Clues written by M. L. Booker
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors
Show results in All competitions Azed Ximenes
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors
Show 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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M. L. Booker | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | Jun 1948 | Mar 1983 | 34y 9m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1953 (2) | ||||
251 | UNMETHODICAL | VHC | Munich led to a realignment here regardless of law and order | anag.; ref. M. Agreement, 1939 |
1951 (2) | ||||
178 | HIDEOUS | VHC | What a ghastly result! With so little change the House is about the same | id. in anag.; ref. 1951 Gen. Election |
1950 (2) | ||||
139 | HECATOMB | Third | “Pale Hecate’s offering” maybe, but nothing for Macbeth to be upset about | O in anag.; ref Macbeth, II.1; H.’s “offerings”= ritual sacrifices (Brewer) |
1950 (1) | ||||
121 | SNAPSHOT | VHC | No wonder I get excited after having a bob each way on the tipster’s selection. It’s a photo finish | nap in s,s + hot; bob = shilling |
1949 (2) | ||||
105 | SMITHEREENS | VHC | The output of these miners seems to indicate that they reached their target successfully | anag. |
1949 (1) | ||||
92 | PARTRIDGE | VHC | You’ll find the range after a bit, but the cease-fire is due in five weeks | part, ridge; ref. end of p. shooting season, Feb 1 |
1948 (1) | ||||
78 | CAKE-WALK | VHC | clue missing |
1982-1983
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
Ximenes competitions
1951 (2)
179 CADRE
175 HAIR-LINE
174 ANACREONTICS
171 SERINGAS
1951 (1)
161 TILLER
157 ORANGE
1950 (2)
149 DOMESTIC
146 BELDAME
145 STEWART
143 LAMPREY
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1950 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 4 | – |
1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |