Clues written by W. Rodgers
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W. Rodgers1501146216Sep 1947Mar 199547y 6m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1978-1979
362SEA-SOLDIERVHCSir, ale does make one jolly, if properly brewedanag.
354SHEER-HULKVHCIt makes her sulk, he can’t leave port aloneanag.
327HEMLOCKVHCBorder engagement results in fatal shothem lock; shot = drink
1977-1978
301TROLLOPISHVHCHair standing on end, nothing on it, and in a ragged shirt – how like a slut0 + poll (rev.), all in anag.
276AMTRACKVHCLive rail will operate on two elementsam track
1975-1976
161ANCONVHCIt is raised in honour, yet is held in mean contempthidden
1973-1974
79SLAPSTICKVHCBuffet staff will provide light entertainment (throwing custard pies?)slap stick
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1145GENIPAPVHCQueer pain in leg come back, makes one kind of madderanag. in peg (rev.)
1135HILAIRE BELLOCVHCI cheer Balliol, possibly, but my aversion to a don is well knownanag.; “B. made me …” and G. G. Coulton
1969-1970
1093MARTINETVHCThe use of a horn in traffic indicates a ruthless driver in chargetine in mart
1967-1968
980OMNIBUSESVHCMiss Bueno’s smash—powered—will bring lots of people to Wimbledonanag.; ref. Maria B.
1965-1966
884MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCTo perform a du/o such as Dante’s is impossible for a womanDumas, Dantes
1954 (2)
293CABVHCThree pints, and one for the road: it’s the simplest thing to have a smashanag. of ABC, 2 defs; cab1,2
1953 (2)
243LODESTARSecondThe guide pointed to “The Madonna,” del Sarto’s compositionanag.; ref. Andrea d. S., Renaissance painter
1947 (2)
59TAMEVHCCheck—and mate—in one2 meanings; mate2 = daunted

 
HCs awarded to W. Rodgers
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1994-1995
  1190 DENARIUS
  1165 YAPSTER
 
1993-1994
  1113 EMPLASTRUM
 
1992-1993
  1052 AGANIPPE
 
1991-1992
  1021 BEARD
  1013 ALVEARY
 
1989-1990
  922 REFORMADO
 
1979-1980
  397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
  379 SCYTHEMAN
  371 GRADIN
 
1978-1979
  319 PODESTA
 
1977-1978
  300 SLINK-BUTCHER
  298 NOSER
  263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1976-1977
  238 CRAMBOJINGLE
  216 SCANTITY
 
1975-1976
  203 BOGY
  195 SHILLY-SHALLY
  178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
  165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
  156 OMBROPHOBOUS
 
1974-1975
  146 CHARADES
 
1973-1974
  100 CENTENARIAN
  66 NONSENSE
  62 SOLITAIRES
 
1972-1973
  23 SCLERODERMIC
  18 EPIGONE
  14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
 
Ximenes competitions
 
1968-1969
  1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
  1028 SATIRE
  1023 CONSOLE
 
1967-1968
  997 TREACLE
 
1966-1967
  954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
  941 HYPODERMIC
  920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1965-1966
  868 DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left)
 
1964-1965
  847 FRENETICAL
  825 COACHES
 
1963-1964
  796 STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints)
 
1962-1963
  721 KERB-MERCHANT
  708 HEARTS
  703 SCAPEMENT
  700 SOLOMON
 
1961-1962
  694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
  651 NIPCHEESE
 
1960-1961
  642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
  638 BUREAUCRAT
  617 COLOPHONY
 
1959-1960
  569 PROPOSAL
  560 CONGENITALLY
 
1958-1959
  538 BANISHING
  534 RAIL-SPLITTER
  521 SOUP
  500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
  495 PARTISAN
 
1956-1957
  415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
  412 SERVIETTE
 
1953 (1)
  219 SOCIALIST
 
1952 (2)
  198 THIRD
 
1952 (1)
  188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
 
1951 (2)
  173 HATCHING
 
1950 (2)
  135 STRIPPED
 


Annual Honours record of W. Rodgers
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
1994-19950 0 2
1993-19940 0 1
1992-19930 0 1
1991-19920 0 2
 
1989-19900 0 1
 
1979-19800 0 3
1978-19790 3 1
1977-19780 2 2
1976-19770 0 2
1975-19760 1 5
1974-19750 0 1
1973-19740 1 3
1972-19730 0 3
 
Ximenes competitions
1970-19710 2 0
1969-19700 1 0
1968-19690 0 3
1967-19680 1 1
1966-19670 0 3
1965-19660 1 1
1964-19650 0 2
1963-19640 0 1
1962-19630 0 4
1961-19620 0 2
1960-19610 0 3
1959-19600 0 2
1958-19590 0 5
 
1956-19570 0 2
 
1954 (2)0 1 0
 
1953 (2)1 (0, 1, 0) 0 0
1953 (1)0 0 1
1952 (2)0 0 1
1952 (1)0 0 1
1951 (2)0 0 1
 
1950 (2)0 0 1
 
1947 (2)0 1 0