| Name | No of clues | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. F. Main | 31 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 136 |
W. F. Main’s average clue lengths over 31 clues:
51 letters per clue (6 above the archive average of 45)
10.6 words per clue (1 above the archive average of 9.6)
Longest clue
Disturbance in chest at an end – for palpitations pressure has been applied to it at the right time
80 letters, 18 words, in competition 2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
Shortest clue
Following eastern twinkling light
30 letters, 4 words, in competition 2270 FENESTRA
W. F. Main has contributed 19 unique words to the clue archive:
| 1971 | achieved |
| 1585 | acupuncture |
| 1962 | azalea |
| 1641 | baffle |
| 1875 | bawling |
| 1771 | Boulez |
| 1312 | distinctly |
| 443 | Dunce’s |
| 2248 | expand |
| 1585 | hysteria |
| 2031 | imaginative |
| 1300 | mathematical |
| 1550 | mitre |
| 1467 | pupa’s |
| 1312 | Recovery |
| 1971 | Redgrave |
| 323 | Rioch |
| 1953 | tapas |
| 1875 | terrors |


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