Clues written by J. McI. Cruickshank
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J. McI. Cruickshank4004304Oct 1953Oct 196613y 0m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
924MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)VHCOne who copies me in the old craft—to pilfer silver coin in the church collectionme in mister2; écu in plate
1961-1962
690ASCERTAINVHCTo make sure of getting south in a first class service, take a different trainS in ace + anag.
1957-1958
467A humorous definition (Humorous definition)VHCSALTIRE—The St. Andrew’s Cross, esp. in heraldry and in usage of those who seek to establish the existence of a Scottish culture as a distinct entity 
1954 (1)
271TRIPLETVHCThree gathered together is a small flock—in a word, an unsuccessful servicetrip2 (= flock), let; church, tennis

 
HCs awarded to J. McI. Cruickshank
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1984-1985
  644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
 
1983-1984
  615 HISTORIETTE
 
1980-1981
  452 DISSENTERISM
 
1977-1978
  301 TROLLOPISH
 
Ximenes competitions
 
1968-1969
  1049 SLANGWHANGER
 
1967-1968
  993 JONATHAN
  987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
  958 DRY MEASURE
 
1966-1967
  941 HYPODERMIC
  933 COTTABUS
  929 AMPHITHEATRE
  920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
  916 DIAPASON
 
1965-1966
  890 DEBENTURE
 
1964-1965
  839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1963-1964
  780 NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)
  777 TAILOR-BIRD
  773 FIT-OUT
  764 SHIMMY-SHAKE
 
1960-1961
  634 BEDSTEAD
  630 STREAKY
  626 WOMAN-TIRED
 
1959-1960
  578 GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number)
  573 SCAPEGALLOWS
 
1958-1959
  500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
 
1957-1958
  477 SEDATENESS
 
1954 (2)
  285 PARALYSES
 
1954 (1)
  265 THERMAE
  263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
 
1953 (2)
  255 SCUTTLE
 


Annual Honours record of J. McI. Cruickshank
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
1984-19850 0 1
1983-19840 0 1
 
1980-19810 0 1
 
1977-19780 0 1
 
Ximenes competitions
1968-19690 0 1
1967-19680 0 3
1966-19670 1 5
1965-19660 0 1
1964-19650 0 1
1963-19640 0 4
 
1961-19620 1 0
1960-19610 0 3
1959-19600 0 2
1958-19590 0 1
1957-19580 1 1
 
1954 (2)0 0 1
1954 (1)0 1 2
1953 (2)0 0 1