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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. D. Smith | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 8 | Apr 1957 | Jan 1988 | 30y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 692 | FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number) | VHC | Beginnings of fire in deanery? It’ll buck up sexton, might get a churchwarden going | buck; first letters; c., type of pipe |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 644 | EASY STREET (or STAPELIA) | VHC | A blooming stinker gets Lamb after second knock | stapelia; s tap + Elia; ref. Allan L., cricket |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 434 | JARDINIÈRE | VHC | Holding flags? It could be – former England leader snatches a single with hesitation | I er in Jardine; ref. Douglas J. |
| 423 | ACCOUTRE | VHC | Furnish a target for former Anglo-French investors, accepting a price on the Bourse | coût (Fr.) in Acre; ref. siege of A.; invest = besiege |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 419 | RAMILLIES | Third | Far from passée young lady in cape was à la mode after an engagement | Millie in ras; ref. ‘Thoroughly Modern M.’ |
| 384 | OUTSPREADING | VHC | Blow-out in the middle of a day trip? That’s just like a spare tyre! | spread in outing |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1058 | Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram) | VHC | “Love my spouse?” roared angry Hal: “Barren cow!” | |
1987-1988
818 EMBUSQUÉ
814 SPOUSAGE
1986-1987
766 GUBBINS
753 SHEEPDOG
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
701 BALUSTRADE
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
675 CONSTERNATE
666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
662 BARGE-COUPLE
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
552 NOURICE-FEE
1981-1982
495 CACOETHES
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1980-1981
456 BALADINE
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
1977-1978
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
1973-1974
95 THUNDERCLAP
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
941 HYPODERMIC
936 MINI SKIRTS
1963-1964
804 DETRUNCATE
1956-1957
430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |