| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Winterbottom | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 17 | Jul 1951 | Jan 1960 | 8y 6m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 573 | SCAPEGALLOWS | VHC | Lag slew a P.C. so may well be this! | anag. & lit. |
| 569 | PROPOSAL | VHC | A poor L.P.’s jazzed up version of “Love Me Tender” | anag.; long player; ref. Elvis Presley song [see comments] |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 517 | CAROTID | Third | It would shake a doctor if you cut one out and put nothing in its place! | anag. with I for 0, & lit. |
| 512 | NAYLOR (Libel) | VHC | She wants no penniless peer! Only a Rockefeller’s capital will do for her! | nay lor(d), anag. incl. a R |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 417 | SINECURE | VHC | In which, after meeting the cost of living, there was little opportunity for saving! | cryptic def. & lit.; i.e. saving souls |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 347 | TELEVISOR | VHC | You’d better get a —— adapted if you want I.T.A. revels about the beginning of October! | O in anag. + a & lit.; ref. launch of ITA 22 Sept. 1955 |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 302 | MARTIN | Second | Migration involves me—and I go | comp. anag. incl. I go, & lit. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 283 | SOBER | VHC | Disturbing leaders in The Observer, taking a grave view of the situation | anag. of Obser(ver) |
| 277 | PRODIGALLY | First | Taking care of the pence, gaily dissipated about the pounds—spendthrifts will go on like that! | pro d + L in anag., & lit. |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 241 | MANDOLINE | VHC | “Third Man” may give you a hint but not the right instrument | cryptic def.; man is one third of mandoline; ref. film theme played on zither |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 211 | CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES | First | I, Scrooge, parting with nothing, with a snarl would turn them out | CS; anag. less O & lit. |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 191 | DENIGRATE | Third | Do what the pot did to the kettle—enraged it by character distortion | anag.; the p. calling the k. black |
Ximenes competitions
1959-1960
571 PESTER
564 SHE-BEAR
1958-1959
529 BUTTY-COLLIER
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
504 LEAD-LINE
1956-1957
404 POLENTA
1955-1956
351 LUSTRE
1954 (1)
279 CRYPTOGRAM
269 ASCENT
267 TRADE
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
1953 (2)
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
253 DERATION
251 UNMETHODICAL
249 BALM
1953 (1)
229 MASCOT
223 MELODRAME
219 SOCIALIST
217 DEPOSIT
207 PAGEANT
1952 (1)
193 TRADUCER
192 WATSON
1951 (2)
176 SPIGOT
173 HATCHING
171 SERINGAS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |