| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. W. Maddocks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 5 | Jun 1953 | Apr 1961 | 7y 10m | A. Maddocks |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 415 | When the snow lay round about (Anagram) | VHC | Haw! Beastly non-U wood-hunter! | |
| 404 | POLENTA | Third | To gondoliers and others—early course of river fast—not for the inexperienced | Po Lent A (film classification) |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 369 | BERET | VHC | This liaison between Jean and Monty sounds rather fruity | ‘berry’; ref. J. Borotra, Basque tennis player and Montgomery of Alamein |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 273 | COUSIN | VHC | Party to whom the Conqueror might have said “Bob’s your uncle” | cryptic def.; ref. Robert, Duke of Normandy, father of William I |
Ximenes competitions
1960-1961
638 BUREAUCRAT
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
1959-1960
555 JURYWOMAN
551 PITCHER
1958-1959
534 RAIL-SPLITTER
1957-1958
477 SEDATENESS
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
469 DAISY
460 ASTONISHMENT (Misprints)
456 PLAFOND
438 MACARONI
1955-1956
377 MALISON
338 SHE-ASS
1954 (2)
302 MARTIN
1954 (1)
277 PRODIGALLY
1953 (2)
251 UNMETHODICAL
245 GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left)
243 LODESTAR
237 BASTINADE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |