Clues written by Rev E. B. Peel
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Rev E. B. Peel50113363964Jan 1946Oct 19548y 9m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1953 (2)
257PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)VHCSolomon used to show us what a Royal Suite was designed forpianist Solomon and Handel’s ‘Fireworks Music’
1952 (2)
203WEATHERSVHCStands up to eat in The Taming of the Shreweat in anag.
195WALLABASSecondBombay agent wants Paris stockings—they’ve a nice shade for S.A.walla, bas (Fr.)
1952 (1)
192WATSONVHCWasn’t subtle about a cipher0 in anag.; ref. W.’s limited powers of reasoning
182MISTLETOEVHCI sometimes cling to a peach, but just now necking is beneath mecryptic def.; m. is a parasite of various fruit trees
1951 (2)
180HESPER (Printer’s Devilry)SecondCranky headmaster’s asked me to tea! C/an’t! Oatmeal’s in my mortarboard!Esperanto
177DESOLATEVHCWasted time rings in returning ruinlose (rev.) in date
176SPIGOTThirdChildless, I became a father—that will regulate the beer-supply!sp, I got
168PIPS (Misprints)VHCSign of Four—five for Colonel Openshawhour; ref. ‘Five Orange Pips’, Sherlock Holmes; time signal
1951 (1)
158RATINGVHCA good dressing-down for the class at sea2 mngs.
1950 (2)
152SEA-LIONVHCTotal immersion makes me thrive: I should get on after baptismseal I on
151OPEN-SESAMEVHCRecipe for entrée:—Take half a chop: add yolk of hen’s egg: continue as before(ch)op + (h)en’s e(gg) + same
149DOMESTICVHCIt’s Médoc, mulled—a bliss now rareanag.; ref. shortages, d. bliss
147GATHERVHCBeing half senile and not quite all there, I’m always taken inga(-ga) + ther(e); gather (n) = fold or pleat
1950 (1)
123LEECHESVHCPunch man! More than one! They’ll draw blood!2 mngs.; ref. John Leech, Victorian cartoonist
122LEATHERSecondI’ve been tanned, without sparing the whip—that’s hell for me!cryptic def.; hell for l.
121SNAPSHOTVHCSudden exposure after cold spells feverish sequelsnaps + hot
1949 (2)
116WATERLOOThirdHammond’s Fifty Too Late. Tail End Ducks Lead To Crushing DefeatL to end in Walter + 0,0; ref. W. H., Glos. and England batsman
113CRICKETERVHCWhen I go in I go out, and when I come out I come incryptic def.
109PERIVHCMy parents came down in the world, but I was once seen with a peer at the Savoy‘Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the P.’, Savoy opera by G & S; “begotten of fallen spirits” (Brewer)
1949 (1)
104STARE (Printer’s Devilry)VHCWho can get a sweet ju/gular customer?food rationing
100Word containing ADDINGVHCThere’s a snake in the undergrowth—it will ruin your stockings!laddering; adder in ling
99SCARABEESecondCaesar be blowed! Cleopatra found me charminganag.; scarab charm; Antony and C.
95SPOONERVHCDid I see my namesake dripped in the slops when sweating in a batter?cryptic def.; dropped in slips, batting in sweater; ref. Reggie Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman
93BUMBLE-PUPPYVHCJust the game, Alice might have thought, for the busy bee that delights to bark and bitei.e. bumble (bee) puppy; ref. flamingo croquet in ‘A. in Wonderland’
1948 (2)
88BRISTOLSecondBritish Liberal Reform Riots centreanag. in B, L, & lit.; ref. 1831 Reform riots
87SISKINVHCBird is breaking cover—a bird divine?is in skin; ‘aberdevine’
83BUDAPESTVHCA plague on the Budget! Get going! Capital seized by Communists!bud(get) + a pest; ref. communist rule in Hungary and socialist Govt. in UK
82CURARESecondIll-bred fellow with cauliflower ear! Sounds made for ’Arrow; must not be Eton!cur + anag. of ear; poison arrow; ‘eaten’
1948 (1)
72TEMPLE BARSecondBound to be where to get a refresher at the Inns of Courti.e. bar at Temple; refresher = fee, drink; boundary of City of London
71MITRAILLEUSESecondPermits rapid change-round in breeches. Let ’er try mine and ——i.e. ‘me try ’ers’
70GARBAGEVHCChanging gear with clutch in shows gutsbag in anag.; cattle guts
67SURFEIT (DLM)VHCI will always control my dentures if eating sticky stuffstuff
1947 (2)
64GLASTONBURYThirdTory stronghold offers scope for snug little Labour-Tory coalitionanag. of snug Lab Tory; ref. G. Tor, i.e. Tor-y
62HERCULESVHCHad great strength in both hands, and could have made a grand slam with a club lead, but went mad in play, and failed to strip the suitcryptic def.; ref. play ‘H. Furens’ by Seneca the Younger, and bridge
61CREASYVHCHistorian of the Hundred Years’ War?C + anag. of years; ref. Sir Edward Shepherd C.
59TAMEVHCKeep in check and mate in two movesi.e. mate is two letter moves from tame
57THEORBOSVHCHer boots have come undone; string needed to make them soundanag
56SHEEP-RUNVHCWoolley gets a single in the long field—after having a dip? (Shocking puns here!)sheep + run, anag.; ref. Frank W., Kent and England cricketer
54SPONGEVHCNot Portia’s choice for a wedding cake2 mngs.; ref. Merchant of Venice I.2.105, “I’ll be married to a sponge”; s. cake
1947 (1)
52RATIONVHCWorship without fuss has its pointsadoration less ado; ref. points system of rationing
51LLANELLYVHCIf pounds are put on a successful favourite from the King’s establishment, there will be Welshers all over the placeL, L + a + Nelly; ref. Nell Gwyn; welsh, vb.
50APOSTLEVHCThe St. Andrews type of spoon?2 mngs.; golf club
47GLOCKENSPIELVHCInstrument giving a blurred ecko (extremely wild spelling)anag.
45RATTENEDThirdTrade winds about four bells in the first watch smashed the tackleten in anag.; four … watch = 10pm
44PARISVHCThe judge in a beauty competition is after face valuepar + is; ref. judgment of P.
43DRESSINGFirstSauce for the goose-step?2 mngs.; d. = proper alignment of troops, drill (OED); pun on ‘sauce for the goose’
1946 (2)
39GNATHICVHCYou get cheeky, or near it, in calling a sovereign a thick ’unhidden
38WIND-HOVERThirdFlatulence stop padre doubled up stop altogether dickywind + ho! + Rev (rev.); dicky bird; telegraphese
1945 (2)
16UNVULGARVHCProper fraction in familiar juxtaposition for one killed in Arrascryptic def.; vulgar fraction; ref. Polonius, Hamlet I.3

 
HCs awarded to Rev E. B. Peel
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Ximenes competitions
 
1954 (2)
  306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
 
1954 (1)
  283 SOBER
  275 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1952 (2)
  197 SCALES
 
1952 (1)
  190 CHEQUERS
  184 MEREST / WYOMING (DLM)
  183 SAUSAGES
  181 HANGABLE
 
1951 (2)
  179 CADRE
  172 GARNISHER
  171 SERINGAS
 
1951 (1)
  163 LORICATE
  160 RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry)
  159 SPANIEL
  157 ORANGE
  156 LAVEROCK
 
1950 (2)
  148 FILIBUSTER
  143 LAMPREY
 
1950 (1)
  130 MODERN
  126 RASPBERRY
 
1949 (2)
  117 LION
  115 MISNOMER
  114 TAPPIT-HEN
  111 PLEASANT
  107 STRAMASH
 
1949 (1)
  103 MOSES
  101 BARRACKS
  94 SARDELLE
  92 PARTRIDGE
 
1948 (2)
  91 CRETONNE
  86 ODOMETER
  84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
  79 SALOME
 
1948 (1)
  76 VALEDICTORY
  73 RHODESIA
  69 MISANTHROPE
  68 ANTIGROPELOS
  66 CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET
 
1947 (2)
  65 PIVOT
 


Annual Honours record of Rev E. B. Peel
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1954 (2)0 0 1
1954 (1)0 0 2
1953 (2)0 1 0
 
1952 (2)1 (0, 1, 0) 1 1
1952 (1)0 2 4
1951 (2)2 (0, 1, 1) 2 3 7
1951 (1)0 1 5
1950 (2)0 4 2 18
1950 (1)1 (0, 1, 0) 2 2 7
1949 (2)1 (0, 0, 1) 2 5 11
1949 (1)1 (0, 1, 0) 4 4 6
1948 (2)2 (0, 2, 0) 2 4 5
1948 (1)2 (0, 2, 0) 2 5 1
1947 (2)1 (0, 0, 1) 6 1 3
1947 (1)2 (1, 0, 1) 5 0 2
1946 (2)1 (0, 0, 1) 1 0
1945 (2)0 1 0