HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
ordStatsShow results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Chalkley | 67 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 117 | 75 | Nov 1966 | Dec 1994 | 28y 1m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1056 | ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Gaiety theatre drama where love is murdered on The Orient Express? | love; N(o) in E train |
| 1048 | GALLOPADE | VHC | Girl on game led O. A. P. a merry dance? | gal + anag. ; game = lame |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1034 | BURLAP | Second | A sticker one in Public Library put over a coarse wrapper? | bur + a in PL (rev.) |
| 1030 | PASTILLE | Second | ‘Sweet white wine’ – line (abbreviated) in Poet Laureate’s ending of verse! | asti + l in PL + e; ref. John Masefield’s ‘Cargoes’ |
| 1021 | BEARD | VHC | A bird’s nest, in the last bit of nonsense penned by a poet | e in bard; ref. last line of Lear limerick: “… a nest in my b.” |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 974 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | The opening that shows neighbours of Queensland’s capital in a fantastic soap on TV? | P, R in anag. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 939 | A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left) | Third | A stunner employed by newspapers, exposing the sleeker body that was put up outside clubs? | hidden; C in corse (rev.) |
| 913 | ARCHIBALD | VHC | What could have finished one British lad up in the air? | arch2 + I B + anag., & lit. |
| 908 | INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Severe aches. The green Sandy and Nick, who used backs, p/ut balls in bunkers | Seve Ballesteros, S. Lyle, N. Faldo |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 869 | HOLD-UPS | VHC | A senior citizen with cries of encouragement set about the muggers | old in hups |
| 862 | OFF-AND-ON | VHC | Like a wavering alliance getting away with a new party name | off a n do n; ref. Lib-Dem merger |
| 857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | Discrimination, etc in Party finally abandoned – Russian, one with power, embraces Conservative MP | anag. incl. y; C in red a P |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 816 | POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter) | VHC | Time to knock down the buildings? Prince upset a lot with expression of impatience | P + anag. + och; ref. Prince Charles’s views on modern architecture |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 762 | OBELISE | VHC | To —— word? Bowdlerise too, in a way! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 753 | SHEEPDOG | VHC | SDP go potty about explosive ending of defence – one will have to watch that assembly of mugs | HE e in anag., mug6 |
| 750 | SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue) | VHC | Section of colourful magazine you worried about had to have its parts chopped and mixed up | ul mag in anag.; ref. theme of puzzle |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 618 | CRETISM | VHC | Conservative tries on Monarch’s crown even in Parliament I’m told | C + anag. + M; on = tipsy |
| 609 | LUCKY-BAG | VHC | Holder of prize to boast about after success with X’s successor? | luck + Y + gab (rev.); ref. AZ comp; X = Ximenes |
| 585 | FLABELLIFORM | VHC | Like a fan club film of Bela Lugosi’s beginning and ending in horror? | anag. incl. L, r |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 538 | INGRAIN | VHC | Thoroughly set at the wicket, Randall’s opening secured by success? | in + R in gain; ref. Derek R. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 513 | ETYMOLOGICON | VHC | Tattered tome, thick one that follower of X has got in study? | Y in anag. + log I + con, & lit.; thick n.; X = Ximenes |
| 504 | SIMMENTHALER | Third | Sort non-English meat-men relish? | anag. less E, & lit. |
| 478 | BIBLIOPEGIST | VHC | Among books one bound will one include ‘The Heart of the Matter’ | I in bb + I in lope + gist, & lit. |
| 473 | HERRING-BONE | VHC | Jumping hero, being never disheartened, to make V-signs when remounting | anag. incl. n(eve)r; ref. Harvey Smith |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 414 | UNBOSOMER | VHC | Could reveal what’s almost non-existent without considerable padding | some in unbor(n) |
| 371 | GRADIN | VHC | From which you can see the excitement after ball goes in net? | ado less O in grin2, & lit. |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 366 | MONKEY-SHINE | VHC | The roguish trick meant one noticing, initially, the bit inserted ‘… to furnish light’ | first letters + key + shine; ref. puzzle |
| 358 | UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number) | VHC | Pup, perhaps, a tailless one about to leave a trap | leave; pu(p) (rev.) + start; ref. greyhound racing |
| 323 | (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent) | VHC | Putting our country first, the first of our opening bats | UK + initial letters |
| 319 | PODESTA | VHC | Disheartened writer like Dante could be eating his words before one | odes in p(ar)t + a, & lit. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 306 | DICKENS | Third | The writer is awfully sick with last characters in Azed puzzle unknown | anag. incl. d e n |
| 285 | BOYFRIEND (Misprints) | VHC | Being discharged or fined by beak | beau; anag. |
| 272 | MALAGUETTA | VHC | Seeds turning up to wallop a ball round the end of June? | lam (rev.) + e in a gutta; ref. Wimbledon |
| 267 | MORRIS-DANCE | Second | 1. C. and R. Morse – could be the result of this month’s exercise | anag. incl. I |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 250 | Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram) | VHC | That Contest result – No H.C. – check hatred! | |
| 238 | CRAMBOJINGLE | VHC | Stuff a fellow put over in a short sort of song? | cram bo jingle, & lit. |
| 234 | HOROSCOPIST | VHC | One who would get excited about Scorpio’s changing form? | anag. in host, & lit. |
| 225 | VALETA | VHC | What the band played in joyful celebration of old time in American State? | ale t in VA |
| 216 | SCANTITY | VHC | Not much talk of thieves getting it in Saint McMenemy’s Final | cant1 it in S, y; ref. Lawrie M., manager of Southampton (Saints) in 1976 FA Cup Final |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | What John becomes when joining the yard? | bog + y, & lit.; john = WC |
| 190 | CASSANDRA | VHC | One who gloomily predicts an end of Christmas cards sent first class? | anag. incl. s + A; sent = roused |
| 183 | PICKLE | VHC | Copper locking one big brute up in nick | I in PC + elk (rev.) |
| 156 | OMBROPHOBOUS | VHC | Poor bums huddled around another unable to endure heavy rain | hobo in anag. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 152 | ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left) | VHC | A lover once more pursuing Mrs Sharples – road all excited – Dear Len rather embarrassed about leading characters in Coronation Street mounting publicity | Ena mo + anag.; C S (rev.) in anag.; ref. TV series |
| 148 | BALLYHOO | VHC | What leads one to expect the greatest final of Wembley – and match, after one shot, ends with no score | ball + y h + 0-0 |
| 146 | CHARADES | VHC | What solver could do on Sunday after absorbing the original and latest of Azed’s puzzles | A, d in chare S |
| 135 | GABIONADE | VHC | One will have to steal up on a couple of defenders in this | I bag (rev.) on a de, & lit. |
| 130 | EADISH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | One overlusty giving up br/eeding – doctor’s advice | |
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | The hallowed ground. Underwood provided with treacherous ridge almost the end of Pakistan | frith3 so ke(y) n; ref. Derek U. |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 84 | MIRLIGOES / ILL-OMENED (Right and Left) | Second | Dizziness of Scots girl, one troubled with some unfortunate ailment, rambling about need to ring doctor up | anag. incl. I; ill + MO (rev.) in anag. |
| 79 | SLAPSTICK | VHC | Sort of film in which endless paste is thrown about? | anag. past(e) in slick, & lit. |
| 66 | NONSENSE | VHC | Anne’s heart, full of love and understanding, didn’t dictate this unromantic reply | 0 in (A)nn(e) + sense |
| 53 | ALEXANDERS | VHC | Brief derivation in one dictionary answer is ‘Black herb vegetable’ | der. in a lex. ans. |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | ‘Top clue King’ could be descriptive of Azed when fully developed | anag. incl. R |
| 45 | NEMORAL | VHC | Look! – Soldiers, about half an army, coming up like Birnam Wood | ar(my) in lo men (all rev.); ref. Macbeth |
| 40 | FANTOCCINI | VHC | Could be in action following opening of children’s show | anag. incl. f, c, & lit. |
| 18 | EPIGONE | VHC | Shake up in G.P.O. and two letters in three will be delivered later | anag. incl. ee |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1158 | ELEPHANT-SEAL | VHC | What could destroy a net without help and then be secure? | anag. in anag. + seal, & lit. |
| 1127 | TRAYBIT | VHC | What could be tossed up by Illingworth on opening of Test? | T(est) Ray bit, & lit.; bit = snack; ref. Ray I., test cricketer |
| 1119 | RONDE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Mourners who come to get He/ath watch and see a miraculous recovery | 1970 election |
| 1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | VHC | What could make the toper’s wretched inside burst? | anag. in fly, & lit.; fly = burst |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1097 | PANTOPHAGIST | First | What pig has to become when gripped by hunger? | anag. in pant, & lit.; hunger vb. |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1049 | SLANGWHANGER | VHC | He’s inclined to make a noise about Welsh show to decorate our Royalty | W in slang2 hang ER; ref. Investiture of Prince of Wales |
| 1032 | TENONER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Who was the most o’ f/un out at Lord’s? Denis Compton? | |
| 1015 | HOAR-HEADED | VHC | What you might call a king crowned like Lear | ho! a R headed; ref. Lear III.2, “Singe my white head” |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 967 | CREMOSIN | VHC | You want the old red thick juice? A pity—right out of it | cremo(R) sin |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 949 | BROWSING | VHC | First of the beet grown is mashed for fodder | b anag. |
1994-1995
1180 COLD TURKEY
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1126 CHEATERY
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1108 GREEN
1104 BURYING-PLACES
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1078 KIRBEH
1074 DEMIREP
1069 (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)
1061 MAGIC
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
982 ALMANAC
956 SPEAR-SIDE
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
943 BARAGOUIN
1989-1990
934 LACE-UPS
922 REFORMADO
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
917 HOOLIGANISM
1988-1989
866 NECTAREOUS
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
823 SARBACANE
818 EMBUSQUÉ
796 UPHOLSTERY
1986-1987
779 MISSING LINK
770 HERMITS
766 GUBBINS
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
1985-1986
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
709 GINGER
1984-1985
640 MACHETE
1983-1984
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
590 MINEVER
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
564 PARAMENT
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
1981-1982
521 ATTITUDINISE
508 POSTURE-MAKER
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
1980-1981
452 DISSENTERISM
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
443 STEEPLECROWN
434 JARDINIÈRE
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
410 CUL-DE-SAC
406 BOIL
401 GO-AHEAD
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
384 OUTSPREADING
379 SCYTHEMAN
1978-1979
362 SEA-SOLDIER
349 ODDCOMESHORT
340 BOOKSIE
332 NUT-CASE
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
301 TROLLOPISH
263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
229 METRICATE
212 SURCINGLES
1975-1976
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
187 POWDERING-TUB
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
1974-1975
123 SCATTERGOOD
118 OPERETTIST (Misprints)
114 PANIC
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
1973-1974
95 THUNDERCLAP
88 BLOOMERY
75 GROCETERIA
57 MINARET (Printer’s Devilry)
1972-1973
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
36 CRUSADER
23 SCLERODERMIC
10 LINGERIE
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162 BEAM-ENDS
1154 CLARIONET
1143 MORGIANA
1140 CALLOUS
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1106 LEXICOGRAPHY
1093 MARTINET
1091 WENCESLAS
1089 ENCLOISTER
1084 ANGEL-FOOD
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
1039 TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)
1036 CORONETED
1028 SATIRE
1010 MOTORIST
1006 CHROME-PLATING
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
997 TREACLE
980 OMNIBUSES
958 DRY MEASURE
1966-1967
945 OBLITERATE
941 HYPODERMIC
933 COTTABUS
929 AMPHITHEATRE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 1977-1978 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 1969-1970 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |