp. anag.
1990-1991
943	BARAGOUIN	VHC	Baur in Goa might be	anag. & lit.
1989-1990
934	LACE-UPS	VHC	We won’t slip on these daft 1st of April clues (puzzling initially)!	anag. incl. A, p
1987-1988
809	DOLCE VITA	VHC	Is it inhabiting old cave, wretchedly? Yes and no	it in anag., & lit.
796	UPHOLSTERY	VHC	It’s implausibly plusher to rear of gallery	anag. + y, & lit.
1983-1984
618	CRETISM	VHC	Credit me? It’s misguided!	cr + anag., & lit.
600	Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)	VHC	Oh, ‘Alf T.’ (who jotted the lines), thou hit on fame!
1982-1983
572	SNAKE-OIL	VHC	I slake no ill!	anag. & lit.
559	EMBASE	VHC	For lower case, compositor’s first going for his measurement book	case with em b for c
547	GLEEMAN	VHC	Get me to do a turn in a gathering	me (rev.) in glean, & lit.
1981-1982
504	SIMMENTHALER	VHC	What’s produced from her’s meat’n’ milk mostly	anag. incl. mil(k)
1972-1973
31	KITCHENDOM	VHC	With equipment chef’s no end a master after finishing herein	kit + che(f), + (herei)n + Dom; D. = master

HCs awarded to D. J. MacKay
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2003-2004
  1648 MAGIC LANTERN

2001-2002
  1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)

2000-2001
  1492 The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram)
  1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)

1997-1998
  1351 NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)

1995-1996
  1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
  1207 EPOCH-MARKING
  1203 CLERICALISM

1994-1995
  1190 DENARIUS
  1169 BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)

1993-1994
  1122 BASILIAN
  1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)

1992-1993
  1076 PARLOUR GAMES
  1065 TANDOORI
  1052 AGANIPPE

1991-1992
  1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
  1000 ONE THOUSAND

1990-1991
  987 IRON CURTAIN
  978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
  974 AVANT-PROPOS
  972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
  965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
  947 SHOULDER-SLIP

1989-1990
  922 REFORMADO
  891 CAT

1988-1989
  862 OFF-AND-ON
  857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)

1987-1988
  835 PROSAICAL
  818 EMBUSQUÉ

1986-1987
  774 VICTORINE
  770 HERMITS

1984-1985
  662 BARGE-COUPLE
  657 SILLY-BILLY

1983-1984
  627 AMBIENT
  609 LUCKY-BAG

1982-1983
  564 PARAMENT

1979-1980
  410 CUL-DE-SAC
  401 GO-AHEAD
  393 INTRACARDIAC
  371 GRADIN

1978-1979
  340 BOOKSIE

1976-1977
  255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
  249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
  243 OLYMPIC
  234 HOROSCOPIST
  212 SURCINGLES

1974-1975
  127 FRITHSOKEN

1973-1974
  75 GROCETERIA
  70 GESTAPO (Misprints)

1972-1973
  45 NEMORAL
  36 CRUSADER

Annual Honours record of D. J. MacKay
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Year	Prizes (1, 2, 3)	VHCs	HCs	Position
2003-2004	0	0	1	–

2001-2002	0	0	1	–
2000-2001	0	1	2	–

1997-1998	0	0	1	–

1995-1996	0	1	3	–
1994-1995	0	2	2	–
1993-1994	0	0	2	–
1992-1993	0	0	3	–
1991-1992	0	1	2	–
1990-1991	0	1	6	–
1989-1990	0	1	2	–
1988-1989	0	0	2	–
1987-1988	0	2	2	–
1986-1987	0	0	2	–

1984-1985	0	0	2	–
1983-1984	0	2	2	–
1982-1983	0	3	1	–
1981-1982	0	1	0	–

1979-1980	0	0	4	–
1978-1979	0	0	1	–

1976-1977	0	0	5	–

1974-1975	0	0	1	–
1973-1974	0	0	2	–
1972-1973	0	1	2	–