Clues written by D. L. Tuckett
HCs  |   Annual honours  |   Other competitors
 Clues in
archive
First
Prizes
Other
Prizes
VHCsHCs Hons
points
First
mention
Latest
mention
Career
span
D. L. Tuckett8026710Dec 1947May 19535y 5m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1949 (2)
115MISNOMERVHCAn invalid baptism? Result of incomplete immersion!anag. less i
114TAPPIT-HENVHCWhere there are spirits on tap—a drop of Hennessey too! And it’s good measure you get!tap pit Hen(nessey); mine goblins; brand of cognac
111PLEASANTVHCApologies are not acceptablepleas an’t
108HACKNEYThirdFancy a drudge going to New York wanting work when it can be found in London!hack + Ne(w) Y(ork)
107STRAMASHVHCStreet artist taken to court for creating a disturbanceSt RA mash2
1949 (1)
101BARRACKSVHCDivision in the House distresses and worries the SpeakerBar + racks; ref. the Bar of the House
1948 (1)
76VALEDICTORYVHC“Kismet, Hardy” for example—the result of lead shot in the flagshipanag. in Victory; reported last words of Lord Nelson
73RHODESIASecondWhere plain English, in official jargon, is of capital importancecryptic def.; Salisbury, capital of R., and S. Plain

 
HCs awarded to D. L. Tuckett
Clues  |  Annual Honours   |  Other competitors

Ximenes competitions
 
1953 (2)
  233 SAWDUST
 
1951 (1)
  161 TILLER
 
1950 (1)
  122 LEATHER
 
1949 (2)
  110 LEVIGATE
  109 PERI
 
1948 (1)
  67 SURFEIT (DLM)
 
1947 (2)
  65 PIVOT
 


Annual Honours record of D. L. Tuckett
Clues  |  HCs   |  Other competitors
YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1953 (2)0 0 1
 
1951 (1)0 0 1
 
1950 (1)0 0 1
1949 (2)1 (0, 0, 1) 4 2 4
1949 (1)0 1 0
 
1948 (1)1 (0, 1, 0) 1 1
1947 (2)0 0 1