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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. B. Morton | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 11 | Oct 1957 | Feb 1991 | 33y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 974 | AVANT-PROPOS | First | Preliminary one learned before popping the question – sal volatile! | savant proposal less sal |
| 961 | WAVESON | VHC | Encourages to advance wobbly views I omitted on a matter left drifting | waves on, anag. less I + on |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 917 | HOOLIGANISM | VHC | Drunk neat, this leads to slight oenomania; what a shocking way to carry on | comp. anag. |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 835 | PROSAICAL | VHC | Not striking, restoring P & O Calais run shortly | anag. incl. r |
| 827 | MICKEY-TAKING | VHC | Tying a ‘Kick-me’ on the bum? | anag. & lit.; bum = spree |
| 801 | LINCHET | VHC | Pale brow, part of foot dressed by defective service | inch in let; pale n. |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 783 | CAMPESINO | VHC | One secures Spanish currency in the cultivation of manioc | peso in anag., & lit. |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 692 | FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number) | VHC | Illuminating article I’d seen in Punch concludes where the buck is passed | buck; I’d in fib2 + US |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 856 | RODOMONTADE | VHC | Bully, ham or turkey-cock could provide this—not chicken, mince nor dodo meat | anag. |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 578 | GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number) | VHC | Variety of hedge rat confined to a certain area | rat; anag. |
1990-1991
978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
900 (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
882 DOSSIER
866 NECTAREOUS
849 VISITE
1987-1988
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
814 SPOUSAGE
805 LITOTES
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1986-1987
770 HERMITS
764 CHILDERMAS
1985-1986
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
701 BALUSTRADE
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1984-1985
657 SILLY-BILLY
1983-1984
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
393 INTRACARDIAC
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
362 SEA-SOLDIER
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
1977-1978
294 HUMECT
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
Ximenes competitions
1969-1970
1084 ANGEL-FOOD
1966-1967
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
1965-1966
864 PATERNAL
1964-1965
821 SOMERSET
1961-1962
669 DRUM
1960-1961
634 BEDSTEAD
617 COLOPHONY
1959-1960
573 SCAPEGALLOWS
1957-1958
456 PLAFOND
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |