Clues written by Sir S. Kaye
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir S. Kaye | 35 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 40 | Jan 1953 | Jan 1974 | 21y 0m | S. H. G. Kaye |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 95 | THUNDERCLAP | VHC | Careless punch dealt around back part of ear could deafen one | r in anag. |
| 75 | GROCETERIA | VHC | Herein reduced produce: tea, rice…, artfully arranged | gro(w) + anag., & lit. |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 27 | VINEGAR | VHC | Being against trendy preposterous fashion, I dress austerely | v in + rage (rev.); austere = sour |
| 23 | SCLERODERMIC | VHC | I’m mad about Emil’s record of a tough case | anag. incl. c.; ref. ‘Emil und die Detektive’ |
| 5 | SCEUOPHYLAX | VHC | He’s left care of a top quality pyx, perhaps | anag. incl. l c/o U, & lit. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1158 | ELEPHANT-SEAL | Second | It might well chew up a pen and eat shell | anag. & lit.; pen = cuttle-bone |
| 1140 | CALLOUS | VHC | Like Rachman, making occasion to evict endlessly | call ous(t); notorious landlord |
| 1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | VHC | The ropy Left’s mucked up high standard of living | anag. |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1093 | MARTINET | VHC | Perfection of execution, on the spot—I might be satisfied inducing that | art in in me, & lit. |
| 1089 | ENCLOISTER | VHC | Set in contracted cell or put in order? | anag. incl. cel(l), & lit.; religious order |
| 1071 | ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The tragic mo/ment Man by Nature was tricked into murder | Othello |
| 1062 | CALLING-CRAB | Second | It’s a typical pincer movement, requiring craft to frustrate | calling crab3 & lit. |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1036 | CORONETED | VHC | Disheartened about a ring at the cheapest price? A bride might be | O net in cored |
| 1023 | CONSOLE | VHC | To cheer the chap no end, a Test selector’s head should roll | co(d) + (I)nsole; cod4; Doug I. |
| 1015 | HOAR-HEADED | VHC | Tennis pro—seed (bottom half)—without fibre and showing age | rhea (=fibre) in Hoad + (se)ed; ref. Lew H. |
| 1010 | MOTORIST | VHC | I’m sort to run amok—I take folk for a ride | anag. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 1002 | PILLAGE | Third | Leader of Party that’s inducing mounting rancour should get the sack | P + gall (rev.) in i.e. |
| 1000 | THOUSAND | VHC | Leader of tricksters, the old dog has encompassed it | t + SA in hound, & lit. |
| 997 | TREACLE | VHC | Form of electuary? Yes, usage initially expressed | anag. less y, u, & lit. |
| 984 | Word containing a first name (Anonymous) | VHC | Bond’s after a bit—pretty hot stuff | TURM-ERIC; Linklater, author; link later; ’s = has |
| 971 | MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left) | VHC | Decadent, losing head and crazy about love (so the story goes), this old bird sounds a fancy dish | O in anag. less D; maggot pie; maggot = whim |
| 967 | CREMOSIN | VHC | Foreign incomers often like the colour of a coronation | anag.; coronation = carnation, Spens. |
| 962 | PALING | First | Early stop in recurrent adverse balance of trade might well protect pound | lin in gap (rev.); pound2 |
| 958 | DRY MEASURE | VHC | Prohibition? That couldn’t stop you getting a pint of this brew | dry measure; brew = variety |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 954 | CERATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | “P.D.” is a proper fa/st one—needs guts to complete | |
| 949 | BROWSING | VHC | Working jaws into a rick? | rows in bing & lit.; rick1; row3, jaw = a scolding |
| 941 | HYPODERMIC | VHC | It could make me rich introducing narcotic around | dopy (rev.) in anag. |
| 935 | MALAPROP | VHC | Circle with felicity forward or backward in geometric plan (as misclued by herself?) | lap + or (rev.) all in map; velocity, geographic |
| 933 | COTTABUS | VHC | It, to be brief, could be seen in the equivalent of a bar in Greek territory. | ’t in tabu in Cos, & lit. |
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | VHC | Prig, putting large silver coin in the collection, makes show of excelling others—not half—the buffoon! | écu in plate; mimes (bet)ter |
| 916 | DIAPASON | Second | You’ll get no liveliness to assist lifting out of this standard of pitch | no sap aid (all rev.); ref. cricket |
| 911 | DRAGON | VHC | Monitor: one who shows skill keeping horseplay within bounds | rag in don (= adept) |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 894 | WITENAGEMOT | VHC | Salt’s out! A number end up going in for this old diet | ten + omega (rev.) in wit |
| 885 | GALIMATIAS | VHC | Amalgam, is it, without introduction of mercury? Not strictly; its ingredients are too unlike | anag. less m |
| 864 | PATERNAL | VHC | Pop’s thin liquor—needs a gin (about third of Gordon’s) in it. Now, put it back! | (Go)r(don’s) in a net in lap (all rev.); lap2 n. |
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
40 FANTOCCINI
36 CRUSADER
18 EPIGONE
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1154 CLARIONET
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1106 LEXICOGRAPHY
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1097 PANTOPHAGIST
1091 WENCESLAS
1084 ANGEL-FOOD
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
1041 TEA-LEAD
1039 TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)
1028 SATIRE
1019 DISCORD (Misprints)
1967-1968
989 GRENADINE
980 OMNIBUSES
1966-1967
945 OBLITERATE
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1965-1966
902 WINCOPIPE
890 DEBENTURE
878 ENTOMOSTRACA
860 CORSAGE
1964-1965
856 RODOMONTADE
851 Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)
847 FRENETICAL
834 CARRIED
1953 (1)
213 LEMONADE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 1969-1970 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 1967-1968 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1966-1967 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |