| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maj H. B. Drake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Nov 1945 | Jun 1961 | 15y 7m | H. B. Drake |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 72 | TEMPLE BAR | VHC | Where men from the Fleet, Westward bound, got stranded. Sounds like W.R.N.S.’ doing | cryptic def.; T.B. located where Fleet St. meets Strand; ‘Wren’s’; Sir C. Wren designed T.B. Gate |
| 1945 (1) | ||||
| 11 | IMMANACLE | VHC | Close as a decomposed clam in a thoroughly ruffled state, that’s me | anag. of clam Maine (Me); close vb. |
Ximenes competitions
1961-1962
647 MADCAP
1951 (1)
160 RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry)
1949 (2)
108 HACKNEY
1948 (1)
75 PETROLEUSES
71 MITRAILLEUSE
1947 (2)
56 SHEEP-RUN
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1945 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |