| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. C. Hills | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 22 | May 1946 | Dec 1966 | 20y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 187 | GROWLER | VHC | Pitcher for the “Yankees”—he tries intimidation but has often been taken for a home run! | 2 cryptic defs. |
| 185 | STOUT | VHC | Stand out and out for strong drink—plump for it in fact! | st(and) out, 2 defs. |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 114 | TAPPIT-HEN | VHC | A far from violent blow, yet the mine-layer goes under! A vessel with a big draught too! | tap pit hen (layer) |
| 108 | HACKNEY | VHC | We may get the old man to work when we’ve used up Marshal aid! | hack + (Marshal) Ney; ref. US post-war aid; hack = used up |
| 106 | HELIOTROPE | VHC | Jasper spots the mineral, but he has to work back twenty feet to get it! | he + toil (rev.) + rope; see bloodstone |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 101 | BARRACKS | VHC | Admission of strain in the pubs—Tommy’s home! | bar racks |
| 96 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Sexton’s work, on the hair clue, gets Tinker and the colonel entangled in a close grapple! | inter + lock, anag. of Tinker Col.; s. = one who inters, l. = clew of hair & ref. S. Blake |
| 95 | SPOONER | VHC | The president’s in before the famous Lancastrian! He looks certain to knock up a dolly | P in sooner, 2 defs.; ref. Reggie Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman; dolly = easy catch |
| 94 | SARDELLE | VHC | Give her French chalcedony for her wedding ring | sard, elle (Fr.); her ring [see comments] |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 89 | SEASON | VHC | Suitable time to suggest “Water-boy”—in case a song is required | i.e. sea son, hidden |
| 88 | BRISTOL | VHC | The city to which Lot’s erring wife looked back? | anag. of rib + Lot’s (rev.) |
| 81 | CHARADE | VHC | Our time in the job’s a subject for guesswork. A word in the right quarters possibly ——? | AD in chare |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 78 | CAKE-WALK | Second | clue missing | |
| 77 | MAROON | VHC | clue missing | |
| 76 | VALEDICTORY | VHC | Mr. Dalton made one (despite success about the penny on beer!) | ale d in victory; ref. leaked details of 1947 budget, and resignation of Hugh Dalton, CE |
| 75 | PETROLEUSES | VHC | They fired Paris with enthusiasm. (No wonder, when mother’s darling takes part, and uses make up!) | pet role uses |
| 68 | ANTIGROPELOS | VHC | In manner hesitant I grope, lost for a clue. Why not spatter with dashes? | hidden |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 60 | HEEL | First | Supply dollars in the eleventh hour? Just the spur we need! | 2 defs., hidden |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 44 | PARIS | VHC | Capital judge of form, yet backed the wrong horse! | 2 mngs.; ref. judgment of P., Trojan horse |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 24 | SWELL-MOBSMAN | VHC | What is needed to get larger crowds, man? Raffles maybe | swell mobs man; ref. Arthur J. Raffles |
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
935 MALAPROP
1965-1966
864 PATERNAL
1963-1964
782 SWELL
1953 (1)
223 MELODRAME
219 SOCIALIST
1952 (1)
188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
1951 (1)
159 SPANIEL
158 RATING
1950 (2)
154 RABBIT
149 DOMESTIC
1949 (2)
115 MISNOMER
109 PERI
1949 (1)
100 Word containing ADDING
1948 (2)
90 ROTHER
86 ODOMETER
85 SERGEANT
84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
83 BUDAPEST
1948 (1)
74 DEODAR
1947 (2)
63 STILETTO
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1947 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1945 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |