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 |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr I. Torbe | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 70 | 12 | Feb 1955 | Jan 2005 | 49y 11m | I. Torbe |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1544 | PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | As porter, perambulate at the right time and register when a lecturer departs | pat + rol(L) |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1437 | MISTLETOE | VHC | Parasitic growth got from foul toilets in Middle East | anag. in ME |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | VHC | Descriptive of Nureyev’s performance as the Prince or in ‘Variation’ | anag.; ref. Rudolf N. |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1034 | BURLAP | VHC | Coarse fabrication? With it a Tory upsets Labour Party | comp. anag. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 978 | DOUBLE-CENTURY | VHC | One by cultured batting can make this score ten times | anag. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 930 | SABULOSE | VHC | Gritty, out of form, Seb labours, losing literally his last run | anag. less b r; ref. S. Coe |
| 917 | HOOLIGANISM | VHC | Something seen at Luton is laming foul and fans rampaging | Hoo + anag.; ref. Luton Town FC and stately home |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 868 | ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels) | VHC | Making for a rumbustious game, match Liverpool and Everton. It’s plain they’d be gripping | faro, lande; anag.; hidden |
| 857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | Non-conforming padre and Conservative M. P. lambasted obscenity, sweeping aside objections, in fineness of feeling | anag. incl. C; anag. less obs. |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 534 | DODGEM | VHC | Odd misprinted old boys’ magazine; there’s opposition to its free circulation | anag. + Gem (early boys’ comic paper) |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 452 | DISSENTERISM | VHC | Essene eschewing extremes and esoteric rites in obscure opposition to orthodoxy | anag. incl. (E)ssen(e) in dim |
| 423 | ACCOUTRE | VHC | A drop too much! Ready for a fight | a cc outré |
2004-2005
1702 WORDSMITHERY
2003-2004
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1598 PHRASEMONGER
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1519 CARRY-ON
2000-2001
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1480 SAMARITAN
1467 CANAPÉ
1998-1999
1385 PANTRIES
1997-1998
1351 NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)
1334 CATACHRESTIC
1996-1997
1303 PONIARD
1294 TRANSENNA
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1130 AGRESTAL
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1991-1992
1039 TOLERABLE
1026 LET-OFF
1021 BEARD
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
987 IRON CURTAIN
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
934 LACE-UPS
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
913 ARCHIBALD
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
904 VOETGANGER
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
874 BLUESTOCKING
862 OFF-AND-ON
1987-1988
814 SPOUSAGE
788 CROW
1986-1987
779 MISSING LINK
770 HERMITS
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
1985-1986
727 WELL-TO-DO
714 MOTE
709 GINGER
1984-1985
657 SILLY-BILLY
1983-1984
607 CARNEY
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
564 PARAMENT
559 EMBASE
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
530 PROMETAL
1981-1982
517 IMMORTELLE
513 ETYMOLOGICON
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
495 CACOETHES
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
401 GO-AHEAD
379 SCYTHEMAN
1978-1979
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1973-1974
88 BLOOMERY
84 MIRLIGOES / ILL-OMENED (Right and Left)
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1963-1964
769 PENNY
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |