| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maj A. H. Giles | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 21 | Mar 1946 | Dec 1959 | 13y 9m | Maj Giles |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 251 | UNMETHODICAL | VHC | I am unclothed—highly improper! It should certainly be against all rules | anag. |
| 247 | VAMPIRE | VHC | A restless spirit often resorts to night-life and drinking when in the vein for it | cryptic def. |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 231 | PREAMBLE | Second | Quite a way to go before coming to the start gives the opportunity for a preliminary canter | pre-amble |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 178 | HIDEOUS | VHC | I had contracted to occupy a house which was jerry-built—now not fit to be seen | I’d in anag. |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 162 | TITANESS | VHC | Very great lady of yore, sporting a high cape set off by a small bundle of feathers | a ness following tit |
| 159 | SPANIEL | VHC | He may be taken and tried for shooting—wholly the fault of Trygve | span + anag. of Lie; span = wholly; ref. T. Lie, UNO Sec. Gen.; gun dog |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 153 | SAMISENS | VHC | String ’em up! Get ’em by the neck! A sharp twist and the Japs may change their tune! | cryptic def. |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 103 | MOSES | VHC | Did he pull a cat’s tail when in the ark? | cryptic def.; cat’s-tail = type of reed; found in rushes |
| 100 | Word containing ADDING | VHC | A sovereign in the stuffing! Well! That’s a fine gesture on the part of the duck! | waddling; L (£1) in wadding |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 66 | CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET | First | After Christmas dinner I have a nap. If completely laid out I may be under the table! | 2 cryptic defs.; nap2 |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 64 | GLASTONBURY | VHC | Joe’s staff went on strike here and came out on Christmas Eve issuing leaflets | cryptic def.; ref. J. of Arimathea, G. thorn; strike = take root |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 51 | LLANELLY | VHC | The town is all taken aback with the carrying on of the King’s mistress—look you! | all (rev.) + Nelly; ref. Nell Gwyn, Welsh expression |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 38 | WIND-HOVER | VHC | Stoops to gain a living, having to take a turn with nothing less than a sweeper | wind + Ho(o)ver |
| 36 | TARTARUS | VHC | The Naval pair lead us at that awful final hole which, if you’re not good, gets you down | tar tar us |
| 32 | TEMERAIRE | VHC | Each little trireme fitted out as a warship, fighting fit, makes a perfect picture | anag. of ea trireme; ref. Turner painting |
| 29 | RATAN | VHC | You should hand the palm to those who go in for walking and stick to it | 2 defs. |
| 27 | MEANDRIAN | VHC | Doctor Ian’s got a bad name for not going straight | mean Dr Ian |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 20 | NIERSTEINER | First | This may be still escaping by the route through the long Rhine Valley bottleneck | cryptic def.; i.e. still wine; ref. POWs, etc. |
Ximenes competitions
1959-1960
569 PROPOSAL
560 CONGENITALLY
1958-1959
534 RAIL-SPLITTER
495 PARTISAN
1957-1958
486 BARACAN
447 TOUSLE
438 MACARONI
1956-1957
425 TRAVERSE
1955-1956
329 HAMADRYAD
1954 (2)
295 SENSE-ORGANS
285 PARALYSES
1953 (2)
255 SCUTTLE
249 BALM
243 LODESTAR
241 MANDOLINE
1953 (1)
227 CATEGORIES
223 MELODRAME
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
1952 (2)
194 KNOWLEDGE BOX
1951 (2)
169 HOUSE
1949 (2)
110 LEVIGATE
108 HACKNEY
105 SMITHEREENS
1949 (1)
104 STARE (Printer’s Devilry)
92 PARTRIDGE
1948 (2)
89 SEASON
1948 (1)
74 DEODAR
70 GARBAGE
68 ANTIGROPELOS
1947 (2)
63 STILETTO
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1945 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |