Clues written by C. Oliver
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Oliver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 5 | Oct 1961 | Aug 1988 | 26y 10m | C. S. F. Oliver |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 744 | SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left) | VHC | English café by polluted seaside provides unwholesome sort of mushroom fry-up and a thin sprinkle with capers | anag. incl. E; anag. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 294 | HUMECT | VHC | Even dry gin can do this: upset Dutchmen’s guts | anag. of (D)utchme(n) |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 221 | PADDY-WHACK | VHC | What Mary Jane didn’t want, it seems – and what she deserved | i.e. paddy whack; ref. A. A. Milne: ‘Rice Pudding’ |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1023 | CONSOLE | VHC | Guide uniform; it’s built for showing off the bust | con sole |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 728 | ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent) | VHC | He could be the Master of the Ski--ers from the Grindelwalder Mädelschüle | hidden; ref. skiing at G. girls’ school |
1988-1989
849 VISITE
1978-1979
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
306 DICKENS
276 AMTRACK
1976-1977
229 METRICATE
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1967-1968
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
1966-1967
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1964-1965
832 PENNY-WISE (Misprints)
1963-1964
790 PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)
1962-1963
712 RHEUMATICKY
1961-1962
664 MANIPULATE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |