Clues written by Capt C. Tyers
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Capt C. Tyers2213184626Feb 1946Mar 196216y 1mCapt Tyers
Capt C. Tyers, RN
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1960-1961
617COLOPHONYVHCIt’s not right having the neck with nothing on in front. Put on a bow—it’ll be bettercol O phony; phony = not right
595INORNATE / OMADHAUN (Right and Left)VHCPlain, made of gold and once neat, a high-class ring man had treated carelessly. What a fool!in or nate; anag. incl U o; nate, obs. spelling in OED
1951 (2)
171SERINGASVHCFrom these trees we get the means to make erasingsanag. & lit.
1950 (2)
150CAPILLAMENTSVHCCertainly there is more than just fine fibre in the constitution of all men past one hundredanag. incl. I, C
146BELDAMEVHCMerely be fifty, and a woman is called a hag!be L dame
139HECATOMBThirdThe result, perhaps, of war or famine coming—or maybe both cameanag.
1950 (1)
130MODERNVHCQuite recent? Yes—just a month-dead-kidney diseasemo. d. + anag. of ren.
1949 (2)
117LIONVHCBeneath Nelson’s notice, but a V.I.P. all the samelions of Trafalgar Sq.
114TAPPIT-HENVHCNip round the back to the tap, and get a good supply of beer, will you?tap + the in nip (rev.); N.B. use of “back” for “down” word not recommended
108HACKNEYVHCIn a country dance a dislocated neck is quite commonanag. in hay4
1949 (1)
100Word containing ADDINGFirstA summer amongst the heather is bad or the hoseladdering; adder in ling
1948 (2)
90ROTHERSecondIn bed and progressing, though a mutilated remnant is all that’s left of heranag. of ort + her; river-bed
85SERGEANTVHCCompound of reagents exerting reflex action on uniform linesanag.; ref. parade drill
79SALOMEVHCHistory credits her with a man’s head, she was so male by dispositionanag.; head of John the Baptist
1948 (1)
71MITRAILLEUSEVHC“Il suit la mère,” for a chatterer, was at one time almost a maxim in Franceanag.; Maxim-gun
1947 (2)
61CREASYVHCDouble what you usually order from your tailor and you’ll get credit without difficulty!cr. easy; double = creased, i.e. cloth
1947 (1)
50APOSTLEVHCOften finds the course difficult and has had to accept strokes. Sometimes takes a spoon, especially in 16th and 17thcryptic defs.; i.e. centuries; ref. golf
46LYSANDERSecond“But who is here? ——! On the ground!” Recce finished, perhapsref. MND II.2.100; aircraft
41ALTOGETHERVHCGet her put on after the falsetto and the concert will be made completelyalto + get her
1945 (2)
26HAWSER (Misprints)VHCYou’d expect to find a shrew where carping’s going onwarping; anag.
22SLEEPYHEADVHCDelay sheep perhaps—but not for numbering, apparentlyanag.
17SICCAVHCNo Scotsman can ever make quite sure of this bit of sillersicca(r)

 
HCs awarded to Capt C. Tyers
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Ximenes competitions
 
1961-1962
  686 FEMALE
 
1960-1961
  608 CUSTOMER
  604 APOSTROPHISE
 
1959-1960
  586 HEBDOMADARY
  582 MARRY
  555 JURYWOMAN
 
1958-1959
  538 BANISHING
  500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
 
1957-1958
  486 BARACAN
  482 LEASING-MAKER
  477 SEDATENESS
  460 ASTONISHMENT (Misprints)
  447 TOUSLE
 
1956-1957
  421 DOVETAIL
  417 SINECURE
  390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1955-1956
  382 ABSTAIN
  351 LUSTRE
 
1954 (2)
  306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
  302 MARTIN
  293 CAB
 
1954 (1)
  271 TRIPLET
  267 TRADE
 
1953 (1)
  207 PAGEANT
 
1952 (2)
  206 PIEPOWDER
  204 ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)
  203 WEATHERS
  200 ACCOUNT
 
1951 (2)
  179 CADRE
  177 DESOLATE
  174 ANACREONTICS
  172 GARNISHER
 
1951 (1)
  158 RATING
 
1950 (1)
  122 LEATHER
  119 UMBLE-PIE
  118 MARAVEDI
 
1949 (2)
  111 PLEASANT
 
1949 (1)
  96 INTERLOCK
  95 SPOONER
 
1948 (2)
  91 CRETONNE
  83 BUDAPEST
  80 GONERIL
 
1948 (1)
  75 PETROLEUSES
  72 TEMPLE BAR
  66 CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET
 
1947 (2)
  59 TAME
 


Annual Honours record of Capt C. Tyers
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1961-19620 0 1
1960-19610 2 2
1959-19600 0 3
1958-19590 0 2
1957-19580 0 5
1956-19570 0 3
1955-19560 0 2
1954 (2)0 0 3
1954 (1)0 0 2
 
1953 (1)0 0 1
1952 (2)0 0 4
 
1951 (2)0 1 4
1951 (1)0 0 1
1950 (2)1 (0, 0, 1) 2 0 18
1950 (1)0 1 3
1949 (2)0 3 1
1949 (1)1 (1, 0, 0) 0 2
1948 (2)1 (0, 1, 0) 2 3 15
1948 (1)0 1 3
1947 (2)0 1 1
1947 (1)1 (0, 1, 0) 2 0 8
 
1945 (2)0 3 0