Clues written by Lieut Col D. Macfie
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieut Col D. Macfie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 11 | Dec 1962 | Jul 1980 | 17y 7m | Lieut-Col D. Macfie Lt Col D. Macfie |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 190 | CASSANDRA | VHC | A ‘sans-card’, disestablished, Enoch? | anag.; ref. E. Powell, party-card |
| 156 | OMBROPHOBOUS | VHC | Oho! Rump and boobs entangled? This condition derives from over-precipitation I fear | anag. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 143 | Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle) | VHC | Melchior oxen in the manger (Caspardors for some?) Balthazar better far than braces, When it comes to parking gum. – And a Vyrrhy Myrrhy Christmas to all! | |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 92 | BRAINWASH | VHC | Prelude to making a clean breast? | i.e. bra in wash, & lit. |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 31 | KITCHENDOM | VHC | Where Cook ’as to work for Tom, Dick ’n’ H., ’e’s proper upset! | anag.; upset (n.) |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1127 | TRAYBIT | VHC | Peculiarly arty, somewhat small piece: not many round to-day | anag. + bit, & lit.; ref. old round, and current 12-sided, 3d. bits |
| 1110 | IMPERSONATE | VHC | “Maelstrom” of Mr. E. A. Poe isn’t in character | anag., short story title; impersonate, adj. |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1097 | PANTOPHAGIST | Second | To Pathans pig is not O.K., but I’ll eat anything | anag.; Muslim principle |
| 1058 | Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram) | VHC | New deal no b. use. Gray mare v. cool—Harry’s P.R.O. | ref. Anne of Cleves, the “Flanders Mare” |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 997 | TREACLE | VHC | Carroll wrote about this well, but Lear, etc., badly | anag.; ref. Alice in Wonderland, t. well, and Edward L. |
1980-1981
430 TEGULA
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
267 MORRIS-DANCE
259 TRANSIRE
1975-1976
187 POWDERING-TUB
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
169 THUGGEE
1974-1975
127 FRITHSOKEN
105 Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)
1973-1974
88 BLOOMERY
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1023 CONSOLE
1015 HOAR-HEADED
1965-1966
885 GALIMATIAS
1962-1963
725 SILENUS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |