| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. E. North | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 12 | Jul 1946 | Feb 1965 | 18y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 839 | GINGER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | It’s a kind of ra/y—the main effect a reddening of the skin | raging erythema |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 578 | GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number) | VHC | With no way to turn back welsher gets stuck in gate, is followed by copper and picked up | welsher; (wels)her in gate d; slew |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 417 | SINECURE | VHC | Held by some clergy to offend against Established Church practice of our forefathers | sin EC ure1, & lit. |
| 404 | POLENTA | VHC | Outcome of Lepanto gave rise to stirring scenes in Italian home waters | anag.; ref. naval battle of L., 1571 |
| 395 | SCALE-ARMOUR | VHC | Arms singularly fitting in carousel mêlée | arm in anag., & lit. |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 217 | DEPOSIT | VHC | Left ’tis hoped without aspiration for return | ’tis (h)oped all rev., & lit. |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 196 | SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left) | VHC | Priest using magic to impose upon an Oriental is near being beaten up | sham, an; anag. |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 159 | SPANIEL | VHC | Up and about in leaps and bounds at prospect of game | in, in leaps (all rev.) |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 97 | NESTOR | VHC | Type of wisdom employed by both Ximenes and Torquemada for their own ends | (Xime)nes, Tor(quemada) |
| 94 | SARDELLE | VHC | Fish whose tail turns back for more than a yard is apt to get all tangled up in reeds | i.e. ending in ell (rev.); anag. of all reeds |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 33 | TAMBERS | VHC | Sir Henry might have said “Shiver my ——!” at a false note in his Fantasia | timbers with a letter wrong; ref. Sir Henry Wood, ‘British Sea Songs’ |
| 28 | HELCOSIS | VHC | This unhealthy condition might be the result of overcrowding | anag. of ochlesis |
Ximenes competitions
1963-1964
773 FIT-OUT
1962-1963
712 RHEUMATICKY
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
634 BEDSTEAD
608 CUSTOMER
1959-1960
586 HEBDOMADARY
571 PESTER
1958-1959
490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
1957-1958
438 MACARONI
1956-1957
425 TRAVERSE
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
1954 (1)
271 TRIPLET
259 AGANIPPE
1953 (2)
237 BASTINADE
1951 (1)
163 LORICATE
157 ORANGE
1950 (2)
143 LAMPREY
1949 (1)
101 BARRACKS
1948 (2)
84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
82 CURARE
79 SALOME
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |