HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
ordStatsShow results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. H. Clarke | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 13 | Feb 1947 | Nov 1991 | 44y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 974 | AVANT-PROPOS | Second | Could consist of five paras on top | anag. incl. V, & lit. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 443 | STEEPLECROWN | VHC | Piece spelt with two E’s at first? Wrong! Wear this hat! | anag. + crown |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 354 | SHEER-HULK | VHC | Here’s battered, shortened hull and quarter deck – could have been seen in a breaker’s yard | anag. + hul(l) + (dec)k |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 276 | AMTRACK | VHC | Ted’s first aboard ‘Morning Cloud’ – it’s a duck of a boat! | T in a.m. rack6; duck4; ref. Ted Heath’s yacht |
| 259 | TRANSIRE | VHC | Leads to tariff reckoning as necessary – some imports rate excess | first letters & lit. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 165 | Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram) | Third | Oh help! Benn on B.B.C. shook me! Anagram dealt boon – a real preoccupation | |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 690 | ASCERTAIN | VHC | Deranged sectarian? One carries little weight in Rome, see? | anag., as (= weight) certain (= one) |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 275 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Gu/atemala dysentery! The M.A away? | malady sent erythema |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 150 | CAPILLAMENTS | VHC | Use the switch to check up on these filaments—lamps can’t lie! | anag. |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 66 | CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET | VHC | Recipe for a seasonable favourite—mince ham, add spice and stir | anag. |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 43 | DRESSING | VHC | It’s girding whether it’s up or down | 2 mngs.; dressing up, dressing down; girding1,2 = clothing, beating |
1991-1992
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1013 ALVEARY
1990-1991
969 BUNTER
1989-1990
922 REFORMADO
895 TONE DEAF
891 CAT
1988-1989
878 MOUSEPIECE
1983-1984
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1982-1983
564 PARAMENT
534 DODGEM
1981-1982
508 POSTURE-MAKER
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1980-1981
460 SWOOP
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
1979-1980
410 CUL-DE-SAC
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
1978-1979
349 ODDCOMESHORT
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1977-1978
289 AMNESIAC
263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
1976-1977
225 VALETA
1975-1976
174 EPEOLATRY
1974-1975
118 OPERETTIST (Misprints)
1973-1974
75 GROCETERIA
Ximenes competitions
1964-1965
817 WYLIE-COATS
1962-1963
728 ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)
1961-1962
694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
1954 (1)
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
1953 (1)
207 PAGEANT
1952 (1)
184 MEREST / WYOMING (DLM)
1951 (1)
157 ORANGE
1950 (1)
128 AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry)
123 LEECHES
1949 (2)
112 SHEET (DLM)
106 HELIOTROPE
1949 (1)
100 Word containing ADDING
96 INTERLOCK
1948 (1)
76 VALEDICTORY
70 GARBAGE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |