| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Bowness | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | Jul 1946 | Jan 1952 | 5y 6m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 184 | MEREST / WYOMING (DLM) | VHC | Mother: All is known. My G.I. is in a state! Clues found by purest chance in local R.E.M.E. Station. Flossie | |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 161 | TILLER | VHC | With tafferel lit up, he comes into view | hidden rev., & lit. |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 110 | LEVIGATE | VHC | Sheeny, with or without the entrance, (to 149, Chatham Street?) | 2 mngs.; Sheeny (offensive) = Jew = Levi; levigate = e.g. sheeny adj; ref. song, ‘Solomon Levi’ |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 104 | STARE (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | Tru/ckless engine! Driver not here! May be an accident | |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 61 | CREASY | VHC | Most appropriate historian for The Hundred Years’ War | C + anag. of years; ref. Sir Edward Shepherd C. |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 29 | RATAN | Second | He’s usually T.T. now, this dry old stick | i.e. usually spelt rattan |
Ximenes competitions
1951 (2)
179 CADRE
178 HIDEOUS
172 GARNISHER
168 PIPS (Misprints)
1951 (1)
160 RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry)
157 ORANGE
156 LAVEROCK
1950 (2)
149 DOMESTIC
148 FILIBUSTER
1949 (2)
116 WATERLOO
115 MISNOMER
1948 (1)
68 ANTIGROPELOS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |