| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. A. Maxtone Graham | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 10 | Jul 1952 | Nov 1970 | 18y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 434 | CARTON | VHC | Look carefully round the guns: it’s that little extra bit of bull that counts | art. (abbrev) in con |
| 421 | DOVETAIL | VHC | How to hold your drawers together—make a gusset with a little elastic over the seat! | do ‘V’ e tail |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 373 | PRESTONPANS | VHC | Very fast unknown number, and vulgar faces, made young Chevalier’s greatest hit | presto n pans; ref. Charles Stuart and Maurice C. |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 325 | MARRYING | VHC | To the backward, sheepish male it’s the finish of Bunburying! | ram (rev.) + (Bunbu)rying, & lit.; ref. Imp. of Being Earnest; see Bunbury in C. |
| 302 | MARTIN | VHC | Monkey about with money? Not me! | ram (rev.) + tin, & lit.; ref. Martins Bank |
| 300 | COCCO | VHC | clue not given; same as prizewinner, 30 pucer | |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 257 | PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue) | VHC | Very light stuff: that’s the sort of thing Congreve produced | Very light = flare; Congreve = type of rocket |
| 239 | GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry) | First | “How démodé,” reflected I: “Mo/le, a garment out of fashion” | Imogen; ref. Cymbeline III.4, “Poor I am, stale, a garment …” |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 197 | SCALES | VHC | We go from one do to another, having a little Scotch and several beers | Sc(otch) + ales; do = keynote |
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1140 CALLOUS
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1958-1959
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
1957-1958
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
1956-1957
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
1955-1956
377 MALISON
329 HAMADRYAD
1954 (2)
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
1953 (2)
249 BALM
243 LODESTAR
237 BASTINADE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |