| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. H. Podmore | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 12 | Apr 1948 | Mar 1964 | 15y 11m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 390 | HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Likes his ale at night but lo! a t/ight in the morning | |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 191 | DENIGRATE | VHC | Geraint and Enid involved in uncalled for abuse | anag. of Gera(in)t & Enid; ref. Tennyson poem, G. & E. |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 111 | PLEASANT | VHC | Nice excuses are not, in short, required | pleas an’t |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 102 | ARCHIMEDES | VHC | Discovered naked in the street! I’m scared he’s mad | anag.; jumped out of bath |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 91 | CRETONNE | VHC | Stout stuff. Credit to the College. Right on top | cr. + Eton + NE; stuff = fabric |
| 90 | ROTHER | VHC | Roaring river, a bit turbulent with explosive liquid | anag. of ort + HE + r (liquid consonant) |
| 87 | SISKIN | VHC | Girl-friend gives you the bird in front of the family: sounds like she’s in the wrong | sis + kin, ‘ski’ (pron. ‘she’) in sin |
| 86 | ODOMETER | VHC | Axis instrument: not counter-revolution but the reverse | i.e., revolution counter; cryptic def. ref. Axis powers in WWII |
| 83 | BUDAPEST | VHC | Hungry? If you can get a fill, capital! | cryptic def.; a in hungry = Hungary |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 76 | VALEDICTORY | First | If a penny on beer is all there is in winning the war, I’m saying good-bye | ale d in victory; ref. leaked details of 1947 budget, and resignation of Hugh Dalton, CE |
| 75 | PETROLEUSES | VHC | He commonly uses the gas; it’s the women who light the fires | petrol ’e uses |
Ximenes competitions
1963-1964
790 PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)
1956-1957
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
1953 (2)
241 MANDOLINE
1953 (1)
231 PREAMBLE
1952 (2)
200 ACCOUNT
1952 (1)
183 SAUSAGES
1951 (2)
173 HATCHING
171 SERINGAS
1951 (1)
162 TITANESS
1949 (2)
109 PERI
1949 (1)
97 NESTOR
96 INTERLOCK
92 PARTRIDGE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 1948 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |