Clues written by G. W. Pugh
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G. W. Pugh1000102310Feb 1946Jul 196014y 5m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1956-1957
408BILLETVHCAn upright bearing may be dangerous under rifle fire2 mngs.
1953 (2)
257PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)VHCNoisy reaction of the public to a scheme to give M.P.s a riseGunpowder plot
237BASTINADEVHCIf you get one, you’re beaten; you can’t stand up to it. Often ends with a duckcryptic def.; usually bastinado
1951 (2)
174ANACREONTICSVHCGay love lyrics of transoceanic originanag.
1950 (2)
154RABBITVHCA 24-handicap man? Forget the yarn: he’s scratch at St. Andrewsi.e. rabbit less abb = rit; ref. golf
1949 (2)
113CRICKETERVHCHis view of the “free spectacles” scheme may be that it is little other than a wicked wastecryptic def.; spectacles = duck in both innings; cf. wicket; ref. National Health glasses
1949 (1)
103MOSESVHCPrimrose found by a river’s brim2 mngs.; Moses P. in ‘The Vicar of Wakefield’ by Oliver Goldsmith; ref. ‘Peter Bell’ by Wordsworth; drawn from Nile
96INTERLOCKVHCSpread crushed clinker to obtain a good gripanag.; ref. interlock golf grip
1946 (2)
30TWEELVHCThis has a more expensive finish than the usual gent’s suitingL for d in tweed
1945 (2)
17SICCAVHCTo be sure, it should be a little longer, but it’s fresh and bright and will passsicca(r); newly minted coin

 
HCs awarded to G. W. Pugh
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Ximenes competitions
 
1960-1961
  600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
 
1959-1960
  551 PITCHER
 
1957-1958
  438 MACARONI
 
1956-1957
  421 DOVETAIL
  404 POLENTA
 
1955-1956
  369 BERET
  329 HAMADRYAD
 
1954 (2)
  325 MARRYING
  291 APAGOGE
 
1954 (1)
  269 ASCENT
  265 THERMAE
 
1953 (1)
  219 SOCIALIST
 
1952 (1)
  191 DENIGRATE
  188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
 
1951 (2)
  172 GARNISHER
 
1951 (1)
  161 TILLER
  156 LAVEROCK
 
1950 (2)
  150 CAPILLAMENTS
  148 FILIBUSTER
 
1950 (1)
  130 MODERN
 
1949 (2)
  117 LION
  112 SHEET (DLM)
  111 PLEASANT
 


Annual Honours record of G. W. Pugh
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1960-19610 0 1
1959-19600 0 1
 
1957-19580 0 1
1956-19570 1 2
1955-19560 0 2
1954 (2)0 0 2
1954 (1)0 0 2
1953 (2)0 2 0
1953 (1)0 0 1
 
1952 (1)0 0 2
1951 (2)0 1 1
1951 (1)0 0 2
1950 (2)0 1 2
1950 (1)0 0 1
1949 (2)0 1 3
1949 (1)0 2 0
 
1946 (2)0 1 0
1945 (2)0 1 0