| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. D. Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5 | Feb 1957 | Nov 1968 | 11y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1032 | TENONER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | On dogs, perhaps, but no-one sees the fleas of a t/iger on | erigeron, flea-bane |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 660 | RUBBER (Misprints) | VHC | Portion of game like old fowls that’s tough and chewy | bowls; 2 mngs. |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 464 | STRAWED | VHC | Elizabethans may have said the Armada was as a result of a S.W. Trade blowing up | anag. & lit.; ref. Spanish A. scattered by storms |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 434 | CARTON | Second | What the archer hopes to get from skill in directing the bow | art in con4 (= steering), & lit.; bow of ship |
Ximenes competitions
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
1964-1965
839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
1962-1963
721 KERB-MERCHANT
1961-1962
682 PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)
1960-1961
630 STREAKY
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
608 CUSTOMER
1959-1960
582 MARRY
578 GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number)
573 SCAPEGALLOWS
571 PESTER
569 PROPOSAL
1958-1959
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
519 RIDICULE (DLM)
495 PARTISAN
490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
1957-1958
486 BARACAN
482 LEASING-MAKER
477 SEDATENESS
438 MACARONI
1956-1957
425 TRAVERSE
421 DOVETAIL
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |