| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Hughes | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 17 | Dec 1959 | Aug 1968 | 8y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 971 | MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left) | VHC | Primate, with his book of rules, used to chatter furiously to dean, E.C., I’m told | magot pie4; anag. |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 864 | PATERNAL | Second | Penal art is involved in the Mikado’s kind of way of governing | anag.; ref. “In a fatherly kind of way…”, introd. to song, Act II |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 856 | RODOMONTADE | Second | Mod, with a ton up, travelled around showing off. | anag. in rode; up = amiss |
| 834 | CARRIED | VHC | Taken captive, Charles, leader of the Royalists, perished, beheaded | Car. + R + (d)ied; ref. Charles I |
| 817 | WYLIE-COATS | VHC | Nightdresses that make cosy twa lie in | anag. & lit. |
| 808 | WAGONER | VHC | Rock expert produces Northern star group | wag oner; ref. constellation Auriga |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 800 | Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram) | VHC | Place of the merger, then, was Rome | |
| 796 | STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints) | First | You need a telly to get “The Saint” and “Wagon Train” | felly; St. + rake5 |
| 777 | TAILOR-BIRD | VHC | To make my nest I sew leaves, snip and piece together | tailor bird; snip, n.; piece (disrespectful) = woman |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 728 | ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent) | VHC | A Daimler broke down (ignition lead gone): get a chap available for tow- service | anag. less i(gnition) |
| 712 | RHEUMATICKY | VHC | With catarrh the throb inside certainly is painful | rheum + tick in ay |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 694 | OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Proud was the medieval her/e; NB. rash ’e was; made humble later by adversity | Sir Isenbras: see Brewer |
| 676 | TRELLIS (DLM) | VHC | “Lexicano” for crossword setters includes all sizes of grid with bars adjustable as required and magnetic letters; it’ll save hours | |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 571 | PESTER | VHC | Clue not given; osmose, smores, crosse, rosace | |
Ximenes competitions
1968-1969
1019 DISCORD (Misprints)
1967-1968
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
980 OMNIBUSES
1966-1967
933 COTTABUS
911 DRAGON
1965-1966
860 CORSAGE
1964-1965
851 Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)
847 FRENETICAL
1963-1964
804 DETRUNCATE
769 PENNY
1961-1962
678 TESSELLATED
669 DRUM
664 MANIPULATE
1960-1961
630 STREAKY
617 COLOPHONY
612 CARGO (Misprints)
604 APOSTROPHISE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 1963-1964 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |