Clues written by D. L. L. Clarke
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D. L. L. Clarke2101208222Jan 1947Jan 198538y 0m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1984-1985
662BARGE-COUPLEVHCYou need rafters for gables, but for gable-ends a bracebar + g, e + couple
1983-1984
615HISTORIETTEVHCShort title, lacking length, that is a little novelanag. less l incl. i.e., & lit.
1972-1973
27VINEGARVHCWhat the prince undertook to drink having jostled in grave?anag.; ref. Hamlet 5:1:299-300
10LINGERIEVHCGirlie en deshabille can hardly fail to reveal itanag. & lit.
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162BEAM-ENDSVHCOn which a crew might resort to prayer, or they might make a bedesman?anag.
1968-1969
1039TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)VHCUnder-cover F.B.I. agents after atomic material, unit 52, in shortunit; Te (= tellurium) + G-men
1965-1966
894WITENAGEMOTVHCA meeting peculiarly engrossed in old English know howanag. in wot, & lit.
1957-1958
473LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)VHCNo-one cal/m or able has be the subject of a post-mortem!ref. bridge
1954 (1)
261DECANTERVHCSoak up and you could get pretty well canned before you’ve got it all down!anag. of can(n)ed + ret (rev.), & lit.
1952 (1)
183SAUSAGESVHCIt takes us years and years to complete our make up. We’re generally browned off by breakfast timeSA (= it) + us + ages
182MISTLETOEVHCTo let in poor repair, needing expenditure on the outside. Scheduled to come down in a fortnightanag. in mise
181HANGABLEVHCHareng éventré; competent—worth putting on the lineha(re)ng + able; gutted herring (Fr)
1951 (2)
175HAIR-LINEVHCHKLM: a tenuous clue? It depends on the anglei.e. H airline; fishing line
173HATCHINGVHCIn letting out the clutch, find the opening in the gate firsthatch1 + in + g(ate) ; clutch2
1950 (1)
130MODERNVHCSmall decorative piece the Navy’s after—quite unlike the girls of the old brigade!mode RN; mode in lacemaking
1949 (2)
107STRAMASHVHCScots beat Sassenach, with no means of hitting back, outside towntram[?] in Sassenach less canes (rev.)
1949 (1)
94SARDELLEVHCLads, reel in the herring: it looks 44 inches longer than a sardineanag.; i.e. ell for in. in sardine; ell = 1¼ yd. in contemporary ed. of C.
1948 (1)
69MISANTHROPEVHCAh! mon esprit troublé! Tant je hais tous les hommes!anag.; ref. Molière “Le M.” Act 1. Line 118, modified from “Non, elle est générale, et je hais tous les homes”
67SURFEIT (DLM)VHCI will never bluster if asked to pay excess fareexcess fare
1947 (1)
43DRESSINGVHCGoing in after a big score, tail first, you need marlD + ress-ing, i.e. ingress tail first; marl3,1 = marvel, dressing for soil
41ALTOGETHERSecondHe got confused, having to change outside, without a stitch onanag. in alter; “in the a.”

 
HCs awarded to D. L. L. Clarke
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1982-1983
  559 EMBASE
 
1981-1982
  521 ATTITUDINISE
  513 ETYMOLOGICON
 
1980-1981
  439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1979-1980
  410 CUL-DE-SAC
 
1977-1978
  310 STERNFAST
 
1976-1977
  249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
  243 OLYMPIC
  234 HOROSCOPIST
  229 METRICATE
 
1974-1975
  148 BALLYHOO
  130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1973-1974
  97 TREBUCHET
 
Ximenes competitions
 
1970-1971
  1154 CLARIONET
  1140 CALLOUS
  1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
  1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1969-1970
  1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
  1093 MARTINET
  1089 ENCLOISTER
  1080 ANDROMEDA
 
1968-1969
  1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1967-1968
  987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
  975 HALE
  958 DRY MEASURE
 
1966-1967
  920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
  907 SORITES (Misprints)
 
1964-1965
  829 FAREWELL
 
1963-1964
  780 NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)
  773 FIT-OUT
  769 PENNY
 
1962-1963
  738 ANAESTHETIC
  734 NASALITY
  728 ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)
  712 RHEUMATICKY
 
1961-1962
  676 TRELLIS (DLM)
 
1960-1961
  642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
  630 STREAKY
 
1959-1960
  560 CONGENITALLY
  551 PITCHER
 
1958-1959
  525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
  508 CUMBERGROUND
 
1957-1958
  469 DAISY
  460 ASTONISHMENT (Misprints)
 
1956-1957
  434 CARTON
  430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
  425 TRAVERSE
  400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
  395 SCALE-ARMOUR
 
1955-1956
  343 EPIGONI
 
1954 (2)
  304 ORLEANS
 
1954 (1)
  283 SOBER
  281 SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number)
  277 PRODIGALLY
  267 TRADE
  265 THERMAE
 
1953 (2)
  245 GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left)
  235 ASPHETERISM
 
1953 (1)
  227 CATEGORIES
  219 SOCIALIST
 
1952 (2)
  198 THIRD
  196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
  194 KNOWLEDGE BOX
 
1952 (1)
  193 TRADUCER
  186 ASHMOLEAN
  185 STOUT
 
1951 (2)
  180 HESPER (Printer’s Devilry)
  172 GARNISHER
  171 SERINGAS
 
1951 (1)
  158 RATING
  155 LYTERIAN
 
1950 (2)
  154 RABBIT
  149 DOMESTIC
  139 HECATOMB
 
1950 (1)
  121 SNAPSHOT
 
1949 (2)
  115 MISNOMER
  113 CRICKETER
  106 HELIOTROPE
 
1949 (1)
  100 Word containing ADDING
  95 SPOONER
 
1948 (1)
  76 VALEDICTORY
 
1947 (2)
  58 ECLIPSE
 


Annual Honours record of D. L. L. Clarke
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
1984-19850 1 0
1983-19840 1 0
1982-19830 0 1
1981-19820 0 2
1980-19810 0 1
1979-19800 0 1
 
1977-19780 0 1
1976-19770 0 4
 
1974-19750 0 2
1973-19740 0 1
1972-19730 2 0
 
Ximenes competitions
1970-19710 1 4
1969-19700 0 4
1968-19690 1 1
1967-19680 0 3
1966-19670 0 2
1965-19660 1 0
1964-19650 0 1
1963-19640 0 3
1962-19630 0 4
1961-19620 0 1
1960-19610 0 2
1959-19600 0 2
1958-19590 0 2
1957-19580 1 2
1956-19570 0 5
1955-19560 0 1
1954 (2)0 0 1
1954 (1)0 1 5
1953 (2)0 0 2
1953 (1)0 0 2
1952 (2)0 0 3
1952 (1)0 3 3
1951 (2)0 2 3
1951 (1)0 0 2
1950 (2)0 0 3
1950 (1)0 1 1
1949 (2)0 1 3
1949 (1)0 1 2
 
1948 (1)0 2 1
1947 (2)0 0 1
1947 (1)1 (0, 1, 0) 1 0