| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Ingram Rees | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | Jan 1949 | Jan 1952 | 3y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 180 | HESPER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Minister stokes Rus/sian cruiser. A bid for conciliation? | Minister Stokes…Persian cruise…; ref. Richard S., Min. of Materials, and Iranian Oil Nationalisation talks |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 157 | ORANGE | Third | “Revelry by night” is all about an eighteenth-century party | an in anag. of orge; ref. Orange Order, founded 1795 |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 151 | OPEN-SESAME | VHC | The Foreword to A Golden Treasury is, in a sense, a poem review | anag., i.e. re-view; ref. Ali Baba, Palgrave |
| 150 | CAPILLAMENTS | VHC | Produce of Manilla, etc. (p.s. Jolly fine stuff!) | anag. |
| 149 | DOMESTIC | VHC | Typical product of the times:—cod à la maison | anag.; ref. rationing |
| 135 | STRIPPED | Third | I’m absolutely broke and need a holiday, but, as in the past, fares will limit me | trip in sped; speed = fare, vb. |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 122 | LEATHER | VHC | Used to sharpen the razor in The Barber of Seville at Her Majesty’s | hidden |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 113 | CRICKETER | VHC | Regular contributor to “Country Life” and, off and on, to “The Field” | cryptic def.; magazine titles; national game; fielding positions |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 97 | NESTOR | VHC | Sage is just the thing for egg substitute | nest or |
Ximenes competitions
1952 (1)
184 MEREST / WYOMING (DLM)
183 SAUSAGES
1950 (2)
147 GATHER
146 BELDAME
1950 (1)
126 RASPBERRY
118 MARAVEDI
1949 (2)
117 LION
116 WATERLOO
114 TAPPIT-HEN
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
100 Word containing ADDING
98 HUMERI
93 BUMBLE-PUPPY
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |