Clues written by L. W. Jenkinson
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. W. Jenkinson | 44 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 62 | 49 | Oct 1948 | Dec 1986 | 38y 2m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 404 | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Dip pen for a letter with bite | abettor with light; candle holder |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Do not expect from poor Iolanthe a p/eerless performance | ref. ‘I., or the Peer and the Peri’ |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 208 | RALPH | VHC | Immoral philandering provides a source of consternation to chapel members | hidden; chapel = printers’ union |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 197 | CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | Examiners must accept gall i/s bitter | ‘amer’ |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 95 | THUNDERCLAP | VHC | Herd at odds with Pan-cult gets omen from Zeus | anag. |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 10 | LINGERIE | VHC | Girlie flirting with men (not married) may reveal this | anag. incl. (m)en, & lit. |
| 5 | SCEUOPHYLAX | VHC | Holy cups smashed with axe could be my undoing | anag. & lit. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1106 | LEXICOGRAPHY | VHC | Commander in turbulent Phrygia stuck to the law of Rome—this was Festus’s line | lex + CO in anag.; ref. Acts 25 & 2c. AD lexicographer |
| 1100 | BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent) | VHC | The original Henry (King) chewing this could produce bale and rue | anag.; ref. Belloc poem |
| 1076 | NEFAST (Misprints) | VHC | Born in Paris and flirtatious, revealing more than stocking | shocking; né (Fr.) fast |
| 1062 | CALLING-CRAB | VHC | Charles’s leading part in ragging the Master of Trinity—it seems to indicate a summons | C(harles) in calling Rab; ref. Rab Butler, Master of T. 1965-78; Prince C. at Trinity 1967-69 |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1019 | DISCORD (Misprints) | VHC | Well-attested effect of an ample, round figure on aged point | apple; disc ord; apple = a wild stroke (cricket slang) |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 989 | GRENADINE | VHC | A silk is a big noise, engaged in endless activity on the way up | a din in energ(y) (rev.) |
| 975 | HALE | VHC | Something like strapping is essential to teach a lesson | hidden |
| 971 | MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left) | VHC | In this story about love is seen a decent mixed-up Shakespearean bird marrying a grotesque and disorderly type | O in anag.; magot pie; poss. ref. Othello/Desdemona |
| 962 | PALING | VHC | Each year Heath is becoming less flamboyant | p.a. ling |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | Second | Crib to look into when the head’s not there; a copier, that’s me when “Sir” isn’t around | (s)peculate; i.e. mimester less mister = me |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 900 | PARAMECIA or PAREOEANS | VHC | I came unstuck after Standard One—for multiplication they rely on division! | paramecia; par a + anag. |
| 864 | PATERNAL | First | A planter may well be concerned for his seed | anag. |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 728 | ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent) | VHC | A Daimler broken down (ignition lead missing)—I must try to order a tow- | anag. less i(gnition) |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 316 | BATHROOM | VHC | clue not given | |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 269 | ASCENT | VHC | A climb may be regarded as a near necessity for a Hunt | a scent; ref. Henry C. J. Hunt, leader of 1953 Everest expedition |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 241 | MANDOLINE | VHC | A new head for the P. & O. Line—it’s worked by pulling strings on the bridge! | M for P in P and O Line |
| 235 | ASPHETERISM | VHC | SHAPE’S merit is a possible dissolution of Communism | anag.; ref. NATO command centre |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 231 | PREAMBLE | VHC | Preliminary account of marble bust found within the borders of the Peloponnese | anag. in P,e |
| 209 | ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number) | VHC | Unfamiliar passage in Aesop about a sovereign gone astray | sovereign; L in anag.; poss. ref. to fable “The Monkey as King.” |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 204 | ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Some think that Virgil’s he/n turned out a bad egg | hero stern; ref. Aeneas |
| 203 | WEATHERS | VHC | A shifty waster, he changes colour when exposed | anag. |
| 202 | SPALPEEN | VHC | Rip finds a disturbed nap sleep enough | anag. |
| 200 | ACCOUNT | VHC | When this shows red you must put the brake on! | cryptic def.; banking / motoring |
| 195 | WALLABAS | VHC | They are liable to kill you if they fall on you—a vice that is found in Rugby tourists | a for i.e. in Wallabies; vice3 |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 192 | WATSON | VHC | This doctor is notoriously dear, but no sickness returns when he is employed | no staw (rev.); “my dear W.”; staw (obs.) = disgust |
| 191 | DENIGRATE | VHC | I’m run down; I need a place to retire to and get air of exceptional quality | den + anag. of get air |
| 186 | ASHMOLEAN | VHC | You’ll see me lash wildly about the ring if I face the famous Randolph | O in anag. of me lash + an2; ref. Randolph Hotel, opposite the A., and R. Turpin, boxer |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 175 | HAIR-LINE | VHC | Stroke looks very thin, but is not liable to catch crabs | 2 mngs; fishing line, rowing |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 148 | FILIBUSTER | VHC | Character who might be disposed to “lift” rubies indiscriminately | anag. & lit. |
| 147 | GATHER | Third | Reap what one has sewn, maybe | 2 mngs.; gather (n.) = pleat or fold sewn in cloth; ref. Galatians 6:7 |
| 145 | STEWART | VHC | Without some special faculty the bookworm will never make a philosopher | i.e. stew + art; stew (n., slang) = someone who studies hard; ref. Dugald S. |
| 139 | HECATOMB | VHC | Victims in two Classic races—both came unstuck | anag.; ref. Greek & Roman races |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 111 | PLEASANT | VHC | Field in ragged trousers? Jolly rotten lapse for a beginner | lea in anag. of pants, begins with anag. |
| 110 | LEVIGATE | VHC | Tribal chief leads ancient goat to be polished off | Tribe of Levi, goat3 |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 103 | MOSES | VHC | Hebrew writings with Anglo-Saxon interpolations | OE in MSS |
| 95 | SPOONER | VHC | Batsman begins to loft the ball and it ends in the next county | spoon + ER (East Riding); ref. Reggie Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 87 | SISKIN | Third | Bob’s your uncle, maybe, Dicky | s is kin; s = shilling; dicky bird |
1986-1987
764 CHILDERMAS
1980-1981
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
53 ALEXANDERS
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
27 VINEGAR
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1145 GENIPAP
1143 MORGIANA
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1969-1970
1058 Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram)
1968-1969
1039 TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)
1023 CONSOLE
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
997 TREACLE
993 JONATHAN
958 DRY MEASURE
1966-1967
936 MINI SKIRTS
933 COTTABUS
1965-1966
878 ENTOMOSTRACA
873 VETERANS
868 DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left)
1964-1965
829 FAREWELL
825 COACHES
821 SOMERSET
817 WYLIE-COATS
808 WAGONER
1963-1964
780 NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)
1961-1962
676 TRELLIS (DLM)
1960-1961
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
1954 (1)
271 TRIPLET
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
259 AGANIPPE
1953 (2)
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
253 DERATION
249 BALM
239 GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry)
1953 (1)
215 BUCKFASTLEIGH
213 LEMONADE
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
1952 (2)
205 CANTANKEROUS
197 SCALES
196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
1952 (1)
190 CHEQUERS
181 HANGABLE
1951 (2)
178 HIDEOUS
172 GARNISHER
171 SERINGAS
1951 (1)
163 LORICATE
162 TITANESS
161 TILLER
1950 (2)
154 RABBIT
152 SEA-LION
143 LAMPREY
135 STRIPPED
1950 (1)
122 LEATHER
1949 (2)
116 WATERLOO
115 MISNOMER
1949 (1)
97 NESTOR
92 PARTRIDGE
1948 (2)
89 SEASON
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 1966-1967 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |