| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. N. Clark | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 14 | Sep 1949 | Oct 1970 | 21y 1m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 935 | MALAPROP | VHC | Female relative with old-fashioned look having part on stage lets fall bloomers | Ma la! prop, & lit. |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 847 | FRENETICAL | VHC | Fine car let out of control round the bend | anag. |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 773 | FIT-OUT | VHC | Fancy! In the open, in public, and without any clothes! | fit2 + 3 mngs. of out; out = not within; defn. = any clothes |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 617 | COLOPHONY | VHC | Try grilled chop only—nothing more. Good for the gums | anag. incl. O |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 571 | PESTER | VHC | Clue not given; osmose, smores, crosse, rosace | |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 512 | NAYLOR (Libel) | Third | She sounds quite capable of getting her man; has already had to refuse fifty or more (because of her shape!) | ‘nailer’ (nail = catch), nay (vb.) L or; more = in addition |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 456 | PLAFOND | VHC | Fell head over heels fatuously in love—the outcome of some fancy work under the stairs! | alp (rev.) + fond |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 334 | CHEROOT | VHC | Drawn by puffer to provide relief-service after strike action | cryptic def. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 283 | SOBER | VHC | Competitors in T.T. race should be careful when lapping | 2 mngs.; TT race = non-drinkers; lap2 = drink |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 188 | Beware the Ides of March (Anagram) | VHC | Heed wrath: Cimber’s a foe! | or similar |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 158 | RATING | VHC | Railing occasionally seen running round the deck | 2 mngs. |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 148 | FILIBUSTER | First | I rifle tubs at sea | anag. & lit. |
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1969-1970
1058 Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram)
1968-1969
1019 DISCORD (Misprints)
1966-1967
941 HYPODERMIC
936 MINI SKIRTS
907 SORITES (Misprints)
1965-1966
860 CORSAGE
1964-1965
856 RODOMONTADE
832 PENNY-WISE (Misprints)
817 WYLIE-COATS
1963-1964
800 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram)
1962-1963
734 NASALITY
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
634 BEDSTEAD
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
1959-1960
573 SCAPEGALLOWS
560 CONGENITALLY
551 PITCHER
1958-1959
521 SOUP
495 PARTISAN
490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
1957-1958
477 SEDATENESS
460 ASTONISHMENT (Misprints)
1956-1957
421 DOVETAIL
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
1955-1956
377 MALISON
1954 (2)
302 MARTIN
293 CAB
291 APAGOGE
289 CISTERN
285 PARALYSES
1954 (1)
281 SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number)
1952 (1)
189 SALTIRE
181 HANGABLE
1951 (1)
164 NEWTON
161 TILLER
160 RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry)
157 ORANGE
1950 (2)
150 CAPILLAMENTS
1950 (1)
121 SNAPSHOT
1949 (2)
112 SHEET (DLM)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |