Clues written by P. M. Newey
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. M. Newey | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | Aug 1948 | Mar 1992 | 43y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 53 | ALEXANDERS | Second | Herb flirts with Alex instead of Phil | philanders with alex for phil |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 395 | SCALE-ARMOUR | VHC | L’amour’s to be used with care: no doubt Isolde found it hard on Tristan | anag. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 277 | PRODIGALLY | VHC | Dally riotously, or with pig’s nuts; one who lived thus did both | anag. of dally or pig, & lit.; Luke 15. |
| 271 | TRIPLET | VHC | Voyage permit, reducing the time taken for the passage by a third | trip, let; music |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 171 | SERINGAS | VHC | An undulating siren heralds gas: get your masks from us! | anag.; rubber gas masks |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 154 | RABBIT | Third | He doesn’t play games well: you don’t know him if you say he does | 2 mngs; i.e. does are shes |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 109 | PERI | VHC | Fay lacks the opportunity to get an Observer over the sea | peri(scope) |
| 108 | HACKNEY | Second | Overburdened public nag “Kick out muddled Health Minister!” | hack + anag. of Nye (Bevan) |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 99 | SCARABEE | VHC | A car’s troubled with something in the bonnet; look at the wings in case | anag. + a bee; beetle’s wing-case |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 86 | ODOMETER | VHC | Headless body of long-haired star found in German river: Revolutionary measure indicated? | (c)omet in Oder |
| 83 | BUDAPEST | VHC | Document lately obsolete, ends a da—— nuisance, but altogether leaves one in a more than hungry state | BU (bread unit coupon) da pest; a in hungry = Hungary; ref. end of bread rationing, July 1948 |
| 82 | CURARE | VHC | For darts this copper tip and superior tail give deadly aim | Cu rare |
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1976-1977
221 PADDY-WHACK
1975-1976
161 ANCON
1974-1975
135 GABIONADE
1973-1974
62 SOLITAIRES
1972-1973
45 NEMORAL
23 SCLERODERMIC
Ximenes competitions
1956-1957
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
1955-1956
360 WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left)
351 LUSTRE
1953 (1)
207 PAGEANT
1950 (1)
130 MODERN
121 SNAPSHOT
1949 (2)
115 MISNOMER
112 SHEET (DLM)
1949 (1)
100 Word containing ADDING
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |