| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Macleod | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | Mar 1946 | Dec 1948 | 2y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 86 | ODOMETER | VHC | A counter-revolutionary is a wrong-doer to me | anag. of doer to me |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 75 | PETROLEUSES | VHC | Use “E” and “S” petrol irregularly in illegal house heaters | anag.; ‘E’ and ‘S’ petrol reserved for other uses under rationing |
| 67 | SURFEIT (DLM) | VHC | I will never pay E.P.T. without exploring every avenue first | excess (E. in the clue); EPT = excess profits tax, levied in wartime |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 61 | CREASY | VHC | I’ve got a lot of lines for getting the duration of the Hundred Years’ War wrong (and for mispronouncing one of its battles?) | C + anag. of years; Battle of Crécy |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 47 | GLOCKENSPIEL | VHC | Nosegay of College pinks, not necessarily for the Master of Caius | anag.; ref. Cambridge college pron. ‘keys’ |
| 46 | LYSANDER | VHC | Obs. plane, not comparable with a British bomber | ref. observer aircraft; ‘Some talk of … L. … none that can compare … to the British Grenadiers’, song |
| 41 | ALTOGETHER | VHC | In a quartet the second part is followed by the Air on the G string, tutti | alto (second part in quartet) + G + ether |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 35 | RIFE (DLM) | VHC | Then laughed, “No, friends; too ample in girth.” | |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 20 | NIERSTEINER | VHC | The entire resin content could go into a wine-bottle | anag. |
Ximenes competitions
1948 (2)
91 CRETONNE
82 CURARE
1948 (1)
70 GARBAGE
1947 (2)
56 SHEEP-RUN
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1945 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |