| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs P. C. Barclay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | Jul 1953 | Dec 1967 | 14y 5m | P. C. Barclay |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 856 | RODOMONTADE | VHC | More to do and extravagant bluster! | anag. |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 469 | DAISY | VHC | He who rang the bell of a Rudge cycle, is induced, and may agree to ride a tandem (Bell attached) | is in day (= cycle), 2 defs.; ref. Solomon D. in ‘Barnaby R.’, and “Daisy, Daisy” song ‘D. Bell’ |
| 451 | MEGAPODE | VHC | I make myself a crevice in a hill, and then lay | me gap ode, & lit. |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 421 | DOVETAIL | VHC | How can you unite an Assembly which admits the confounded veto? | anag. in Dáil; ref. President’s power of veto |
Ximenes competitions
1967-1968
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
1965-1966
898 POCHARD
890 DEBENTURE
885 GALIMATIAS
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
1961-1962
676 TRELLIS (DLM)
647 MADCAP
1957-1958
443 HALF-SEAS-OVER
1956-1957
425 TRAVERSE
1955-1956
382 ABSTAIN
360 WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left)
356 METOPOSCOPY
1954 (1)
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
1953 (2)
239 GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |