Clues written by Dr P. D. King
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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Show results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr P. D. King | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | Feb 1959 | Feb 2005 | 46y 0m | P. D. King |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1707 | GALENA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Bottle of old beer is in good nick – if lacking Boddington’s head | lagena; ale in g na(B); ref. beer brand |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 100 | CENTENARIAN | VHC | Amiss can entertain, once Trinidad’s opener’s off: he’s started on second hundred already | anag. less T; ref. Dennis A., cricketer |
| 88 | BLOOMERY | VHC | Gay’s without a word of hesitation: ‘I rage, I melt, I burn,’ | er in bloomy; ref. John G., ‘Acis and Galatea’ libretto |
| 79 | SLAPSTICK | VHC | Low endeavours to make us laugh: just look at Blimp’s latest sulphur in Standard! | la p S in stick; ref. David L. |
| 66 | NONSENSE | VHC | Grass is lying about name put before copper: it’s obviously false | n sen in nose; nose, grass = informer |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | Without exotic rubber, several baths and keep-fit exercises | ule in cor, PT, & lit.; cor2, bath2 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1091 | WENCESLAS | VHC | King showing an extreme of liberality after moving scene was viewed outside | l in anag. |
1993-1994
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1991-1992
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1973-1974
95 THUNDERCLAP
92 BRAINWASH
84 MIRLIGOES / ILL-OMENED (Right and Left)
75 GROCETERIA
53 ALEXANDERS
Ximenes competitions
1968-1969
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1967-1968
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
1958-1959
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |