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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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Maj A. S. Birt | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 20 | Jan 1951 | Jan 1967 | 16y 0m | A. S. Birt Capt A. S. Birt Cdr A. S. Birt Lt A. S. Birt S Cdr A. S. Birt |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1966-1967 | ||||
936 | MINI SKIRTS | VHC | There’s a dreadful risk in mist: try engaging bottom gear | anag. |
1965-1966 | ||||
884 | MASHER (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Said Brown, “Alas, our hope’s a Red: I/an Smith out and no declaration now” | Rhodesia, cricket |
868 | DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left) | Third | Displayed by loser of hair? Darned silly to raise the same point twice. Displayed by loser of hair? | anag.; to up E, E |
1963-1964 | ||||
786 | METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | For big flat feet? Ah! El/even and a half! Maybe too small | police officers |
777 | TAILOR-BIRD | VHC | What makes a cosy nest with a patchwork of leaves? Moss, perhaps, and a bit of fluff | tailor + bird; ref. Moss Bros. |
773 | FIT-OUT | VHC | Fred’s beginning to ’ave a go at the bowling. That’s what you might expect off Moss’s cutters | F + (h)it out; ref. F. Trueman, Alan M., Middx. and England bowler, and M. Bros., gent’s outfitters |
1962-1963 | ||||
721 | KERB-MERCHANT | VHC | One works on margin in the street. The broker can lose nothing and gain a thousand—crazy! | anag. less 0 plus M |
1961-1962 | ||||
669 | DRUM | VHC | “Roll out the barrel” can still be heard here | 3 mngs. |
660 | RUBBER (Misprints) | VHC | A number of dames take upper crust books—“The Queen”, for instance | games; r U bb ER |
1960-1961 | ||||
638 | BUREAUCRAT | VHC | Rub a curate the wrong way—he will remain a strict conformist and your obedient servant! | anag. |
1959-1960 | ||||
590 | STATANT (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Eve, re/alising life-long ambition to hunt, was overcome by huntsmen | Hunt’s Everest expedition |
573 | SCAPEGALLOWS | Third | Although it is a theme which is in demand in broadcasts, it is a very dangerous subject needing careful execution | a peg in call, all in sows |
1958-1959 | ||||
534 | RAIL-SPLITTER | First | Mock headache? One can make a real bar against unwanted company! | rail splitter |
529 | BUTTY-COLLIER | VHC | “Our Mutual Friend” (Pitman’s Edition)? Well, yes, but try a shorter book first with a new slant on toil and cruelty | b + anag. |
1954 (2) | ||||
295 | SENSE-ORGANS | VHC | “French Without Tears” with a cast of negroes in it! Receptors include both listeners and viewers | anag. in sans (Fr.); tears, intrans. vb.; ref. 1936 play by T. Rattigan |
1974-1975
105 Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1106 LEXICOGRAPHY
1967-1968
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
980 OMNIBUSES
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
907 SORITES (Misprints)
1965-1966
885 GALIMATIAS
1964-1965
843 PRISTINE
821 SOMERSET
1963-1964
804 DETRUNCATE
760 METAMORPHOSE
750 SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)
1962-1963
738 ANAESTHETIC
708 HEARTS
703 SCAPEMENT
1961-1962
678 TESSELLATED
664 MANIPULATE
651 NIPCHEESE
647 MADCAP
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
634 BEDSTEAD
617 COLOPHONY
612 CARGO (Misprints)
600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
1958-1959
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
1957-1958
451 MEGAPODE
1956-1957
434 CARTON
1954 (2)
291 APAGOGE
289 CISTERN
1953 (1)
207 PAGEANT
1951 (1)
166 RACHIDES
158 RATING
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1965-1966 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | 18 |
1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1963-1964 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 3 | 15 |
1962-1963 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1961-1962 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
1959-1960 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |
1958-1959 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |