HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
ordStatsShow results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. P. Rea | 34 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 59 | 36 | Oct 1950 | Jun 1991 | 40y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 952 | STAR (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Summary way artist is recalled – ‘lacked ear’ maybe | act Lear; St + RA (rev.); ref. van Gogh |
| 947 | SHOULDER-SLIP | VHC | Trouble in the regions over arms pile – hold USSR to be out of order | anag. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 908 | INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Bowlers? W. Indies have the K/O champ – lucky enough to survive! | G. Gooch |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 792 | DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | A little bit of nonsense which if wor/n closed looks better | |
| 788 | CROW | VHC | Azed missing out the fifth letter of anagram. Amazing – he must be stoned | Crowther less the r; ref. Azed’s blunder, see comments; ‘stone the c.s’ |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 770 | HERMITS | VHC | Singular theism is about right for them! | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| 762 | OBELISE | VHC | Mark thus – so lie be confounded | anag. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 590 | MINEVER | VHC | Variegated initially, woolly ermine coating | v in anag., & lit. |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 576 | TOP-NOTCH | VHC | Lancashire hotpots need this as a relish when stewed – it’s champion | comp. anag. |
| 547 | GLEEMAN | VHC | One opposed to rackets in general? Quite the opposite | i.e. Lee in G-man, & lit. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 525 | PABOUCHE | VHC | Object of hunting game in the Orient? A boar’s head, a bag out East | a b in pouch + E; Hunt the Slipper |
| 508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | What makes him could be a stumer if set about by a stiff person! | anag. in poker, & lit. |
| 500 | BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter) | VHC | Have noise measured with necessary rising din! | measure, in; oof (rev.) in bel; oof, necessary = money |
| 486 | JUMPED-UP | VHC | Describing Malvolio, for instance, Shakespeare’s exactly penning basket with a letter suggesting association with the upper class! | ped U in jump; ref. Twelfth Night |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 469 | APLUSTRE | VHC | I became bottom after being top grade very nearly in French! | A-plus + trè(s); i.e. graced ship’s behind |
| 434 | JARDINIÈRE | VHC | Rose may well be contained by this body-line merchant – that is right, contained | i.e. r in Jardine; ref. Brian R., Douglas J. |
| 430 | TEGULA | VHC | Pull up when there’s drink around – more than one gives footing for riotous behaviour! | lug (rev.) in tea; ‘on the tiles’ |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 397 | BIJOUTERIE (Misprints) | VHC | Perhaps bungles shy in the wrong direction – a poor shot, that is | bangles; jib (rev.) + outer i.e. |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 352 | FAIRY LIGHTS | VHC | They are hung, first and foremost, in dressed up gay firs – and lit | anag. incl. h, & lit. |
| 332 | NUT-CASE | VHC | Hat or hatter? | i.e. nut case |
| 319 | PODESTA | VHC | In Rome, for example, he tries – adopts changes though English at heart | E in anag.; ‘When in Rome…’ |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 276 | AMTRACK | VHC | Follow on before lunch ? What’s needed is not a duck exactly! | a.m. + track; on = just after; duck4 |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 247 | FLIVVER | VHC | Little volume and very little of value in an airman’s this! | v v in flier, & lit. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | Scratch golfer’s lead following round in a score no-one touched | O + g, all in by; S. = the devil |
| 197 | CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The Temporal lent and O.B.E. came faster – the Spiritual be/g time | |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 777 | TAILOR-BIRD | VHC | Rat, fed up with oil pollution, takes one swallow perhaps—leaves sewer! | anag. in rat (rev.) + bird |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 306 | CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left) | VHC | I have only poor suits, in which I can easily take on a tramp’s battered appearance. It stops one getting ahead | hidden; r a + anag. |
| 293 | CAB | VHC | Less than three pints ensures that the driver is not under the weather | 2 mngs.; cab1,2 |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 269 | ASCENT | VHC | Getting a paper with a sporting following together is uphill work | a scent (= paperchase) |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 245 | GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left) | Third | Pitched pretty high—steady backward defensive work? No, try and hit into it. A sign of hesitation and there’s an appeal | so + ARP (rev.) + no; lam in go + ur |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 206 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | One got a fair trial here. Certainly no suggestion of “hard”—pound fine, perhaps | pie1 (= easy thing) + powder |
| 197 | SCALES | VHC | Class E destroyers at least afford some protection at sea | anag.; some, pronoun |
| 194 | KNOWLEDGE BOX | VHC | The distracted globe we’d expect to find in the great reformer | anag. in Knox, & lit.; cf. Hamlet I.5; ref. John K. Scottish reformer |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 168 | PIPS (Misprints) | VHC | Heeds timely advice | seeds; 2 mngs.; time signal |
1991-1992
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
969 BUNTER
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
1989-1990
934 LACE-UPS
922 REFORMADO
917 HOOLIGANISM
895 TONE DEAF
1988-1989
862 OFF-AND-ON
1987-1988
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
1986-1987
766 GUBBINS
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
709 GINGER
1984-1985
640 MACHETE
1983-1984
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1982-1983
564 PARAMENT
538 INGRAIN
534 DODGEM
530 PROMETAL
1981-1982
513 ETYMOLOGICON
504 SIMMENTHALER
478 BIBLIOPEGIST
473 HERRING-BONE
1980-1981
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
452 DISSENTERISM
443 STEEPLECROWN
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
393 INTRACARDIAC
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
1978-1979
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
354 SHEER-HULK
1977-1978
294 HUMECT
285 BOYFRIEND (Misprints)
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
229 METRICATE
225 VALETA
212 SURCINGLES
1975-1976
190 CASSANDRA
1973-1974
92 BRAINWASH
Ximenes competitions
1967-1968
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
1958-1959
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
1957-1958
477 SEDATENESS
1954 (2)
316 BATHROOM
1954 (1)
271 TRIPLET
1953 (2)
249 BALM
241 MANDOLINE
1953 (1)
223 MELODRAME
219 SOCIALIST
215 BUCKFASTLEIGH
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
207 PAGEANT
1952 (2)
204 ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)
203 WEATHERS
196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
195 WALLABAS
1952 (1)
193 TRADUCER
1951 (2)
171 SERINGAS
1951 (1)
167 PARMESAN
1950 (2)
151 OPEN-SESAME
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |