Clues written by J. Riley
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J. Riley91081010Oct 1945Mar 197125y 5m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1969-1970
1097PANTOPHAGISTVHCA hat’s topping, properly minced—and he’s just the man to eat itanag.
1963-1964
800Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram)VHCWelcome sphere for the great man 
1949 (2)
115MISNOMERVHCHarpagon stores even his name, and gives a wrong onenom (Fr.) in miser: ref. Molière, ‘L’Avare’ (The Miser)
1948 (2)
90ROTHERVHCThro’ East Riding tortuously makes its way to the seaanag. incl. E.R.; Yorkshire river [see comments]
1948 (1)
72TEMPLE BARVHCWhere the City Fathers scored a boundary, but Solomon might only have snatched quick onei.e. Temple bar; Temple at Jerusalem; boundary of City of London
68ANTIGROPELOSVHCPostal region supplies them for protecting the male bagsanag.; bags = trousers
1947 (2)
64GLASTONBURYVHCIs R. L. S. associated with Tono-Bungay therein? No, no! Try Wells, and you won’t be far outanag. less no; ref. H. G. Wells novel; R. L. Stevenson; Wells, Somerset
1945 (2)
22SLEEPYHEADFirstLittle Boy Blue, who caused the sheep delayanag.
1945 (1)
10ACROSSVHCclue missing

 
HCs awarded to J. Riley
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Ximenes competitions
 
1970-1971
  1154 CLARIONET
 
1968-1969
  1036 CORONETED
 
1966-1967
  954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
  907 SORITES (Misprints)
 
1965-1966
  878 ENTOMOSTRACA
 
1964-1965
  856 RODOMONTADE
 
1963-1964
  790 PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)
 
1953 (2)
  251 UNMETHODICAL
 
1952 (2)
  205 CANTANKEROUS
  204 ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)
 


Annual Honours record of J. Riley
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1970-19710 0 1
1969-19700 1 0
1968-19690 0 1
 
1966-19670 0 2
1965-19660 0 1
1964-19650 0 1
1963-19640 1 1
 
1953 (2)0 0 1
 
1952 (2)0 0 2
 
1949 (2)0 1 0
 
1948 (2)0 1 0
1948 (1)0 2 0
1947 (2)0 1 0
 
1945 (2)1 (1, 0, 0) 0 0
1945 (1)0 1 0