| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. C. W. Springbett | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | Aug 1945 | Aug 1958 | 13y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 279 | CRYPTOGRAM | VHC | A feature of the Personal Column, “Meeting place below church love returned Marg” | crypt O + Marg (rev.) |
| 277 | PRODIGALLY | VHC | You will need an expert to mine choice marble, if you wish to build lavishly | pro dig ally2 |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 209 | ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number) | First | There is a seat for a small one in the back row for the “March of Time” | seat; lap in noise (rev.); ref. newsreel series 1935-51 |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 101 | BARRACKS | First | Digs provided or provides digs at Chelsea | 2 mngs. |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 26 | HAWSER (Misprints) | VHC | A dope to make you fast | rope; cryptic def. |
| 23 | HICATEE | VHC | Hare was beaten by the ace I served, but it was not at Wimbledon | anag. of the ace I; ref. Charles Hare, fable of hare and tortoise |
| 22 | SLEEPYHEAD | VHC | Learning would be a dream if there was one at his school | cryptic def.; sleepy head |
| 21 | BODEGA | VHC | A vintry perhaps that sounds as though the bounce has been taken out of Franco’s bodyguard | i.e. ‘bodygua’(R/D); bounce = dud cheque |
| 1945 (1) | ||||
| 4 | CARCAKE | VHC | clue missing | |
Ximenes competitions
1958-1959
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
285 PARALYSES
1954 (1)
275 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
1949 (1)
93 BUMBLE-PUPPY
1948 (2)
89 SEASON
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1945 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 1945 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |