| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Crowther | 25 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 27 | Apr 1963 | May 1971 | 8y 1m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1158 | ELEPHANT-SEAL | VHC | I’m big enough to dispose of lant-eel—heaps | anag. & lit. |
| 1145 | GENIPAP | VHC | Tree (or fruit) that’s found to westward required in space provided here | pine (rev.) in gap, & lit. |
| 1143 | MORGIANA | VHC | I groan, am jarred—as all my victims said? | anag. & lit. |
| 1127 | TRAYBIT | VHC | Backing skilfully—it’s what’s required twice for tester | by art (rev.) + it; tester2; driving test |
| 1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | VHC | One who takes delight in his cups gets involved in gross —— | potter in fleshy, & lit.; in one’s cups = drunk |
| 1110 | IMPERSONATE | VHC | See me strip naughtily with one end of bra to take off | anag. incl. a |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1106 | LEXICOGRAPHY | VHC | Solving X cypher, one goal for which Chambers’s is recommended | anag. incl. I |
| 1100 | BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent) | Second | After wreck, a blue, lettered English king | anag. + E R, & lit.; lost heir in shipwreck, 1120 |
| 1091 | WENCESLAS | VHC | Reflecting afresh on Christian Endeavour, look among saints for me | new (rev.) + C. E. + la in SS, & lit. |
| 1089 | ENCLOISTER | VHC | What we do to criminals could become the central feature of party elections | anag. incl. r |
| 1084 | ANGEL-FOOD | VHC | It’s sweet and floury and covers an awkward child in stickiness | elf in goo in and, & lit. |
| 1076 | NEFAST (Misprints) | Second | Wicket’s providing a feast for spinners after the end of the rain | wicked; (rai)n + anag. |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1054 | PINACOTHECA | VHC | Somewhere to show pictures is exciting to chap with a ciné | anag. |
| 1041 | TEA-LEAD | VHC | I’m for keeping the char dry—the flaming old faggot’s pinching the booze | ale in tead |
| 1039 | TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number) | VHC | Shell to hit retreating troops | troops; get (rev.) + men |
| 1036 | CORONETED | VHC | Less than kindhearted? Tender coo’s out of place here | anag.; Tennyson: “Kind hearts are more than coronets” |
| 1010 | MOTORIST | VHC | One sort sorely restricted by ministry responsible? | anag. incl. I in MOT, & lit. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 980 | OMNIBUSES | VHC | We’re put into operation, with mobs in, getting transported about | use in anag., & lit. |
| 975 | HALE | VHC | In top form, Harold always leads Edward—the polls show it | first letters; polls = heads; ref H. Wilson, E. Heath |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 920 | ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Having pressed my suit, I am to we/d; all I need is a carnation | |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 878 | ENTOMOSTRACA | VHC | The majority of distinguished painters in the latter half of the Trecento (roughly) may be called Primitives in the main | most RA in (Trec)ento ca. |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 843 | PRISTINE | VHC | Prime Minister ruffled, losing head after first sign of panic | p + anag. less M |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 800 | Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram) | VHC | We help fête Rome’s great monarch | |
| 773 | FIT-OUT | VHC | What a rig! Fifi half strips—then shows her all! | Fi(fi) + tout (Fr.) |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 743 | CHEMIST | VHC | Leading pair of ministers in the Treasury once tried to debase the gold standard | mi in chest; ref. alchemy |
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162 BEAM-ENDS
1140 CALLOUS
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1123 MAXIMIST
1969-1970
1097 PANTOPHAGIST
1093 MARTINET
1080 ANDROMEDA
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1062 CALLING-CRAB
1058 Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram)
1968-1969
1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
1015 HOAR-HEADED
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
997 TREACLE
993 JONATHAN
962 PALING
1966-1967
949 BROWSING
936 MINI SKIRTS
935 MALAPROP
929 AMPHITHEATRE
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
907 SORITES (Misprints)
1965-1966
885 GALIMATIAS
882 SNAPDRAGON
873 VETERANS
868 DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left)
864 PATERNAL
860 CORSAGE
1964-1965
847 FRENETICAL
1963-1964
782 SWELL
769 PENNY
760 METAMORPHOSE
1962-1963
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 1969-1970 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |