| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. Hall | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 18 | Aug 1951 | Apr 1961 | 9y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 482 | LEASING-MAKER | VHC | Early rising? I’ll give you a call. Seeking alarm is no good, it’s out of order | anag. |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 291 | APAGOGE | VHC | I produce a void answer, when the contrary aspect is viewed | ego gap a. (all rev.), & lit.; gap vb. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 259 | AGANIPPE | VHC | Here you could evoke a Shakespeare’s Muse, having swallowed the potent fluid | nip in agape; muse (Shakesp.) = wonder at (C.) |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 257 | PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue) | VHC | Loud blazers are merely a form of showing off | |
| 255 | SCUTTLE | VHC | SINK may be clued: “Whence black liquor can be obtained on the Sabbath” | S + cuttle1; i.e. sink = S + ink |
| 253 | DERATION | VHC | We have free trade in nothing! Abolish restricted markets! | anag. incl. 0 |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 205 | CANTANKEROUS | VHC | Can a distributor of oil over the waters practically oust the ill-tempered? | can tanker ous(t); oil on troubled waters |
| 203 | WEATHERS | Third | Gets through sound, although involved in a rough sea | anag. of ‘threw’, sea, & lit. |
| 200 | ACCOUNT | VHC | You’ll make a score from a rigged coco-nut shy of nought only | anag. less 0 |
| 196 | SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left) | VHC | Give me a small helping of sandwiches with ham to tuck into—wizard! But kidneys with a grilling—that’s celestial! | ham in san(dwiches); anag. of reins, a [see comments] |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 190 | CHEQUERS | VHC | Quadragesima’s nearly gone, with eggs about displaying variegated colours | Qu(adragesima) in cheers [see comments] |
| 189 | SALTIRE | VHC | Start looking in the Union flag for me | l in SA, tire, & lit.; Union of South Africa; saltire part of Union Jack |
| 182 | MISTLETOE | First | I’m held in suspense at The Family Reunion. You’ll find me full of T. S. Eliot’s eccentric characters | anag. in me; ref. his play, “The F. R.”, 1939 |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 178 | HIDEOUS | VHC | Having monster cast, yet finally presenting us next to nothing on screen | hide1 (vb.) + 0 us; cast = quality |
| 174 | ANACREONTICS | VHC | Festival measures, which take care no antics become unruly | anag. |
| 173 | HATCHING | VHC | Pushing the Bill through at the end of a long sitting! That’s a shady practice! | 2 mngs.; hatch2,3 |
Ximenes competitions
1960-1961
638 BUREAUCRAT
1959-1960
569 PROPOSAL
1957-1958
447 TOUSLE
1954 (2)
295 SENSE-ORGANS
285 PARALYSES
1954 (1)
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
261 DECANTER
1953 (1)
207 PAGEANT
1952 (2)
206 PIEPOWDER
204 ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)
202 SPALPEEN
199 HONESTY
198 THIRD
197 SCALES
1952 (1)
193 TRADUCER
192 WATSON
191 DENIGRATE
187 GROWLER
186 ASHMOLEAN
185 STOUT
183 SAUSAGES
181 HANGABLE
1951 (2)
179 CADRE
177 DESOLATE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 1952 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |