| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. K. Upton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | Aug 1952 | May 1957 | 4y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 351 | LUSTRE | VHC | Translator initiated in Latin usage gives this gloss: “periodic purification” | tr. in L ure, 2 defs. |
| 329 | HAMADRYAD | VHC | Declamatory acting now earns a very unsympathetic notice in the press; yet this was the genius of Tree | ham a dry ad.; ref. H. Beerbohm Tree, actor |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 325 | MARRYING | VHC | In transferring a number under a thousand, subtract one hundred, putting a circle round one of the digits | M + (C)arrying; wedding ring |
| 306 | CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left) | Third | A case of fraud in which I can envisage the defence will consist of offering the beak a share in the proceeds | hidden; ram part |
Ximenes competitions
1956-1957
434 CARTON
417 SINECURE
408 BILLET
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
1955-1956
377 MALISON
373 PRESTONPANS
356 METOPOSCOPY
1954 (2)
302 MARTIN
295 SENSE-ORGANS
291 APAGOGE
1952 (2)
199 HONESTY
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |