Clues written by J. Fryde
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Fryde | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 8 | Aug 1961 | Aug 1975 | 14y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | What a poet early on displays | anag. & lit.; on = tipsy |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 997 | TREACLE | Third | What “becomes Electra” in play? Thick dark stuff. | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| 962 | PALING | VHC | Nothing to fill the opening? Quite the reverse | nil in gap (all rev.), & lit. |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 902 | WINCOPIPE | VHC | Old-world plant, with blossom in a rich red colour | co- (prefix) + pip (= blossom), all in wine |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 750 | SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left) | VHC | Number of puzzlers appear five minutes late for dinner—bar conversations are so intriguing | dinner at 7.45; cross words |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 656 | FIDDLESTICKS | First | Plays about with internal control-rod? It’s all malarkey to the Yanks | stick in fiddles [see comments] |
1975-1976
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
1972-1973
27 VINEGAR
Ximenes competitions
1969-1970
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1084 ANGEL-FOOD
1080 ANDROMEDA
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1041 TEA-LEAD
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
980 OMNIBUSES
1966-1967
949 BROWSING
935 MALAPROP
911 DRAGON
1964-1965
847 FRENETICAL
843 PRISTINE
825 COACHES
821 SOMERSET
808 WAGONER
1963-1964
804 DETRUNCATE
777 TAILOR-BIRD
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |