| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. B. Joyner | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 26 | Oct 1945 | Sep 1955 | 9y 11m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 325 | MARRYING | VHC | The making of a long partnership—take May in with Graveney just starting | anag. of r. May in Gr(aveney); ref. Peter M. and Tom G., England cricketers |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 157 | ORANGE | VHC | Coming back, I dashed inside for a drink. Otherwise I might have been a goner! | ran in ego (rev.), anag. |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 149 | DOMESTIC | VHC | In the house on a division it comes to the verge of dissolution | d + anag.; ref. H. of Commons |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 116 | WATERLOO | VHC | A knock-out blow, or a towel tossed in perhaps | anag.; defeat of Napoleon |
| 109 | PERI | VHC | Imagine being caught from a swipe right on the edge of the boundary! | hidden; peri-meter; i.e. being you imagine |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 96 | INTERLOCK | Third | A trial for boat-race crews, perhaps because it gives them a stitch | i.e. lock-to-lock; sewing-machine stitch |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 90 | ROTHER | VHC | Perennial flower of some kind or other, useful for a border | hidden; flower = river; border of Kent and Sussex |
| 87 | SISKIN | VHC | In this crisis kindness “gets the bird” from Russia | hidden; winter migrant; ref. Berlin blockade |
| 79 | SALOME | VHC | Just a tripper needing no meals cooked | anag. of 0 meals |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 76 | VALEDICTORY | VHC | To lead astray in triumph denotes the last word in abandonment | anag. in victory |
| 67 | SURFEIT (DLM) | VHC | I will always chalk my cue first before trying to put on overmuch side | overmuch; ref. snooker |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 65 | PIVOT | Second | A potted Sherlock Holmes story might give you a turn | IV in pot; ref. ‘The Sign of Four’ |
| 61 | CREASY | VHC | Increases of clothing? Perhaps in 100 years! | i.e. in creases; anag. incl. C; ref. clothes rationing |
| 57 | THEORBOS | VHC | Can they have a pain in both necks? They may be both sore, anyhow | anag. |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 50 | APOSTLE | VHC | Half filling a post letter bag—fan male perhaps! | hidden; apostles usu. men |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 39 | GNATHIC | Third | This sock would be a striking gift | cryptic def.; i.e. sock in the jaw |
| 38 | WIND-HOVER | VHC | Drove into a whin, sliced and yet got a birdie | anag. of drove, whin |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 25 | WERGILD | VHC | To be keen about a bit of work is fine | erg in wild |
| 24 | SWELL-MOBSMAN | VHC | Smart thief jogs man’s elbow on L.M.S. | anag. of man’s elbow LMS |
| 23 | HICATEE | Third | In a Hydropathic a teetotaller naturally takes the water | hidden |
| 1945 (1) | ||||
| 13 | IPOMAEA | VHC | Pious Pamela, nonplussed and shaken, creeps away like a worm | anag. less plus |
| 10 | ACROSS | VHC | clue missing | |
Ximenes competitions
1955-1956
351 LUSTRE
1951 (1)
155 LYTERIAN
1950 (2)
139 HECATOMB
1950 (1)
121 SNAPSHOT
119 UMBLE-PIE
1949 (2)
115 MISNOMER
107 STRAMASH
1949 (1)
98 HUMERI
94 SARDELLE
93 BUMBLE-PUPPY
1948 (2)
89 SEASON
1948 (1)
74 DEODAR
1947 (2)
59 TAME
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1945 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1945 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |