| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Carlton Smith | 27 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 53 | 30 | Apr 1946 | Sep 1956 | 10y 5m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 295 | SENSE-ORGANS | VHC | The outcome of skilful manipulation on cauliflower ears and broken noses—initially no good | anag. of ears, noses, ng, & lit, i.e. defective organs after repair |
| 285 | PARALYSES | VHC | It’s the tricky early pass renders powerless our whole side, maybe | anag. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 275 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Desiring a rich yield, he’d not give up his lands containing or/dure | |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 243 | LODESTAR | VHC | An oldster, having strayed from the North, could get a new reading from this | anag. less N, & lit. |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 231 | PREAMBLE | VHC | Stewed lamb, with a Scotch taste about it—might do for an entrée | anag. in pree |
| 211 | CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES | VHC | No caress! Girl in confusion, yet waits expectant | anag. |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 176 | SPIGOT | VHC | The G.P.O. has its letters all mixed up: a controller of the flow is needed | anag. of GPO its |
| 170 | GUINEA | VHC | A courtly tip for a presentation:—“bob” to the sovereign | cryptic def.; i.e. £1 + 1s.; tip = gratuity; bob = curtsey, shilling |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 162 | TITANESS | VHC | She must have a gigantic appetite: the nastiest hotchpot does for her | anag. |
| 161 | TILLER | VHC | What some “Pretty maids all in a row” were called—yet not quite all in a row | (a)ll in tier; ref. T. Girls |
| 159 | SPANIEL | VHC | After the revolution in Spain the Spanish could not be surprised at leading a dog’s life | anag. of Spain + el (Sp.) |
| 156 | LAVEROCK | VHC | I’m a little dicky with that early morning feeling, but only rest and quiet are needed to get me right | lave2, rock2, i.e. rock a baby to quieten |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 126 | RASPBERRY | VHC | Shakespeare specifies figs, but from internal evidence this fruit would have done for Cleopatra just as well | ref. Antony and C. V.2; asp hidden in figs and in r-asp-berry |
| 123 | LEECHES | VHC | Chelsea’s had a bad spell and lost form: what they want’s an infusion of new blood | anag. of Chelsee |
| 118 | MARAVEDI | VHC | Very small change in Madrid; and in Madeira very small change, too | anag.; v. = very |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 103 | MOSES | Second | Though drawn out by the fair sex when quite young, he did not succumb to calf love | cryptic def.; drawn fom Nile, golden calf |
| 96 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Dispose of the deadlock and lovingly embrace | inter lock; dispose of the dead = inter |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 89 | SEASON | VHC | Temper displayed in Hosea’s onslaught on his wife | hidden; ref. Hos. 2:9 |
| 86 | ODOMETER | VHC | “Nothing to do with me … nothing to do with me … nothing to do with me” Have too many revolutions broken down my recording? | 0 do me ter, i.e. ‘0 do me’ three times |
| 81 | CHARADE | VHC | Care had to be taken in manoeuvring this French car to and fro, but it’s child’s play really | anag., char à de |
| 80 | GONERIL | VHC | She objected to trains, but could be made to go on a liner | go + anag.; Lear I.4.241 “disquantity your train” |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 65 | PIVOT | VHC | The turning point for the whole race is seen in page four of the Old Testament (Gen. 5. 2) | p IV OT; i.e., ball race; ref. creation story |
| 56 | SHEEP-RUN | Second | A fully developed and fast version of the “Lambeth Walk,” omitting the complicated middle part? | i.e. Lamb(eth) Walk, anag. of the in middle |
| 55 | NAUSEANT | VHC | Like the North Sea when aunt swallowed a large dose of it | anag. incl. N, & lit. |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 41 | ALTOGETHER | VHC | Tutti: Air on G string con sordino, with seconds accompaniment | alto (second part) + G + ether; con sordino = string muted |
| 40 | Suitable Present (Suitable Present) | VHC | Battery for Volumnia | “Power well on” Coriolanus Act3, Scene 2 |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 23 | HICATEE | First | I took a deep breath and came in front of puss with ease | hi (aspirated ‘I’) cat ‘Es’; puss = hare; ref. fable of hare and tortoise |
Ximenes competitions
1956-1957
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
1955-1956
373 PRESTONPANS
347 TELEVISOR
1954 (2)
297 CONTRAPUNTAL
1954 (1)
279 CRYPTOGRAM
277 PRODIGALLY
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
261 DECANTER
259 AGANIPPE
1953 (2)
255 SCUTTLE
251 UNMETHODICAL
247 VAMPIRE
241 MANDOLINE
237 BASTINADE
235 ASPHETERISM
1953 (1)
219 SOCIALIST
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
1952 (2)
206 PIEPOWDER
197 SCALES
1952 (1)
192 WATSON
183 SAUSAGES
182 MISTLETOE
1951 (2)
179 CADRE
177 DESOLATE
174 ANACREONTICS
171 SERINGAS
168 PIPS (Misprints)
1951 (1)
163 LORICATE
158 RATING
157 ORANGE
155 LYTERIAN
1950 (2)
153 SAMISENS
149 DOMESTIC
148 FILIBUSTER
143 LAMPREY
1950 (1)
122 LEATHER
121 SNAPSHOT
1949 (2)
114 TAPPIT-HEN
109 PERI
106 HELIOTROPE
105 SMITHEREENS
1949 (1)
102 ARCHIMEDES
101 BARRACKS
99 SCARABEE
95 SPOONER
92 PARTRIDGE
1948 (2)
91 CRETONNE
83 BUDAPEST
79 SALOME
1948 (1)
76 VALEDICTORY
70 GARBAGE
1947 (2)
63 STILETTO
1946 (2)
36 TARTARUS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1945 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |