Clues written by A. B. Gardner
HCs  |   Annual honours  |   Other competitors  |   ordStats
Show results in   All competitions   Azed   Ximenes
 Clues in
archive
First
Prizes
Other
Prizes
VHCsHCs Hons
points
First
mention
Latest
mention
Career
span
A. B. Gardner2505205030May 1948Jan 199041y 8m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1972-1973
36CRUSADERVHCHe hadn’t the same disposition as the Curé d’Arsanag.; ref. Fr. patron of parish priests
Ximenes competitions
1969-1970
1100BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)VHCKing lacking primary right to succeed recognised way to get into EuropeBEA + (r)uler, & lit.
1062CALLING-CRABVHCIt’s a job to foil a fiddlercalling crab3
1968-1969
1041TEA-LEADThirdSpread abroad as wrapping for traditional English brew, one we must importale a in ted, & lit.
1962-1963
721KERB-MERCHANTThirdTake Fender and that fellow Chapman for instance—ready to flog anything whatever the pitchkerb + merchant; ref. Percy F. and Percy C., cricketers
1961-1962
660RUBBER (Misprints)VHCA little waist, perhaps, is what you need to demonstrate a two-way stretchwhist; 2 mngs.
651NIPCHEESESecondPut 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
612CARGO (Misprints)VHCLoan sought by tramp to provide tram fare?load; car go; tramp steamer
1959-1960
569PROPOSALVHCOffer of support, love and society for keeps—if only you can find the meansprop O S al(ways), & lit.
1958-1959
504LEAD-LINEVHCSurely a primitive sounding apparatus for go ahead shipping firm to makelead line, & lit.; sound3
1955-1956
377MALISONVHCDamnation! I’d have Josephine’s address, if only I’d kept mum!Mal(ma)ison; ref. residence of Napoleon’s mistress
338SHE-ASSThirdNot 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)
249BALMThirdWhere the Queen is present, you must not use “Viva,” but you may say “Salve!”Balm(oral)
247VAMPIREVHCAn attacking bat, always restless in a grave situation and very liable to get out overnightcryptic def.; cricket
1953 (1)
209ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)VHCHow time flies when you’ve a comfortable seat in the back row!seat; lap in noise (rev.)
207PAGEANTVHCButtons are not simply for show, often upholding civic or even national dignitypage an’t
1952 (2)
204ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCThe Press i/s no longer regarded as the true “gen.” U.S.A. readmitted no wasp-lovers!pressiroster, birds including the plovers
198THIRDVHCOnly a minority can achieve a degree involving a very stiff viva2 defs.; stiff viva = third degree
1951 (2)
180HESPER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCThat c/hap’s a red!—is liked the most by those afraid of verminthatches…disliked…
1950 (2)
145STEWARTVHCRoyal family call for restoration without violence—and succeed!war in stet; ref. Charles II
1950 (1)
123LEECHESVHCBlast-proof shelter? You’ll need it! The Boches have lost their heads and they’re out for bloodlee + (Bo)ches
121SNAPSHOTVHCThere’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)
115MISNOMERVHCPut on to simmer, stirring gently; then as in “Jerusalem Artichokes” (q.v.)anag.; m. for ‘girasole’, see artichoke in C.
110LEVIGATEVHCGrind exceeding small, and clearly give returns, though slow about itgive (rev.) in late; “Mills of God …”, proverb; Longfellow
1949 (1)
101BARRACKSVHCForbid instruments of torture in place of confinement for trivial offences!bar racks

 
HCs awarded to A. B. Gardner
Clues  |  Annual Honours   |  Other competitors

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
 


Annual Honours record of A. B. Gardner
Clues  |  HCs   |  Other competitors
YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
1989-19900 0 1
 
1979-19800 0 1
 
1975-19760 0 1
1974-19750 0 1
1973-19740 0 1
1972-19730 1 2
 
Ximenes competitions
1969-19700 2 0
1968-19691 (0, 0, 1) 0 2
1967-19680 0 2
1966-19670 0 2
1965-19660 0 2
1964-19650 0 2
1963-19640 0 2
1962-19631 (0, 0, 1) 0 1
1961-19621 (0, 1, 0) 1 4
1960-19610 1 1
1959-19600 1 1
1958-19590 1 0
 
1955-19561 (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