Clues written by J. Sparrow
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors
Show results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors
Show results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Sparrow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 4 | Feb 1958 | Dec 1970 | 12y 10m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1143 | MORGIANA | VHC | Agro man I cooked | anag. & lit. |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1039 | TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number) | VHC | Covering force of F.B.I. agents following Texas’s leaders | force; Te(xas) G-men |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 989 | GRENADINE | VHC | Silk prominent at the French Bar | 2 mngs. |
| 975 | HALE | VHC | In triumph a leek is fit. (Henry the Fifth) | hidden, Hal +e (fifth letter): Hen V IV.7 |
1981-1982
473 HERRING-BONE
1980-1981
434 JARDINIÈRE
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1145 GENIPAP
1140 CALLOUS
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1123 MAXIMIST
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1091 WENCESLAS
1084 ANGEL-FOOD
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1010 MOTORIST
1967-1968
993 JONATHAN
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
941 HYPODERMIC
1964-1965
825 COACHES
1960-1961
612 CARGO (Misprints)
1957-1958
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |