| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. B. Ridley | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | Jun 1949 | Sep 1952 | 3y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 172 | GARNISHER | VHC | Red herring, as a trapper of course | anag.; red2; trap4 (vt.) |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 158 | RATING | Third | When the old beggar is stuffed with money, it’s no wonder he can afford taxis | tin in rag1; taxis, sing. noun |
| 155 | LYTERIAN | Second | The epileptic lay inert, indicating that the attack was over | anag. |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 154 | RABBIT | VHC | Green on the courts, and courts on the green! | 2 mngs. |
| 150 | CAPILLAMENTS | VHC | Ruinous scalp ailment—it makes fine hair so thin! | anag. |
| 149 | DOMESTIC | VHC | Does accommodating a thousand cramp the house-keeper’s style? | M in does + tic |
| 135 | STRIPPED | Second | Do what Eve did: ran around unclothed | trip in sped |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 123 | LEECHES | VHC | Chancellors of the Exchequer? No—Ministers of Health, but vermin all the same! | cryptic defs.; i.e. blood-suckers; M. of H. = doctor |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 105 | SMITHEREENS | VHC | The net result of tangled intermeshes is lots of little wholes! | anag. |
Ximenes competitions
1952 (2)
203 WEATHERS
202 SPALPEEN
1952 (1)
188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
183 SAUSAGES
182 MISTLETOE
1951 (1)
162 TITANESS
161 TILLER
157 ORANGE
1950 (2)
153 SAMISENS
151 OPEN-SESAME
1950 (1)
128 AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry)
121 SNAPSHOT
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 1950 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |