| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. W. Pugh | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 10 | Feb 1946 | Jul 1960 | 14y 5m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 408 | BILLET | VHC | An upright bearing may be dangerous under rifle fire | 2 mngs. |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 257 | PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue) | VHC | Noisy reaction of the public to a scheme to give M.P.s a rise | Gunpowder plot |
| 237 | BASTINADE | VHC | If you get one, you’re beaten; you can’t stand up to it. Often ends with a duck | cryptic def.; usually bastinado |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 174 | ANACREONTICS | VHC | Gay love lyrics of transoceanic origin | anag. |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 154 | RABBIT | VHC | A 24-handicap man? Forget the yarn: he’s scratch at St. Andrews | i.e. rabbit less abb = rit; ref. golf |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 113 | CRICKETER | VHC | His view of the “free spectacles” scheme may be that it is little other than a wicked waste | cryptic def.; spectacles = duck in both innings; cf. wicket; ref. National Health glasses |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 103 | MOSES | VHC | Primrose found by a river’s brim | 2 mngs.; Moses P. in ‘The Vicar of Wakefield’ by Oliver Goldsmith; ref. ‘Peter Bell’ by Wordsworth; drawn from Nile |
| 96 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Spread crushed clinker to obtain a good grip | anag.; ref. interlock golf grip |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 30 | TWEEL | VHC | This has a more expensive finish than the usual gent’s suiting | L for d in tweed |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 17 | SICCA | VHC | To be sure, it should be a little longer, but it’s fresh and bright and will pass | sicca(r); newly minted coin |
Ximenes competitions
1960-1961
600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
1959-1960
551 PITCHER
1957-1958
438 MACARONI
1956-1957
421 DOVETAIL
404 POLENTA
1955-1956
369 BERET
329 HAMADRYAD
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
291 APAGOGE
1954 (1)
269 ASCENT
265 THERMAE
1953 (1)
219 SOCIALIST
1952 (1)
191 DENIGRATE
188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
1951 (2)
172 GARNISHER
1951 (1)
161 TILLER
156 LAVEROCK
1950 (2)
150 CAPILLAMENTS
148 FILIBUSTER
1950 (1)
130 MODERN
1949 (2)
117 LION
112 SHEET (DLM)
111 PLEASANT
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1945 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |