| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. A. Drillien | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | May 1952 | Oct 1966 | 14y 5m | A. Drillien P. A. Drillieu |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 777 | TAILOR-BIRD | VHC | Native East Indian sewer has ability to become tribal Dior! | anag. |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 512 | NAYLOR (Libel) | VHC | She has to refuse a penniless peer—only a king could satisfy her! | nay (vb.) lor(d), anag. incl. a R |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 404 | POLENTA | VHC | Soft and smelly—a typical Italian meal! | p olent a |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 257 | PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue) | VHC | It may have a whole galaxy of stars, but this production of Congreve is a flashy affair | Congreve = type of rocket |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 221 | BUNTHORNE | First | Pooh Bah expressed his sentiments—“Come here, little girls” | i.e. expressing disappointment; ‘So go to him’ and ‘When I go out of door’, and Mikado |
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
1963-1964
782 SWELL
760 METAMORPHOSE
1954 (2)
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
295 SENSE-ORGANS
1954 (1)
265 THERMAE
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
261 DECANTER
1953 (1)
217 DEPOSIT
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
1952 (2)
206 PIEPOWDER
1952 (1)
193 TRADUCER
192 WATSON
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |