Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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F. Aylmer | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Oct 1945 | Aug 1959 | 13y 10m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1959-1960 | ||||
551 | PITCHER | VHC | Ball-bearing projector produced in U.S.A. Small model has extended sound apparatus | 2 mngs.; ref. baseball and proverb “little p.s have big ears” |
1958-1959 | ||||
519 | RIDICULE (DLM) | First | Why did Irish mockery make Il Duce irate? Because the Eire the Führer | |
1957-1958 | ||||
451 | MEGAPODE | VHC | In this game dope is freely used: it should get the bird from the Mound | anag.; ref. stand at Lord’s |
1956-1957 | ||||
415 | When the snow lay round about (Anagram) | VHC | Buy wool! Wash not underneath | |
1949 (2) | ||||
117 | LION | VHC | The state of Britain is represented by:— Nil returns Nil | nil (rev.) divided by 0; ref. post war trade gap |
1945 (2) | ||||
16 | UNVULGAR | VHC | To have a reversed guinea suspended in the uvula, right at the end, is not common | gn (rev). in uvula r |
1945 (1) | ||||
12 | ACERBATE | VHC | clue missing | |
9 | DELETE (DLM) | VHC | clue missing |
No HCs recorded for this competitor.
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1958-1959 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
1957-1958 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1945 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1945 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |