Clues written by R. A. Wells
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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Show results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. A. Wells | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 14 | Dec 1951 | Mar 1995 | 43y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 788 | CROW | Third | His retreat’s high trees in town | Worcester (rev.) less anag., & lit. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 594 | DOINGS | VHC | Exhausting square bashing, bashing, bashing | doing S |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 294 | HUMECT | VHC | Hovel with interior plaster half off and rising damp | cem(ent) (rev.) in hut |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1084 | ANGEL-FOOD | VHC | 10/- coin?—the early contention’s just puff | angel food2 (= feud); ref. introduction of 50p coin in Oct 1969 |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1036 | CORONETED | Third | Getting a century, or a single, Dexter is lordly | C or one Ted (D., cricketer) |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 989 | GRENADINE | VHC | Silky material is potential danger in front of electric fire | anag. + in e |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 780 | NOBLEST (and Eximenamination) | First | Gold discs, Beatles’ fourth, from Top Rank | nobles t; record label |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 595 | INORNATE / OMADHAUN (Right and Left) | VHC | Southern half of moor is in natural plain, round, wild—endless resort for a simple person | (mo)or in innate; o mad haun(t) |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 525 | MORALE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Ashes! What do they conjure up? An Aussie boo/n—ten—gloom! | |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 400 | Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary) | VHC | With x in view out East, baby, it looks like the beginning of a strip-tease act! (7) | ecdysis; CD in ey(E) + sis |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 182 | MISTLETOE | VHC | Green?—I’m a sucker! I get the bird and the sharp end of a boot! | mistle, toe; sucker = parasite |
1994-1995
1190 DENARIUS
1161 ADIAPHORON
1152 PARACETAMOL
1992-1993
1078 KIRBEH
1991-1992
1021 BEARD
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1990-1991
982 ALMANAC
978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
961 WAVESON
1988-1989
882 DOSSIER
866 NECTAREOUS
840 SONDE
1987-1988
809 DOLCE VITA
801 LINCHET
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1985-1986
688 CUCURBITAL
1981-1982
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
1979-1980
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
340 BOOKSIE
1977-1978
267 MORRIS-DANCE
Ximenes competitions
1969-1970
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
1963-1964
804 DETRUNCATE
1962-1963
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
1956-1957
412 SERVIETTE
390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1955-1956
373 PRESTONPANS
1954 (2)
289 CISTERN
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |