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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Miron | 40 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 150 | 45 | Apr 1948 | Nov 1998 | 50y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1376 | LOGO | VHC | Record disc – HMV perhaps? | log O |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1180 | COLD TURKEY | VHC | Snow suddenly stopped; that’s for sure. (Chill remains?) | 3 mngs.; snow = heroin etc. |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 727 | WELL-TO-DO | VHC | Getting on a Grand National winner | 2 mngs.; Well-To-Do won G. N. in 1972 |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 657 | SILLY-BILLY | VHC | Close bowled Illingworth in short spell? He must be foolish | silly + b + Illy; ref. Brian C., Ray I. |
| 653 | INTERNUNCIO | VHC | After I disrupt inn counter I appear in court – Papa supports me | I + anag.; Papa = Pope |
| 640 | MACHETE | VHC | Variation in E: ‘Mac the Knife’ | anag.; ref. ‘Threepenny Opera’ |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 447 | URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left) | VHC | Herbert in awkward love grasp facsimiles primitive convulsion: strain causes eruption | A.P.H. in anag. incl. 0; ur-tic aria; ref. writer and broadcaster |
| 434 | JARDINIÈRE | VHC | Jeer Indira? Wrong! I can display flags | anag.; flag = flower; ref. I. Gandhi |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 354 | SHEER-HULK | VHC | He lurks: he slyly exposes a craft wherein strippers worked | anag. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 301 | TROLLOPISH | VHC | Porthos ill becomes one, being promiscuous | anag.; p. = breviary |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 250 | Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram) | VHC | CCL hard – thank setter – unto thee, Scotch. | |
| 238 | CRAMBOJINGLE | First | Demonstrated by lie, guy, fly | cram bo jingle, & lit. |
| 212 | SURCINGLES | VHC | Clue’s ‘Rings designed for comfort of racegoers’ | anag. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 169 | THUGGEE | First | What the strangling mugger, recognising no limits, might demonstrate | (m)ugge(r) in the, & lit. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 146 | CHARADES | VHC | May be riddles as heard after start of cracker-pulling | c + anag., & lit.; riddle vt. |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 97 | TREBUCHET | First | ‘… slings … arms … no more … perchance … the rub …’ etc. | anag.; ref. Hamlet’s soliloquy |
| 92 | BRAINWASH | VHC | West constrained by Bahrain’s insidious pressure for change of mind | W in anag.; ref. Yom Kippur War |
| 66 | NONSENSE | VHC | Lear’s lines, spoken by Fool | 2 mngs.; ref. King L., Edward L. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 1000 | THOUSAND | VHC | Free hand outs of dollars—grand | anag. |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | VHC | The old craft engages me—I copy abstract engraving inlaid with French silver | me in mister2; écu in plate |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 890 | DEBENTURE | VHC | To live among a biting set can prove a drawback | be in denture; drawback = refund of duty |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 760 | METAMORPHOSE | Second | Otherwise “to reshape”: “commute” lacks the necessary discriminating element | anag. incl. (c)omm(ute), & lit. |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 700 | SOLOMON | VHC | Of a very high order among the sage | OM in Solon, & lit.; S. of Athens |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 690 | ASCERTAIN | VHC | It’s an acre—plough it to make sure | anag. |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 600 | The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram) | VHC | Extol their sad end—big, high blunder | |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 590 | STATANT (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Dominant Eve, re/alising objective, hunts among the successful: as her Pa also! | Everest, Hunt, Sherpa |
| 571 | PESTER | VHC | Clue not given; osmose, smores, crosse, rosace | |
| 547 | STORMY | VHC | Opening of Macbeth is staged with “thunder and lightning” | M in story |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 460 | ASTONISHMENT (Misprints) | VHC | What Wanderers show the Villa is of horrifying significance for old United! | wonderers; Aston is H ment (ming, vb.); H = horrific, old film classification; ref. football, Aston V., Bolton W. |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 287 | MANCHESTER | VHC | Merchants are perturbed about importation of Eastern cotton goods here! | E in anag.; ref. textile industry |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 283 | SOBER | VHC | Teetotallers are always such crashing bores! | anag. |
| 281 | SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number) | VHC | Students who plod away at examinations get credit for their struggles | examinations; cr. in saps |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 243 | LODESTAR | VHC | This may guide a mariner with narrow waters ahead | lodes + tar, & lit. |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 221 | BUNTHORNE | VHC | Author of “Heart Foam” and “The Unborn” | anag.; poem in Act I |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 156 | LAVEROCK | VHC | Rest quiet and I’ll sing to you | lave2, rock2 , i.e. rock a baby to quieten |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 147 | GATHER | VHC | The Cloth may be retrograde but still includes the collect | the in rag (rev.); The Cloth = clergy; collect = short prayer |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 126 | RASPBERRY | Second | A cane is needed! Present day outburst of disapproval gives one the pip! | 3 mngs |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 107 | STRAMASH | VHC | Is the cordon round the market place back? Yes, but there’s still a disturbance | mart (rev.), in sash |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 104 | STARE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Lo/in chop? Off a length of leather! | |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 86 | ODOMETER | VHC | Dialled instrument recording volume displaced in river | anag. of tome in Oder |
1998-1999
1380 RAPPORT (Misprints)
1996-1997
1294 TRANSENNA
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1242 KNOCKERS
1994-1995
1190 DENARIUS
1186 GRISELDA
1178 BOOTLEG
1161 ADIAPHORON
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
987 IRON CURTAIN
974 AVANT-PROPOS
956 SPEAR-SIDE
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
943 BARAGOUIN
1988-1989
862 OFF-AND-ON
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
1987-1988
814 SPOUSAGE
809 DOLCE VITA
805 LITOTES
1986-1987
774 VICTORINE
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
1985-1986
722 SUPERNACULUM
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
1983-1984
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
618 CRETISM
607 CARNEY
603 FIGULINE
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
543 STAYING POWER
1981-1982
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
456 BALADINE
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
401 GO-AHEAD
379 SCYTHEMAN
375 SPREATHE
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
319 PODESTA
1977-1978
281 DINOCERAS
276 AMTRACK
267 MORRIS-DANCE
1976-1977
221 PADDY-WHACK
216 SCANTITY
1975-1976
183 PICKLE
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
156 OMBROPHOBOUS
1974-1975
135 GABIONADE
1973-1974
88 BLOOMERY
70 GESTAPO (Misprints)
62 SOLITAIRES
1972-1973
36 CRUSADER
31 KITCHENDOM
18 EPIGONE
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1154 CLARIONET
1143 MORGIANA
1127 TRAYBIT
1115 FLESH-POTTERY
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1058 Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram)
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1036 CORONETED
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1028 SATIRE
1023 CONSOLE
1967-1968
980 OMNIBUSES
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
958 DRY MEASURE
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
929 AMPHITHEATRE
1965-1966
898 POCHARD
864 PATERNAL
1964-1965
843 PRISTINE
825 COACHES
1963-1964
773 FIT-OUT
1962-1963
743 CHEMIST
730 ARCH-PIRATE
717 STAR-MAN (Misprints)
712 RHEUMATICKY
703 SCAPEMENT
1961-1962
682 PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)
651 NIPCHEESE
1960-1961
638 BUREAUCRAT
634 BEDSTEAD
630 STREAKY
608 CUSTOMER
604 APOSTROPHISE
1959-1960
555 JURYWOMAN
551 PITCHER
543 NUTRIA / ERMINE (Right and Left)
1958-1959
534 RAIL-SPLITTER
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
508 CUMBERGROUND
504 LEAD-LINE
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
495 PARTISAN
1957-1958
486 BARACAN
482 LEASING-MAKER
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
456 PLAFOND
443 HALF-SEAS-OVER
1956-1957
434 CARTON
425 TRAVERSE
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
408 BILLET
386 CLEITHRAL
1955-1956
373 PRESTONPANS
360 WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left)
356 METOPOSCOPY
338 SHE-ASS
329 HAMADRYAD
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
302 MARTIN
295 SENSE-ORGANS
289 CISTERN
285 PARALYSES
1954 (1)
277 PRODIGALLY
271 TRIPLET
1953 (2)
239 GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry)
1953 (1)
231 PREAMBLE
223 MELODRAME
217 DEPOSIT
215 BUCKFASTLEIGH
207 PAGEANT
1952 (2)
200 ACCOUNT
194 KNOWLEDGE BOX
1952 (1)
192 WATSON
187 GROWLER
1951 (2)
177 DESOLATE
174 ANACREONTICS
173 HATCHING
170 GUINEA
169 HOUSE
1951 (1)
165 CABBAGE
161 TILLER
1950 (2)
153 SAMISENS
148 FILIBUSTER
139 HECATOMB
135 STRIPPED
1950 (1)
123 LEECHES
1949 (1)
100 Word containing ADDING
97 NESTOR
92 PARTRIDGE
1948 (1)
75 PETROLEUSES
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |