| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. G. Quin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 9 | Feb 1958 | May 1965 | 7y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 626 | WOMAN-TIRED | VHC | I wed Matron with turbulent disposition, like Mr. Bumble! | anag.; ref. David Copperfield |
| 604 | APOSTROPHISE | VHC | Amateur band, furnished with mouth organs of an inferior order, make an appeal to a limited number of listeners! | A + trophi in posse |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 578 | GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number) | VHC | Here we have got wind of a setback to German aspiration involving the hydrogen bomb, perhaps | wind; HE in der Tag (rev.) |
| 560 | CONGENITALLY | VHC | Naturally we want no cat yelling in a frenzy here. Leave the wretched little creature with a friend! | anag.; congé nit ally |
| 555 | JURYWOMAN | First | This bird works with her beak, having a rake round wormy ground | anag. in (Don) Juan |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 534 | RAIL-SPLITTER | VHC | He has all the makings of a liar and a sneak; and he turns out a bit of a bounder! | anag. + splitter; bound3 |
| 504 | LEAD-LINE | VHC | Put play first, business afterwards: that doesn’t sound right—but it ought to! | lead line; sound3 |
| 495 | PARTISAN | VHC | Marriageable Frenchwoman, abandoned character, flourished in the Middle Ages | parti + san2 |
Ximenes competitions
1964-1965
851 Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)
1963-1964
786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
750 SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)
1962-1963
728 ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)
721 KERB-MERCHANT
1961-1962
664 MANIPULATE
1960-1961
617 COLOPHONY
608 CUSTOMER
1959-1960
590 STATANT (Printer’s Devilry)
543 NUTRIA / ERMINE (Right and Left)
1957-1958
477 SEDATENESS
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |