| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. T. R. Twyford | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | Feb 1946 | May 1959 | 13y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 400 | Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary) | VHC | “Greek invocation, to call fools into a circle.” You can get x plus a thousand in exactly (7) | ducdame; CD a M in due; ref. As You Like It II.5 |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 364 | HELLEBORE | VHC | Variegated English herb, inner parts of yellow, petals white when it’s black! Do you see it now? | anag. of E herb (y)ello(w); black h. has white petals at Christmas |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 149 | DOMESTIC | VHC | There’s an endless stop placed upon the building the house | dome + stic(k) |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 58 | ECLIPSE | VHC | Cut out a jig-saw of fifty pieces | anag. incl. L |
| 54 | SPONGE | Second | What! No pegs for Col. Chinstrap, C.B.? | anag. of no pegs; ref. drunken sponger in radio comedy ‘ITMA’; C.B. = Companion of the Bath; peg = measure of drink |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 37 | MISLABEL | VHC | Even if you this your luggage, you can still make the L.M.S. liable (London excepted, of course) | anag. less L; London, Midland and Scottish railway |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 17 | SICCA | Second | Rs. 1; but you may add another r to make sure | sicca(r); Rs = rupees |
Ximenes competitions
1958-1959
538 BANISHING
1956-1957
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
1955-1956
369 BERET
1954 (1)
283 SOBER
1953 (1)
215 BUCKFASTLEIGH
1951 (2)
174 ANACREONTICS
168 PIPS (Misprints)
1949 (2)
114 TAPPIT-HEN
111 PLEASANT
107 STRAMASH
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1945 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |