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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. R. Riddle | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 21 | Mar 1973 | Feb 1995 | 21y 11m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1186 | GRISELDA | VHC | For a picture of humility Sid Little’s oppo must take a lot of beating | anag. of Sid Large; ref. comedians Little and Large |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 922 | REFORMADO | VHC | Getting class involved in study of Luther is an example of this | form in read o’ |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 635 | ROSEMARY | VHC | Mother is sitting in the garden that brings back memories | ma in rosery |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 572 | SNAKE-OIL | Third | Gets drunk, never works – like a son going to the dogs | anag. |
| 558 | MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter) | First | What one must do to give mater a Christmas treat | mate; i.e. mince meat |
| 543 | STAYING POWER | VHC | What makes Daley athletics’ greatest living exponent? | staying power; ref. D. Thompson, champion decathlete; power in maths |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 525 | PABOUCHE | VHC | For what could Bach, opus 8, be mistaken when played on sight? Chopin? | comp. anag. incl. eight; chopin2 |
| 506 | ELANET (Printer’s Devilry) | First | When short of fu/n all need more alcohol | etna’ll |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 464 | SIMKIN | VHC | I’m bottled | I’m in skin, & lit. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 397 | BIJOUTERIE (Misprints) | VHC | Waste collection? That’s the sequel to tipping refuse on an untidy route | paste; jib (rev.) + outer + i.e. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 250 | Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram) | VHC | Do thank the arch-setter – the count’s CCL | |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 45 | NEMORAL | Third | Trim form, lean but feminine. Twiggy, perhaps | anag. less f; but = except |
| 43 | A neologism (Neologisms) | VHC | CABERJOCKEY | A |
| 18 | EPIGONE | Second | I succeed in breaking even with a bogey round | pig O in ene; pig, bogey = policeman |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1145 | GENIPAP | Second | Drive back full of drink—what could be madder? | nipa in peg (rev.) |
1993-1994
1126 CHEATERY
1991-1992
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1990-1991
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1988-1989
874 BLUESTOCKING
866 NECTAREOUS
849 VISITE
840 SONDE
1987-1988
805 LITOTES
1986-1987
779 MISSING LINK
1985-1986
709 GINGER
688 CUCURBITAL
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
653 INTERNUNCIO
640 MACHETE
1983-1984
609 LUCKY-BAG
590 MINEVER
1982-1983
559 EMBASE
552 NOURICE-FEE
547 GLEEMAN
1980-1981
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
1979-1980
406 BOIL
379 SCYTHEMAN
1978-1979
349 ODDCOMESHORT
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
289 AMNESIAC
1976-1977
234 HOROSCOPIST
216 SCANTITY
1975-1976
203 BOGY
200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)
1974-1975
114 PANIC
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
79 SLAPSTICK
53 ALEXANDERS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 1981-1982 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |