| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. P. Shanahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | Sep 1947 | Mar 1952 | 4y 6m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 188 | Beware the Ides of March (Anagram) | VHC | Fear Cimber, what he does | or, Fear what he, Cimber, does |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 116 | WATERLOO | VHC | Bridge cup battle badly relayed in 2LO era | anag. of two LO era, 3 defs.; ref. early London radio station; W. Cup dog race |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 65 | PIVOT | VHC | To preserve the Big Four—everything turns on this | IV in pot; potted = preserved; ref. ‘big four’ post-war conference of foreign ministers |
| 64 | GLASTONBURY | VHC | Easily reached from Street, yet a crooked road was once taken to it via Goodwin Sands | cryptic def.; town of Street near G.; ref. G. K. Chesterton ‘The Rolling English Road’, “… we went to G. by way of Goodwin Sands” |
Ximenes competitions
1951 (2)
168 PIPS (Misprints)
1950 (2)
147 GATHER
1950 (1)
123 LEECHES
121 SNAPSHOT
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
1948 (2)
87 SISKIN
1948 (1)
68 ANTIGROPELOS
1947 (2)
59 TAME
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |