| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. G. Tate | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | Oct 1948 | Jul 1956 | 7y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 105 | SMITHEREENS | VHC | Strangely intermeshes the fates of Humpty Dumpty and Ozymandias | anag.; ref. nursery rhyme and Shelley poem: “… a shattered visage …” |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 104 | STARE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | India’s hot te/a softens low-down people’s brains | |
| 101 | BARRACKS | VHC | Bets about little arrival (each way): shows lack of taste! | arr or arr (rev.) in backs |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 88 | BRISTOL | VHC | Lot’s looking back after changed wife sets salt fashion | anag. of rib + Lot’s (rev.); Gen. 19:26; salt = sailor; B. fashion |
Ximenes competitions
1956-1957
390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1951 (1)
160 RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry)
159 SPANIEL
157 ORANGE
1950 (2)
154 RABBIT
1950 (1)
118 MARAVEDI
1949 (2)
111 PLEASANT
110 LEVIGATE
107 STRAMASH
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
96 INTERLOCK
1948 (2)
91 CRETONNE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |