Clues written by H. S. Tribe
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H. S. Tribe4634397653Jan 1948Mar 196820y 2m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1964-1965
847FRENETICALVHCI felt crane wobbling—nuts neededanag.
834CARRIEDVHCWas anxious about bit of grit in rifle boreri in cared; ri appears in grit and rifle
829FAREWELLFirstIn autumn we’re piling up the last of the leavesanag. in fall; pile up = crash; leave, n.
1963-1964
760METAMORPHOSEVHCSwitch to home perms, a means to give one a new lookanag.; means, vb.
1961-1962
686FEMALEVHCLike a bird that starts fresh every morning and lays eggsinitial letters
678TESSELLATEDVHCJumble sale settled—with bits and pieces designed to attractanag.; jumble (vb. imper.)
673ERISTICALVHCArticles I must knit to be given to fighting causesanag.
1960-1961
642SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCDrinking with Alice n/ever ends; Iris ’as ’ad sight too many ginsReverend, sir
624PSYCHIATER (DLM)VHCPurchase “Y-Pit”—helps you get rid of those dark patches on the couch 
1958-1959
538BANISHINGVHCBidding away, I climb into a slamI shin in bang; ref. bridge
1957-1958
477SEDATENESSThirdAs set needs to be overhauled, you won’t get much on Channel 9anag.
460ASTONISHMENT (Misprints)FirstOpen winder? Then no mats is shakenwonder; anag.
438MACARONIVHCA buck to see Rocky Marcianoanag.; ref. R.M., heavyweight boxing champion
1956-1957
421DOVETAILVHCWooden wedding resolves violatedanag.
400Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)VHCIn the place of x young virgins an assortment of big hale jades! (6-6)Jabesh-Gilead; anag.; ref. Judges 21:12
1955-1956
351LUSTREVHCBags of distinction—a pair will last ten years (“Sheen Advertiser”)3 mngs; ref. trousers
338SHE-ASSVHCFirst in Steeplechasing, Haute Ecole and Summer Show? I think not!initial letters, & lit.
329HAMADRYADVHC“The Green Goddess”—overacted: a barren advertisement for Lime Groveham a dry ad.; ref. 1930 film “The G. G.” and Lime Grove film studios
1954 (2)
325MARRYINGVHCDoubled rooks, in games dominated by the queen, look like ensuring a mateR,R in maying; see May in C.
316BATHROOMVHCclue not given
1954 (1)
279CRYPTOGRAMVHCWeep, turn over a new leaf, and end trouble—that’s the message of a good hidingcry PTO gram3
277PRODIGALLYVHCHow to lay out the wherewithal to build a lordly piganag.; pig = feast
275ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCFather must putt h/igh—tore at greens like a rabbit! 
273COUSINVHCAuntie’s hopeful to put us in the money—and half the coupon wrong!us in coin, cou(pon) + sin; hopeful = promising youngster; ref. football pools
265THERMAEVHCWhere the Dipper used to be visible from 3 a.m., roughlyanag. of three am; ref. constellation
261DECANTERVHCTake—as the doctor ordered—a decent change: what about Madeira, for example?anag. incl. r. (= take)
259AGANIPPEVHCEpping—A.A. detour: water rising, and may increase feet in depthanag.; i.e. feet in poetic metre
1953 (2)
249BALMVHCArsenal has lost all heart and finds itself among the bottom sides—what’s the remedy?A(rsena)l in b(otto)m
247VAMPIRESecondOh no, he wouldn’t stay late—but sang in execrable French while people sleptcryptic def.; undead; but sang (Fr.) = drank blood
237BASTINADEFirstLashings of toddlers? Well, you could have abstained from itanag.; toddler = foot
1953 (1)
217DEPOSITVHCMy lodger was allowed to stand—contrarily hoped (with suppressed aspiration) to sit(h)oped (rev.) + sit; i.e. lodge d. to stand in election
211CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIESVHCIn the Street at Christmas—wait, wait, wait! Real crossing reform neededanag.; wait1 (n.)
207PAGEANTVHCI want the whole town to see me in the bustle model with the buttons in frontpage ant; ant = model of industry
1952 (2)
199HONESTYVHCHe stony-broke? That’s what comes of not cheatinganag.
198THIRDVHCClass of traveller who, first, will get the bird—then be turned outthe bird less be (rev.) & lit.
1952 (1)
188Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)VHCWhich fears debate more? 
182MISTLETOEVHCIl est Moët qui produit le “hangover” à Noëlanag.; ref. champagne
1951 (2)
172GARNISHERVHCShe makes a tasty-looking dish till she changes—then you see her in rags!anag.
1951 (1)
165CABBAGEVHCCole Porter’s stock-in-trade wins heart-felt approval in Housewives’ Choicecryptic def. i.e. a cole porter transports cabbage, housewives inspect cabbage hearts
164NEWTONVHCHe observed profoundly that states of repose went on unchanged or—went on changedanag.; N.’s first law of motion
1950 (2)
148FILIBUSTERVHCScotch law, so to speak: it rules F.B.I., oddly enoughanag.; scotch vb.
143LAMPREYThirdMortally upset the king, the sucker—might have become Earl Pym otherwiseanag.; ref. John P., Parliamentarian, deaths of Charles I and Henry I
1949 (2)
117LIONVHCHad a sweet issue—a big share—a pound and a half ration!L + (rat)ion; Judges 14:14, “Out of the strong [lion] came forth sweetness”; ‘lion’s share’
1948 (2)
91CRETONNEVHCNo recent reform provides material on which the armchair critic can spread himselfanag.
1948 (1)
78CAKE-WALKThirdclue missing
75PETROLEUSESVHCThey’ve been turning out sleepers since the T.U.C. begananag.; ref. Paris uprising and Trade Union Act of 1871

 
HCs awarded to H. S. Tribe
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Ximenes competitions
 
1967-1968
  997 TREACLE
  984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
  962 PALING
  958 DRY MEASURE
 
1966-1967
  949 BROWSING
 
1965-1966
  898 POCHARD
  882 SNAPDRAGON
 
1964-1965
  856 RODOMONTADE
  851 Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)
  821 SOMERSET
  817 WYLIE-COATS
  808 WAGONER
 
1963-1964
  786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
  782 SWELL
  769 PENNY
  764 SHIMMY-SHAKE
  750 SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)
 
1962-1963
  738 ANAESTHETIC
 
1961-1962
  676 TRELLIS (DLM)
  664 MANIPULATE
  647 MADCAP
 
1960-1961
  626 WOMAN-TIRED
  617 COLOPHONY
 
1959-1960
  586 HEBDOMADARY
  573 SCAPEGALLOWS
  560 CONGENITALLY
 
1958-1959
  525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
  519 RIDICULE (DLM)
  517 CAROTID
  504 LEAD-LINE
  495 PARTISAN
 
1957-1958
  469 DAISY
  467 A humorous definition (Humorous definition)
  464 STRAWED
 
1956-1957
  430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1955-1956
  382 ABSTAIN
  373 PRESTONPANS
  364 HELLEBORE
  356 METOPOSCOPY
  343 EPIGONI
 
1954 (2)
  304 ORLEANS
  285 PARALYSES
 
1954 (1)
  263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
 
1953 (2)
  251 UNMETHODICAL
 
1953 (1)
  209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
 
1952 (2)
  206 PIEPOWDER
  205 CANTANKEROUS
  200 ACCOUNT
  197 SCALES
  194 KNOWLEDGE BOX
 
1952 (1)
  192 WATSON
  189 SALTIRE
  186 ASHMOLEAN
 
1951 (2)
  180 HESPER (Printer’s Devilry)
  179 CADRE
  170 GUINEA
 
1951 (1)
  162 TITANESS
  157 ORANGE
  156 LAVEROCK
 
1950 (2)
  147 GATHER
  139 HECATOMB
  135 STRIPPED
 
1950 (1)
  130 MODERN
  128 AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry)
  126 RASPBERRY
  119 UMBLE-PIE
 
1949 (2)
  111 PLEASANT
  108 HACKNEY
  106 HELIOTROPE
 
1949 (1)
  99 SCARABEE
  97 NESTOR
  96 INTERLOCK
 
1948 (2)
  85 SERGEANT
  83 BUDAPEST
 
1948 (1)
  68 ANTIGROPELOS
  67 SURFEIT (DLM)
 


Annual Honours record of H. S. Tribe
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1967-19680 0 4
1966-19670 0 1
1965-19660 0 2
1964-19651 (1, 0, 0) 2 5 14
1963-19640 1 5
1962-19630 0 1
1961-19620 3 3
1960-19610 2 2
1959-19600 0 3
1958-19590 1 5
1957-19582 (1, 0, 1) 1 3 9
1956-19570 2 1
1955-19560 3 5
1954 (2)0 2 2
1954 (1)0 7 1 5
1953 (2)2 (1, 1, 0) 1 1 9
1953 (1)0 3 1
1952 (2)0 2 5
1952 (1)0 2 3
1951 (2)0 1 3
1951 (1)0 2 3
1950 (2)1 (0, 0, 1) 1 3
1950 (1)0 0 4
1949 (2)0 1 3
1949 (1)0 0 3
1948 (2)0 1 2
1948 (1)1 (0, 0, 1) 1 2