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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. F. Pardoe | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 10 | Aug 1956 | Aug 1984 | 28y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 627 | AMBIENT | VHC | As a picket line could become hustling head of Board at mine | anag. incl. B(oard); ref. Coal Board |
| 590 | MINEVER | VHC | Vermin, sable (tail only) tipped | anag. + e, & lit. |
| 585 | FLABELLIFORM | VHC | I’m like a bat’s-wing flame almost or bell flattened | anag. incl. flam(e); flattened = knocked about |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 362 | SEA-SOLDIER | VHC | Pseudo sailor, see, with the heart of a swaddy | anag. incl. d, & lit. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 294 | HUMECT | VHC | Redeem the soul of a catechumen? Baptise, perhaps | anag. of (ca)techum(en) |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | My devotees could make initially unlettered people confused with an effort – so could I | anag. less p + a try |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | Third | My devotees could be left with trophesy—so could I | anag. & lit. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 975 | HALE | VHC | Well, sunk, in the ground, yields oil | i.e. hale in soil = shale oil |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 543 | NUTRIA / ERMINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Perking the beak, an eagle swoops to clutch ’im up, head down, then bearing up what looks like a large water-rat | ’im (rev.) in erne; nut + air (rev.); perk = dress smartly |
1984-1985
640 MACHETE
1983-1984
615 HISTORIETTE
1981-1982
478 BIBLIOPEGIST
1979-1980
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
1978-1979
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
354 SHEER-HULK
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1977-1978
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
208 RALPH
1975-1976
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
1973-1974
79 SLAPSTICK
70 GESTAPO (Misprints)
62 SOLITAIRES
1972-1973
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1127 TRAYBIT
1966-1967
949 BROWSING
945 OBLITERATE
1964-1965
856 RODOMONTADE
851 Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)
843 PRISTINE
1963-1964
782 SWELL
1962-1963
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
1959-1960
547 STORMY
1958-1959
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
1956-1957
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |