Clues written by W. Darby
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W. Darby1000101410Mar 1948Apr 196315y 1mL. W. Darby
 
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Ximenes competitions
1962-1963
743CHEMISTVHCA man like Boyle may nowadays dispense with scales as prescribed for takers of all classes2 meanings; ref. Edward B., Min. of Education, and Robert B.
738ANAESTHETICVHCA scene that I altered should prevent feeling creeping in the theatreanag.
728ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)VHCDid the Mayor -ever bid him to di-e he might say “What a bi-d!”—might even become alarmedanag.
1957-1958
467A humorous definition (Humorous definition)VHCSTAY—Means of support, esp. when used to keep up a ship’s mast or a woman’s appearances 
1954 (2)
293CABVHCOne for the road. but probably not a quick one, there being more than a quart of the original French leftcab(riolet) (Fr.); cab1,2
1951 (2)
179CADREVHCA poor specimen by the “Sapper”—not “The Final Count”cad RE; ref. book in Bulldog Drummond series by H.C. McNeile (“Sapper”)
1949 (1)
102ARCHIMEDESVHCScreamed “Hi!”—but not like that!anag. & lit.; “Eureka”
99SCARABEEVHCMight adorn Cleopatra, or be involved with Caesaranag.; scarab jewel; Antony and C.
1948 (2)
84SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)VHCWanting a drink? Try this cocktail. English version: Stony? As there’s no slate, you may have this on the houseanag. of try this; anag. of English; stony broke; i.e., as roofing
1948 (1)
73RHODESIAVHCCecilia? No! Does hair differently!i.e. Rhodes-ia, anag.; Cecil R.

 
HCs awarded to W. Darby
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Ximenes competitions
 
1960-1961
  624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
  608 CUSTOMER
 
1958-1959
  525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
  519 RIDICULE (DLM)
  490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
 
1956-1957
  430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
  415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
 
1954 (2)
  297 CONTRAPUNTAL
 
1952 (1)
  184 MEREST / WYOMING (DLM)
 
1950 (2)
  150 CAPILLAMENTS
 
1949 (2)
  114 TAPPIT-HEN
 
1949 (1)
  103 MOSES
  98 HUMERI
 
1948 (2)
  89 SEASON
 


Annual Honours record of W. Darby
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YearPrizes
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VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1962-19630 3 0
 
1960-19610 0 2
 
1958-19590 0 3
1957-19580 1 0
1956-19570 0 2
 
1954 (2)0 1 1
 
1952 (1)0 0 1
1951 (2)0 1 0
 
1950 (2)0 0 1
 
1949 (2)0 0 1
1949 (1)0 2 2
1948 (2)0 1 1
1948 (1)0 1 0