| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Watts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Nov 1946 | Dec 1966 | 20y 1m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 920 | ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | We read i/t on the wall: “Game might deserve an entry” | Eton Wall Game |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 808 | WAGONER | VHC | The creator of a famous musical ride includes nothing to show who drives | O in Wagner; Ride of the Valkyries |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 638 | BUREAUCRAT | VHC | Rub a curate the wrong way, but you won’t make him forget his orders | anag. |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 560 | CONGENITALLY | VHC | Your equipment may come this way from Providence; leave it all in New York | congé + it all in NY |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 56 | SHEEP-RUN | VHC | She cut up dried fruit, providing a vegetarian diet | she + anag. of prune |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 38 | WIND-HOVER | VHC | Convert De Havilland, making tailless Hawker Hurricane hang about | DH in win(d) over; types of aircraft |
| 37 | MISLABEL | VHC | In Keats’ poem is La Belle Dame put in the wrong category? | hidden; ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’ |
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
933 COTTABUS
1965-1966
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
860 CORSAGE
1959-1960
578 GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number)
1958-1959
495 PARTISAN
1956-1957
386 CLEITHRAL
1949 (1)
101 BARRACKS
1948 (1)
67 SURFEIT (DLM)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |