| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Barnard | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 12 | Jul 1953 | Feb 1970 | 16y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1100 | BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Extraordinary Blue era succeeded Red | anag.; Wm. Rufus |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 1000 | THOUSAND | Third | Number of involved handouts that X, by C., has produced | anag., 10 × 100; Ximenes, Chambers |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 878 | ENTOMOSTRACA | Third | Converted smart coat—one may cover a tramp’s bottom | anag.; tramp = ship |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 817 | WYLIE-COATS | VHC | What Jock and Jenny need to make twa lie cosy | anag. & lit. |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 800 | Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram) | VHC | Helmet—Spear—Gore—Fame—The Crown | |
| 760 | METAMORPHOSE | VHC | To effect a transformation, change to a home perm and include a short bob | s (shilling) in anag. |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 694 | OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | May/hem? I grant slaughter is infectious | Mayo |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 571 | PESTER | VHC | Clue not given; osmose, smores, crosse, rosace | |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 408 | BILLET | VHC | This paper says there’s evil in a gamble. Throw it on the fire! | ill in bet, 2 defs. |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 239 | GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Got tin/? Me? After a holiday in Paris? | Göttingen |
Ximenes competitions
1968-1969
1010 MOTORIST
1006 CHROME-PLATING
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
1966-1967
929 AMPHITHEATRE
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
911 DRAGON
1965-1966
898 POCHARD
882 SNAPDRAGON
1963-1964
796 STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints)
786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
782 SWELL
780 NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)
777 TAILOR-BIRD
773 FIT-OUT
1962-1963
721 KERB-MERCHANT
1960-1961
612 CARGO (Misprints)
600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
1957-1958
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
1956-1957
412 SERVIETTE
1955-1956
369 BERET
334 CHEROOT
1954 (1)
271 TRIPLET
269 ASCENT
261 DECANTER
1953 (2)
253 DERATION
251 UNMETHODICAL
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |