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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. B. Gardner | 25 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 30 | May 1948 | Jan 1990 | 41y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 36 | CRUSADER | VHC | He hadn’t the same disposition as the Curé d’Ars | anag.; ref. Fr. patron of parish priests |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1100 | BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent) | VHC | King lacking primary right to succeed recognised way to get into Europe | BEA + (r)uler, & lit. |
| 1062 | CALLING-CRAB | VHC | It’s a job to foil a fiddler | calling crab3 |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1041 | TEA-LEAD | Third | Spread abroad as wrapping for traditional English brew, one we must import | ale a in ted, & lit. |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 721 | KERB-MERCHANT | Third | Take Fender and that fellow Chapman for instance—ready to flog anything whatever the pitch | kerb + merchant; ref. Percy F. and Percy C., cricketers |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 660 | RUBBER (Misprints) | VHC | A little waist, perhaps, is what you need to demonstrate a two-way stretch | whist; 2 mngs. |
| 651 | NIPCHEESE | Second | Put down hunks like this and you’ll have bait enough to catch the cat as well as the mouse! | nip3 cheese; hunks = miser |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 612 | CARGO (Misprints) | VHC | Loan sought by tramp to provide tram fare? | load; car go; tramp steamer |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 569 | PROPOSAL | VHC | Offer of support, love and society for keeps—if only you can find the means | prop O S al(ways), & lit. |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 504 | LEAD-LINE | VHC | Surely a primitive sounding apparatus for go ahead shipping firm to make | lead line, & lit.; sound3 |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 377 | MALISON | VHC | Damnation! I’d have Josephine’s address, if only I’d kept mum! | Mal(ma)ison; ref. residence of Napoleon’s mistress |
| 338 | SHE-ASS | Third | Not what you’d call a brainy girl, but just the type for Jack: dynamite wrapped in charm, there before the boat gets in! | HE in SA + SS; jackass |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 249 | BALM | Third | Where the Queen is present, you must not use “Viva,” but you may say “Salve!” | Balm(oral) |
| 247 | VAMPIRE | VHC | An attacking bat, always restless in a grave situation and very liable to get out overnight | cryptic def.; cricket |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 209 | ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number) | VHC | How time flies when you’ve a comfortable seat in the back row! | seat; lap in noise (rev.) |
| 207 | PAGEANT | VHC | Buttons are not simply for show, often upholding civic or even national dignity | page an’t |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 204 | ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The Press i/s no longer regarded as the true “gen.” U.S.A. readmitted no wasp-lovers! | pressiroster, birds including the plovers |
| 198 | THIRD | VHC | Only a minority can achieve a degree involving a very stiff viva | 2 defs.; stiff viva = third degree |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 180 | HESPER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | That c/hap’s a red!—is liked the most by those afraid of vermin | thatches…disliked… |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 145 | STEWART | VHC | Royal family call for restoration without violence—and succeed! | war in stet; ref. Charles II |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 123 | LEECHES | VHC | Blast-proof shelter? You’ll need it! The Boches have lost their heads and they’re out for blood | lee + (Bo)ches |
| 121 | SNAPSHOT | VHC | There’s only time for a quick round! Call for a double and put it on the bill! | snap! (in card game) + shot (= bill) |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 115 | MISNOMER | VHC | Put on to simmer, stirring gently; then as in “Jerusalem Artichokes” (q.v.) | anag.; m. for ‘girasole’, see artichoke in C. |
| 110 | LEVIGATE | VHC | Grind exceeding small, and clearly give returns, though slow about it | give (rev.) in late; “Mills of God …”, proverb; Longfellow |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 101 | BARRACKS | VHC | Forbid instruments of torture in place of confinement for trivial offences! | bar racks |
1989-1990
922 REFORMADO
1979-1980
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
1975-1976
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
1974-1975
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
1973-1974
57 MINARET (Printer’s Devilry)
1972-1973
31 KITCHENDOM
1 ORGIAST
Ximenes competitions
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1028 SATIRE
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
980 OMNIBUSES
1966-1967
911 DRAGON
907 SORITES (Misprints)
1965-1966
890 DEBENTURE
860 CORSAGE
1964-1965
839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
821 SOMERSET
1963-1964
780 NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)
764 SHIMMY-SHAKE
1962-1963
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
1961-1962
694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
682 PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)
669 DRUM
656 FIDDLESTICKS
1960-1961
638 BUREAUCRAT
1959-1960
551 PITCHER
1955-1956
347 TELEVISOR
334 CHEROOT
1954 (1)
271 TRIPLET
269 ASCENT
267 TRADE
1953 (2)
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
253 DERATION
251 UNMETHODICAL
235 ASPHETERISM
1952 (2)
200 ACCOUNT
1952 (1)
189 SALTIRE
185 STOUT
183 SAUSAGES
1951 (2)
173 HATCHING
168 PIPS (Misprints)
1951 (1)
165 CABBAGE
161 TILLER
158 RATING
157 ORANGE
1950 (2)
139 HECATOMB
135 STRIPPED
1949 (2)
106 HELIOTROPE
1949 (1)
102 ARCHIMEDES
1948 (1)
76 VALEDICTORY
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |