| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. R. Malcolm | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 20 | Mar 1946 | Aug 1958 | 12y 5m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 415 | When the snow lay round about (Anagram) | VHC | Hearty Nowel! Hand out sub, now | |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 304 | ORLEANS | First | Borders round an old house, coming to glory in July | an in orles; ref. July Monarchy, Louis Philippe, Orléanist Party |
| 293 | CAB | VHC | Keeps the flag flying in the ranks | cryptic def.; For Hire flag |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 275 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Kitchener considered th/e ally reliable | |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 239 | GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Give a Eu/ropean d—— hell! Hang a mulatto! | eugenist |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 68 | ANTIGROPELOS | Third | To avert water on the knee I am searching, look you, among formic acid sources | I grope lo in ants |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 55 | NAUSEANT | VHC | Quality of the North Sea, where Aunt is concerned | anag. incl. N, & lit. |
| 54 | SPONGE | VHC | Flannel next the skin and then this | double mng.; flannel = blarney, i.e. prelude to a request |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 46 | LYSANDER | First | Loved her dissolute French friend and caused some talk | her + anag. of ami (Fr) = Hermia, lover of L. in MND; ref. ‘Some talk of… L.’, song ‘The British Grenadiers’ |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 36 | TARTARUS | VHC | Pit against us one too strong for us | tartar us |
| 31 | APRIORIST | VHC | A philosophical disciple is a religious leader first | a prior 1st |
| 30 | TWEEL | VHC | If we let mixture occur, it may be heather mixture | anag. |
| 29 | RATAN | VHC | Complexion of gunners made to stick in Malaya | RA tan |
| 27 | MEANDRIAN | VHC | Who’s writhing in bed? An Aberdonian doctor? | i.e. mean Dr Ian; river-bed |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 23 | HICATEE | VHC | These hundred Romans in testudo formation stand at ease! | hi (= these, L.) C at ‘Es’; testudo (L.) = tortoise |
| 21 | BODEGA | Second | Old Obadiah gets the Hispano saloon into reverse | aged Ob (rev.); make of car |
Ximenes competitions
1958-1959
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
1955-1956
369 BERET
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
1952 (2)
204 ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)
1951 (2)
174 ANACREONTICS
1949 (1)
96 INTERLOCK
1948 (2)
88 BRISTOL
1947 (2)
61 CREASY
53 SHIN
1947 (1)
41 ALTOGETHER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1945 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |