Clues written by J. R. Scarr
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J. R. Scarr7025109Oct 1957Apr 19657y 6m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1964-1965
847FRENETICALVHCBugs vex an’ lice fretanag.; bugs = mad [see comment in Slip no. 851]
1963-1964
773FIT-OUTVHCForeign car with a defective blooming gearFi(a)t out
764SHIMMY-SHAKEVHCWhat Katy did, according to her brother? Ask him. My! She’s crazyanag.; ref. song ‘I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate’ [see comments]
1959-1960
590STATANT (Printer’s Devilry)ThirdIn Montmartre—your aunti/e—his son—illicit union—liaison!French vocab., ‘ta tante’, ‘son’, ‘liaison’
1958-1959
517CAROTIDVHCThis tube provides a capital service—one vehicle three times a day with nothing between0 in car t.i.d.
495PARTISANThirdI’m an all-weather supporter; I follows the Gunners—on Sunday—in the piper!art. + I + S, all in Pan
490CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)VHCIt’s what initiates consider a great tragedy, without a single blemishconsider; c + Lear

 
HCs awarded to J. R. Scarr
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1972-1973
  14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
 
Ximenes competitions
 
1969-1970
  1091 WENCESLAS
 
1963-1964
  769 PENNY
 
1960-1961
  624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
  621 CHASE
 
1958-1959
  534 RAIL-SPLITTER
  529 BUTTY-COLLIER
  508 CUMBERGROUND
 
1957-1958
  469 DAISY
  456 PLAFOND
 


Annual Honours record of J. R. Scarr
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
1972-19730 0 1
 
Ximenes competitions
1969-19700 0 1
 
1964-19650 1 0
1963-19640 2 1
 
1960-19610 0 2
1959-19601 (0, 0, 1) 0 0
1958-19591 (0, 0, 1) 2 3 17
1957-19580 0 2