Clues written by J. M. Bennett
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J. M. Bennett4004154Oct 1957Jan 197113y 3m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1964-1965
839GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCIt was Keats on Ben Nevis beg/at ode so, latelyref. Keats, “Read me a lesson, Muse, …”; begging Erato
1963-1964
764SHIMMY-SHAKEVHCIt was the vibration of Pickford’s van which put that man of mine in a d-dither!him + my in s-shake; see van2; ref. Mary P.; Pickfords removal co.
1961-1962
656FIDDLESTICKSVHCJunk, as used in scouting, is kit and furniturefiddle sticks; scout = mock, kit = violin
1957-1958
464STRAWEDVHCIt’s chilly and damp in the old farmhouse which is thatchedraw in sted

 
HCs awarded to J. M. Bennett
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Ximenes competitions
 
1970-1971
  1145 GENIPAP
  1127 TRAYBIT
  1123 MAXIMIST
 
1969-1970
  1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
 
1968-1969
  1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
 
1963-1964
  786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1962-1963
  738 ANAESTHETIC
  730 ARCH-PIRATE
  700 SOLOMON
 
1960-1961
  638 BUREAUCRAT
  630 STREAKY
 
1959-1960
  571 PESTER
  547 STORMY
 
1958-1959
  504 LEAD-LINE
 
1957-1958
  456 PLAFOND
 


Annual Honours record of J. M. Bennett
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1970-19710 0 3
1969-19700 0 1
1968-19690 0 1
 
1964-19650 1 0
1963-19640 1 1
1962-19630 0 3
1961-19620 1 0
1960-19610 0 2
1959-19600 0 2
1958-19590 0 1
1957-19580 1 1