| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. E. Scraton | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 24 | Dec 1957 | Dec 1963 | 6y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 780 | NOBLEST (and Eximenamination) | VHC | Pound notes freely distributed—that’s most generous | anag. incl. lb |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 746 | INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | What makes every w/ig a blether?—most, at over 70, supplying endless hot air! | thermostat |
| 734 | NASALITY | VHC | A twang that surrounds one in New York | I in a salt, all in NY & lit.; see twang2 |
| 730 | ARCH-PIRATE | VHC | Roguish sailor showing ascendancy amongst disorderly types | arch + tar (rev.) in pie & lit. |
| 728 | ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Master’s after something like a birch for ki-d of local bigwig | alder MA |
| 725 | SILENUS | First | Old Baldy’s always dozing; if we disturb him, he gives us lines! | anag. & lit.; S. prophesied when roused from drunken sleep; lines = one’s lot in life |
| 721 | KERB-MERCHANT | Second | Can Mr. K. be troubled with the finality of war? He often makes a bargain at the brink! | anag. incl. the r; ref. Khrushchev (or Kennedy), Cuban missile crisis |
| 717 | STAR-MAN (Misprints) | VHC | Newcomer to rail is endlessly ruthless over staff | jail; star(k) + man, vb.; ref. Dr Beeching |
| 708 | HEARTS | VHC | Jack Tars must be properly dressed for the quarter-deck! | he + anag.; jack = male; deck of cards |
| 700 | SOLOMON | VHC | Send back lawyers who miss the point: I’ll pronounce judgement! | nomolo(gist)s (rev.); judgement of S. |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 694 | OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | After excellent trip/e, to a doctor—ate very quickly! | |
| 682 | PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left) | VHC | I show up well embracing a male. / I’m inclined to neck my feller endlessly | a ram in pour, & lit.; chin(a); china = mate, Cockney slang |
| 676 | TRELLIS (DLM) | Third | Kurem’s have fine array of lozenges for all winter ills | |
| 673 | ERISTICAL | Third | Vast multitude from Commonwealth, to its resentment, must be turned back; that’s controversial | lac its ire (all rev.) |
| 660 | RUBBER (Misprints) | Second | Misprints defeat me: I’m no longer a match for howlers! | bowlers; 2 mngs.; r. can’t correct printing errors |
| 656 | FIDDLESTICKS | VHC | Adverse comment from stalls after play? | fiddle sticks, & lit. |
| 647 | MADCAP | VHC | Master on six hundred per annum needs rise; he’s liable to take rash action! | MA + DC + p.a. (rev.) |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 634 | BEDSTEAD | VHC | Prescription charge hotly debated on both sides—we’ll be here all night! | s. in anag.; one shilling prescription charge |
| 630 | STREAKY | VHC | Like the curate’s egg—and his bacon? | 2 mngs.; “good in parts” |
Ximenes competitions
1962-1963
738 ANAESTHETIC
703 SCAPEMENT
1961-1962
686 FEMALE
678 TESSELLATED
664 MANIPULATE
1960-1961
638 BUREAUCRAT
612 CARGO (Misprints)
1957-1958
464 STRAWED
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961-1962 | 3 (0, 1, 2) | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |