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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. A. Fincken | 75 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 106 | 90 | Jun 1950 | Feb 1978 | 27y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 306 | DICKENS | VHC | Being after Datchery? Not in my canon | Dick + ens; Dick D, last character to appear in ‘Edwin Drood’ |
| 289 | AMNESIAC | VHC | Who can efface me as I can? | anag. & lit. |
| 281 | DINOCERAS | VHC | Reissued coin’s a red, a form of rhino spent in America | anag. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | A scary sound … midnight … what will give you a start? | bo + g + y, & lit. |
| 183 | PICKLE | VHC | For piquantly improving cold kitchen lunches etc., it’s the tops | initial letters & lit. |
| 178 | A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent) | VHC | Venerable tails, beginning to come through to the rear | t to end in tags |
| 174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | Parole has yet to be arranged: words must be honoured for this | anag. |
| 161 | ANCON | VHC | A bender: that’s what lifting it can lead to, one has to learn | an con; bender, 2 mngs. |
| 156 | OMBROPHOBOUS | VHC | Poor bums, pie-eyed, beset another not disposed to soak | hobo in anag. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 139 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | I trudged from market to market – ah, could this be a substitute for sugar? | i.e. pie1 powder |
| 130 | EADISH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | A shrew she may be, but isn’t Kat/y one? | |
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | Second | A place of preservation for Kentish hops | anag. |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 75 | GROCETERIA | First | Try it for, e.g. cream crackers – forget F&M! | anag. less F, M, & lit.; Fortnum and Mason |
| 62 | SOLITAIRES | VHC | Loose tie or Silas? Both | anag. & lit; ref. S. Marner |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 45 | NEMORAL | VHC | Bosky mean rolling more than half cut? Not right? | anag. incl. rol(ling); bosky = slightly tipsy |
| 40 | FANTOCCINI | VHC | Pulp fiction can show dolls with guys of a kind | anag.; guy1, pulp vt |
| 27 | VINEGAR | VHC | Pickle jar’s lid comes off with shaking given | anag. incl. (j)ar |
| 23 | SCLERODERMIC | VHC | Needing doctor to come prepared with slicer? | anag. incl. Dr, & lit. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1143 | MORGIANA | VHC | A-roaming, when well oiled, her victims could go no more | anag. & lit.; w.o. = drunk |
| 1135 | HILAIRE BELLOC | First | A product of Balliol, I, here reaching a centenary | anag. + C, & lit.; born 1870; “B. made me …” |
| 1123 | MAXIMIST | VHC | Saw producer with opera girl having a kiss in street | a X in Mimi + St; saw3 |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1089 | ENCLOISTER | VHC | Quite, quite devastated, Noël C. tries to pen | anag. |
| 1062 | CALLING-CRAB | Third | I can’t walk straight—I wave frantically—trying to get a taxi appears about right | r in calling cab |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1045 | SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left) | Second | What lips may be at the end of a bout, kisser being in form out here | anag. + (bou)t & lit.; hidden; ref. boxing; kisser (slang) = mouth |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 980 | OMNIBUSES | VHC | We assist waiters … eventually | double mng. |
| 967 | CREMOSIN | VHC | That old colour that shows the rot starting in gross incomes | r in anag., & lit.; “in the red” |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 935 | MALAPROP | VHC | Rather vulgar old lady has tongue with endless string of pearls | ma lap rop(e), & lit.; tongue, vb. |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 898 | POCHARD | VHC | This bird ain’t a fish—except in a certain school | char in pod |
| 894 | WITENAGEMOT | VHC | Harold was our last choice and we got in, mate, for a radical change! | anag.; Harold I |
| 864 | PATERNAL | VHC | Art panel staggered—by Dada or Pop? | anag.; ref. Dada and Pop Art movements |
| 860 | CORSAGE | VHC | This might give grace to outsize bust | anag. incl. OS |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 832 | PENNY-WISE (Misprints) | Third | Keeping a check on speeding, like a copper | spending; i.e. penny-wise |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 800 | Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram) | VHC | Top schemer me of great new realm | |
| 773 | FIT-OUT | VHC | Traps that will make a polecat chew | i.e. fitchew with fit out = chew; traps = personal belongings |
| 760 | METAMORPHOSE | VHC | What one must do before displaying some other map! | anag. & lit. |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 734 | NASALITY | Third | You’ll find me in North American speech—& lit! | lit in NA say, & lit.; American accent |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 690 | ASCERTAIN | Third | To resolve, solvers must regard as inevitable! | as certain; resolve = solve again; ref. puzzle |
| 682 | PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left) | VHC | I may produce uproar, entangled with Ma! / I may not escape a spell of punching | anag. & lit; hidden & lit., ref. boxing |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 604 | APOSTROPHISE | VHC | Make an invocation, giving it pep with “O’s” or “Ah’s”! | anag. |
| 595 | INORNATE / OMADHAUN (Right and Left) | VHC | Chaste busts are not in—provide some decoration, and do the same for the ears—something quite simple! | anag.; OM + ‘adorn’ |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 573 | SCAPEGALLOWS | VHC | A horrid place aglow, with nasty guards about, will suit him | anag. in SS, & lit.; ref. Hell |
| 560 | CONGENITALLY | VHC | We see a little Conservative gain yet two little Liberals split—thus, according to Gilbert are our politics decided | Con + L,L in anag.; ref. ‘Iolanthe’ |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 519 | RIDICULE (DLM) | VHC | From idle curiosity why flee? Make game of Life your fav’rite pastime be | |
| 517 | CAROTID | VHC | Cuts on main line tubes like this are fatal—do it somehow by bus | car + anag. |
| 500 | MOTHERS-IN-LAW | VHC | You can’t get him to snarl properly? We’ll help! | anag. of him to snarl we, & lit |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 477 | SEDATENESS | Second | Robe’s assembly (considering the cold!) has a cape, but gives an effect of coolness | sedate + ness; i.e. ‘Rome’s assembly’, ‘senate’, pron. with a cold |
| 464 | STRAWED | Third | What those old broadcasters did, wearing boaters, had a decidedly corny effect! | 2 mngs; straw boaters |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 434 | CARTON | VHC | When a tumbril appears, my number is up | cart + no. (rev.), & lit.; ref. Sydney C., ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ |
| 425 | TRAVERSE | VHC | Gallery calls for the author you’d expect to see at the end of a farce | Travers + e; ref. Ben T., writer, farceur |
| 412 | SERVIETTE | First | Does Hubby not get one at the lunch table? Then you’ve set it ever so carelessly! | anag. & lit. |
| 404 | POLENTA | VHC | This is the stuff for a Neapolitan—but not Ian! | anag. less Ian, & lit. |
| 395 | SCALE-ARMOUR | First | The making of mail bags etc. without a break cures a moral delinquent | anag.; mail2; bags = trousers |
| 390 | HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | A Boeotian housed Weller, finding enough straws in the best hat-c/ase | Thebes |
| 386 | CLEITHRAL | VHC | Ill applied to the car that’s convertible | anag. & lit. |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 297 | CONTRAPUNTAL | VHC | Wedding tunes, looser than Canon allows! | cryptic def.; wed, vb., canon1 |
| 295 | SENSE-ORGANS | VHC | Meaning to anticipate members, we send impulsive messages to the centre of government | sense (vb.) + organs; messages to brain |
| 285 | PARALYSES | VHC | Stops working organs can’t be players as well | anag.; i.e. can’t well be … |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 279 | CRYPTOGRAM | Third | If you don’t read right into it, it won’t mean a blooming thing! | i.e. c. less r = cryptogam (flowerless plant), & lit. |
| 275 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | To a scribe, the large number of poor in Sid/mouth must begin loving to excess! | |
| 269 | ASCENT | VHC | You shouldn’t let a clue get you down! | a scent; down3 |
| 263 | We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram) | VHC | Do we tell Hunt what shook this Tensing? | Holman Hunt, friend of E. Lear, and Everest |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 247 | VAMPIRE | VHC | For something really bloodthirsty, read “The Siren and I” by Sapper | vamp I RE |
| 245 | GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left) | VHC | I can warble like this for about an hour without a breath—with a Welsh background, it’s enchanting | so + an in pro; GIam(organ) + (h)our; i.e. unaspirated |
| 243 | LODESTAR | VHC | See what leads to your destiny, mariner! | lo des(tiny) tar, & lit. |
| 235 | ASPHETERISM | VHC | An old communist’s method of disposal for your tips: share ’em! | anag. |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 231 | PREAMBLE | First | Page after page after page before the blessed start! | p + ream + ble(ssed), & lit. |
| 217 | DEPOSIT | First | One means of making a dope refrain from standing | anag. + sit, & lit.; i.e. candidate’s election d. |
| 213 | LEMONADE | VHC | In a French journal you’ll find a juicy extract | a in Le Monde |
| 207 | PAGEANT | VHC | An opera’s début implied losing a thousand—that’s show business! | Pag(liacci) + (m)eant |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 204 | ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Ane/mone, Arthur!—gently!—needs cutting short | A Nero’s term |
| 202 | SPALPEEN | VHC | Blighter of apples split half open | anag. + (op)en |
| 199 | HONESTY | VHC | Whoa! or drive on, if you prefer, round the residence—I’ll pay! | nest in hoy2; ‘h. is the best policy’ |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 190 | CHEQUERS | VHC | Question-time opens in the midst of applause for the Prime Minister’s address | qu in cheers; ref. PM’s country residence |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 180 | HESPER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | If you want to lose your Middlesex train, c/haps doing P.T. will help | |
| 174 | ANACREONTICS | VHC | Form of Grecian cantos eschewing gravity | anag. less g, & lit. |
1977-1978
301 TROLLOPISH
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
298 NOSER
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
250 Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram)
249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
247 FLIVVER
243 OLYMPIC
225 VALETA
221 PADDY-WHACK
216 SCANTITY
1975-1976
200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)
190 CASSANDRA
187 POWDERING-TUB
169 THUGGEE
165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
1974-1975
146 CHARADES
114 PANIC
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
1973-1974
53 ALEXANDERS
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
36 CRUSADER
10 LINGERIE
1 ORGIAST
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1145 GENIPAP
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1969-1970
1093 MARTINET
1091 WENCESLAS
1968-1969
1041 TEA-LEAD
1039 TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
1000 THOUSAND
989 GRENADINE
975 HALE
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
962 PALING
958 DRY MEASURE
1966-1967
941 HYPODERMIC
936 MINI SKIRTS
933 COTTABUS
911 DRAGON
1965-1966
890 DEBENTURE
882 SNAPDRAGON
1964-1965
843 PRISTINE
839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
825 COACHES
808 WAGONER
1963-1964
786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
782 SWELL
1962-1963
728 ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)
708 HEARTS
1961-1962
678 TESSELLATED
676 TRELLIS (DLM)
664 MANIPULATE
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
638 BUREAUCRAT
630 STREAKY
626 WOMAN-TIRED
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
1959-1960
590 STATANT (Printer’s Devilry)
586 HEBDOMADARY
555 JURYWOMAN
551 PITCHER
547 STORMY
1958-1959
504 LEAD-LINE
1957-1958
447 TOUSLE
443 HALF-SEAS-OVER
438 MACARONI
1956-1957
430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
421 DOVETAIL
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
1955-1956
377 MALISON
369 BERET
351 LUSTRE
329 HAMADRYAD
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
302 MARTIN
291 APAGOGE
1954 (1)
281 SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number)
273 COUSIN
261 DECANTER
1953 (2)
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
255 SCUTTLE
253 DERATION
251 UNMETHODICAL
241 MANDOLINE
1953 (1)
227 CATEGORIES
225 TOUCHSTONES
223 MELODRAME
219 SOCIALIST
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
1952 (2)
206 PIEPOWDER
198 THIRD
197 SCALES
196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
194 KNOWLEDGE BOX
1952 (1)
192 WATSON
191 DENIGRATE
188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
185 STOUT
1951 (2)
173 HATCHING
172 GARNISHER
1950 (2)
139 HECATOMB
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 1974-1975 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 1969-1970 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 1964-1965 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 1956-1957 | 2 (2, 0, 0) | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 1953 (1) | 2 (2, 0, 0) | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |