Clues written by J. Duffill
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors
Show results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors
Show results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Duffill | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 11 | Jan 1947 | Feb 1993 | 46y 1m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 207 | PAGEANT | VHC | What makes the show? That’s the secret of the ladies in short pants | age in pant(s); ladies coy about age |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 170 | GUINEA | VHC | The value claimed for a pillbox with a gun that is revolutionary in design? | anag. incl. i.e.; ref. Beecham’s slogan “Worth a g. a box” |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 166 | RACHIDES | VHC | The Head’s about to reprove us; we shall probably have to bow to his judgment | chide in ras (= headland) |
| 160 | RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | We want some ex-T/ories in! Ration sin! (Sufficient for daily needs) | ref. food rationing |
| 158 | RATING | VHC | To growl about Income Tax returns won’t alter one’s assessment | I.T. in gnar1 (all rev.) |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 150 | CAPILLAMENTS | VHC | Fibres in your canapé, Monsieur?—Still, they are of the finest type | anag. incl. M |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 99 | SCARABEE | VHC | Has six legs and should fly in popular Lincoln races | anag. incl. Abe |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 69 | MISANTHROPE | VHC | He’s enough to make a phantom rise, as Dickens did for his prototype Scrooge | anag. |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 64 | GLASTONBURY | VHC | Only a Grub St. hack, but knows more about Arthur than is written by a neighbour in “Kipps” | anag.; ref. H. G. Wells novel; Wells, Somerset |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 51 | LLANELLY | VHC | Where Helen lies after all is over?—but not in Kirkconnel Lea; that’s over the wrong border | all (rev.) + Nelly; ref. Scottish ballad ‘Helen of K.’ |
| 41 | ALTOGETHER | VHC | It’s entirely his G that bars the falsettist from joining the mixed trio | G between alto and anag. of three |
1992-1993
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
Ximenes competitions
1968-1969
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1963-1964
786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
1961-1962
647 MADCAP
1954 (1)
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
1953 (2)
237 BASTINADE
1952 (1)
188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
1950 (2)
153 SAMISENS
146 BELDAME
1949 (1)
100 Word containing ADDING
96 INTERLOCK
1948 (2)
84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
79 SALOME
1948 (1)
71 MITRAILLEUSE
66 CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |