| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. O. Robertson | 23 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 27 | Nov 1945 | Mar 1958 | 12y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 163 | LORICATE | VHC | Protected from the ravages of care and toil | anag. |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 150 | CAPILLAMENTS | VHC | What an unnatural alliance: politician and saint! The threads are indeed slender | anag. of alliance, MP, St |
| 149 | DOMESTIC | VHC | Private building has the citizens’ backing | dome + cits (rev.) |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 115 | MISNOMER | VHC | How a man of Aberdeen, turning into a miser, got a bad name | mon (rev.) in miser |
| 109 | PERI | Second | The hob is back in the fireplace | hob2; hidden rev. |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 96 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Join Up! All the Unknown Warrior stands for is nullified in international deadlock | inter(national dead)lock; Unknown W. represents the nation’s dead |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 90 | ROTHER | Third | The right of the King to represent the lower class | r o’ the R; epithet for low-er; cattle variety |
| 82 | CURARE | VHC | Poison—just right for the curate’s tea | r for t in curate; ‘tea’ |
| 80 | GONERIL | VHC | One girl in the New Look thought herself worth the whistle | anag.; Lear IV.2.33 |
| 79 | SALOME | VHC | A filly that had to be given her head | cryptic def.; head of John the Baptist |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 66 | CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET | VHC | Not intended as a juvenile publication, but well thumbed by one small boy | title of periodical; ref. “Little Jack Horner… put in his thumb…” |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 63 | STILETTO | VHC | A pinker society let in the Red Marshal | S let in Tito; pink2 = stab; dagger |
| 61 | CREASY | Second | This war reporter fails to give full credit to the Midshipman | cr. Easy; ref. Sir Edward Shepherd C., and fictional character midshipman Easy |
| 60 | HEEL | VHC | The tilt of the elbow | hidden |
| 53 | SHIN | VHC | A dog would be very self-assertive about such a bone | i.e. s. in pug = pushing |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 52 | RATION | VHC | An ’opeless method of working an allotment | operation less ope |
| 48 | ADONIS (Knock-knock) | VHC | ——Cape Wrath, when ma missus finds out | I don’t escape |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 39 | GNATHIC | VHC | Running a temperature together with aching of the jaws | anag. incl. t (= temperature) |
| 34 | STAROSTA | Third | This nobleman sowed his wild oats under a degenerate Tsar | anag. + anag. |
| 31 | APRIORIST | VHC | Philosopher’s disciple alternatively expressing All Fools’ Day | Apr 1 or 1st |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 21 | BODEGA | VHC | An old Old Boy comes back, but the Tuck Shop is not the same | aged OB (rev.) |
| 15 | ARRANGES | VHC | Settles housing shortage in Scottish island villages | Arran (villa)ges |
| 1945 (1) | ||||
| 11 | IMMANACLE | VHC | Give? It may sound all right to you, but remember I’m a McLean | anag. of I’m a McLean; give = gyve, vb. |
Ximenes competitions
1957-1958
477 SEDATENESS
1953 (2)
249 BALM
1951 (2)
176 SPIGOT
172 GARNISHER
1950 (2)
151 OPEN-SESAME
1950 (1)
128 AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry)
126 RASPBERRY
123 LEECHES
1949 (2)
107 STRAMASH
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
1948 (2)
91 CRETONNE
86 ODOMETER
1948 (1)
76 VALEDICTORY
1947 (2)
65 PIVOT
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 1945 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1945 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |