Clues written by J. R. Kirby
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Kirby | 41 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 46 | May 1968 | Dec 1984 | 16y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 426 | MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent) | VHC | Mixing a gin with mild’s likely to catch you out! | anag. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 247 | FLIVVER | First | Is a battered rifle loaded with caps of Victorian vintage an ‘old banger’? | Vv in anag. |
| 238 | CRAMBOJINGLE | VHC | Acquire prior tire fire retire hire and inspire? Could be! | cram + job (rev.) + ingle, & lit.; tire5 |
| 234 | HOROSCOPIST | VHC | One who may provide comfort to inspire a worried ‘Scorpio’ | anag. in host, & lit.; inspire = draw in |
| 229 | METRICATE | VHC | Start to mimic the French and heartlessly insist acre is abandoned | m + et + anag. incl. i, t, & lit. |
| 225 | VALETA | VHC | Kind of hop for making beer – it’s put into fermenting vat | ale in anag. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | You can get run in by recklessly upsetting me | go (rev.) in by, & lit. |
| 200 | The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent) | VHC | The French people, beginning to ebb, arose and united for him | (Georges) Clemenceau; le men + first letters & lit. |
| 190 | CASSANDRA | VHC | One may regard playing cards as holding leads for auguring nastiness | a n in anag., & lit. |
| 165 | Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram) | VHC | To them home’s a purple open ocean, cool and babbling reach, or on a bank | |
| 156 | OMBROPHOBOUS | First | A wayfarer going into a desolate moor pub’s unlikely to want water! | hobo in anag. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 148 | BALLYHOO | VHC | It takes everyone in by interjection of excitement and surprise – nothing more! | all in by + ho 0, & lit. |
| 146 | CHARADES | Second | ‘Amateur Dramatics’, leads from which are used in sporting search for required word | A D in anag., & lit. |
| 135 | GABIONADE | VHC | What, when erected, may provide secure cover to aid one under attack | bag (rev.) + anag., & lit. |
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | When in trouble, could make for this direct in times gone by | anag. + ken, & lit. |
| 123 | SCATTERGOOD | VHC | Party with bits and pieces of great cost piling up | anag.+ do (rev.), & lit. |
| 118 | OPERETTIST (Misprints) | Third | Disorderly pet store – it may be the source of many pongs | songs; anag. |
| 114 | PANIC | VHC | I can erupt with the onset of pressure | anag. incl. p, & lit. |
| 105 | Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram) | VHC | Had every animal in care on a boat. Blow, cruel gale horror! | |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 100 | CENTENARIAN | VHC | Ancient mortal, inherently born in a different era | n in anag. in anag., & lit.; mortal = very drunk |
| 97 | TREBUCHET | VHC | Wooden structure comprising a pivoted device turning round about the top of a tower | c. in hub (rev.) in tree + t, & lit. |
| 92 | BRAINWASH | VHC | Heartlessly badger one in an attempt to make one come clean | b(adge)r a in wash, & lit. |
| 88 | BLOOMERY | First | May make ore semi-molten by suppressing it | anag. incl. mol(ten) in by, & lit. |
| 62 | SOLITAIRES | VHC | Loose ties – bracing to wear with the sun on high | sol + air in anag. |
| 53 | ALEXANDERS | VHC | Nowadays it’s an unknown quantity – no beginner in green salad mixing includes it | x in anag. less g |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 40 | FANTOCCINI | VHC | When they’re required in action, leaders of fine cord must be manipulated | anag. incl. f, c, & lit. |
| 18 | EPIGONE | VHC | Relation that may seem boring, almost, alongside genitive individual | epi(c) + g. + one, & lit.; relation = narrative |
| 10 | LINGERIE | VHC | Revealed by wriggling girl in final stages of striptease performance | anag. incl. last letters, & lit. |
| 1 | ORGIAST | VHC | I’m last in admitting a riot’s wrong | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1140 | CALLOUS | VHC | A cruel heartless soul may make one this | anag. less rue, & lit. |
| 1135 | HILAIRE BELLOC | VHC | Balliol: here I developed what it takes to start writing creatively | anag. & lit.; “B. made me …” |
| 1131 | CAROUSER (Misprints) | VHC | A scourer can literally transform an old pot | sot; anag. |
| 1127 | TRAYBIT | VHC | It’s easy to recognise me with sharp edges all the way round | I by (me with) in tart1 (all rev.), & lit.; 12-sided coin |
| 1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | VHC | Soft living in style for the extravagant | p in anag., & lit. |
| 1110 | IMPERSONATE | VHC | Dramatically disposed men aspire to | anag. & lit. |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1093 | MARTINET | VHC | Was introduced to train misfits within its scope | anag. in met, & lit.; obs. system |
| 1089 | ENCLOISTER | VHC | Heartlessly restrict one’s freedom with very little latitude | anag., incl. res(tr)ict, l, & lit.; ’s = has |
| 1084 | ANGEL-FOOD | VHC | An American sticky stuff, only a little being eaten before beginning to displease | an + elf in goo + d, & lit. |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1054 | PINACOTHECA | VHC | Public hanging place—a nice chap freely admits to getting upset here | to (rev.) in anag. |
| 1039 | TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number) | VHC | What may be a protective body covering over and around for example the forepart of the mantis | body; e.g. m in (mosquito) net (rev.), & lit. |
| 1006 | CHROME-PLATING | VHC | The finishing of articles by depositing or placing them in a dispersion | anag. & lit. |
1984-1985
660 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)
1978-1979
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
306 DICKENS
301 TROLLOPISH
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
289 AMNESIAC
263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
250 Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram)
249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
243 OLYMPIC
208 RALPH
1975-1976
187 POWDERING-TUB
183 PICKLE
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
174 EPEOLATRY
169 THUGGEE
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
1973-1974
95 THUNDERCLAP
1972-1973
27 VINEGAR
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1154 CLARIONET
1145 GENIPAP
1143 MORGIANA
1969-1970
1091 WENCESLAS
1080 ANDROMEDA
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1062 CALLING-CRAB
1968-1969
1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
1041 TEA-LEAD
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1023 CONSOLE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 1974-1975 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |