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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Lyon | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 63 | 15 | Aug 1951 | Mar 1966 | 14y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 894 | WITENAGEMOT | VHC | Time we got an old-style Government? Not exactly! | anag. |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 856 | RODOMONTADE | VHC | Here’s a feverish to-do, and more bombastic spouting | anag. |
| 808 | WAGONER | VHC | I used to drive horses fast enough; now gear changing gets me down | anag.; charioteer; down clue |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 782 | SWELL | VHC | Edith can dispense with allure and yet be real dandy! | S(it)well |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 746 | INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Vacations, I read, I practise idolat/ry and have a good time | |
| 717 | STAR-MAN (Misprints) | VHC | He’s uncommon smart, an expert unraveller of spy-secrets | sky; anag. |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 664 | MANIPULATE | Third | What! Do a handy-man’s job? Me put a nail straight? Never! | anag. |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 634 | BEDSTEAD | VHC | Not precisely best dead poet’s wife received | anag. & lit.; ref. Shakespeare’s bequest to Anne Hathaway |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 443 | HALF-SEAS-OVER | VHC | Have far less, love! If you mix it you’ll be getting ——! | anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| 438 | MACARONI | VHC | Dancing on air after May’s first two hundred, I was—Dandy! | Ma(y) + C + anag.; ref. Peter M., batsman, England captain in 1957 |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 400 | Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary) | VHC | Half the rebel gang—about x—very loudly commanded to lead on (7) | Macduff; CD in Mau (Mau) + ff; ref. Macbeth V.8 [see comments in Slip no. 404] |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 285 | PARALYSES | VHC | Mishandled early pass spoils the whole movement | anag. |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 237 | BASTINADE | VHC | When remade by you, a bed isn’t a bad form of heathen torture! | anag. |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 221 | BUNTHORNE | VHC | No nut and herb concoction for him: he prefers beans and potatoes! | anag.; ‘If you’re anxious for to shine’ |
1972-1973
1 ORGIAST
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1143 MORGIANA
1969-1970
1089 ENCLOISTER
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1036 CORONETED
1015 HOAR-HEADED
1010 MOTORIST
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1965-1966
898 POCHARD
890 DEBENTURE
882 SNAPDRAGON
864 PATERNAL
1964-1965
847 FRENETICAL
839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
821 SOMERSET
1963-1964
790 PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)
773 FIT-OUT
750 SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)
1962-1963
743 CHEMIST
728 ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)
700 SOLOMON
1961-1962
682 PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)
673 ERISTICAL
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
638 BUREAUCRAT
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
1959-1960
578 GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number)
571 PESTER
569 PROPOSAL
1958-1959
534 RAIL-SPLITTER
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
519 RIDICULE (DLM)
508 CUMBERGROUND
495 PARTISAN
1957-1958
486 BARACAN
482 LEASING-MAKER
464 STRAWED
1956-1957
430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
412 SERVIETTE
408 BILLET
386 CLEITHRAL
1955-1956
364 HELLEBORE
351 LUSTRE
338 SHE-ASS
1954 (2)
316 BATHROOM
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
304 ORLEANS
295 SENSE-ORGANS
293 CAB
1954 (1)
277 PRODIGALLY
1953 (2)
255 SCUTTLE
247 VAMPIRE
241 MANDOLINE
1953 (1)
227 CATEGORIES
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
1952 (2)
200 ACCOUNT
197 SCALES
196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
1952 (1)
185 STOUT
184 MEREST / WYOMING (DLM)
1951 (2)
180 HESPER (Printer’s Devilry)
173 HATCHING
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |