| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maj H. L. Carter | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | Apr 1948 | Oct 1956 | 8y 6m | H. L. Carter |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 273 | COUSIN | VHC | German? Better with a bit of raucous inflexion! | hidden; Vetter (Ger.) = cousin, capital B and V alike in German script; german (n., obs.) = near relative [see comments] |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 174 | ANACREONTICS | VHC | Odes with cancerations perverse! | anag. |
| 173 | HATCHING | VHC | Clutching small child detesting its environment! | ch. in hating; clutch2 |
| 170 | GUINEA | Second | Pill-box value displayed by sanguine advertiser | hidden; ref. Beecham’s slogan “Worth a g. a box” |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 154 | RABBIT | VHC | Something that does produce a poulette du garenne for restaurateurs! | cryptic def.; does = females; euphemism for r. on menus |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 74 | DEODAR | Third | Spare a copper for a distressed mountain nymph seeking a shady tree! | d. + anag. of oread |
Ximenes competitions
1956-1957
404 POLENTA
1954 (2)
295 SENSE-ORGANS
1954 (1)
275 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
269 ASCENT
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
259 AGANIPPE
1951 (2)
179 CADRE
1951 (1)
166 RACHIDES
1950 (2)
153 SAMISENS
147 GATHER
1949 (2)
112 SHEET (DLM)
1949 (1)
96 INTERLOCK
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |