Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
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J. T. Young | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Aug 1946 | Dec 1952 | 6y 4m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1952 (1) | ||||
185 | STOUT | VHC | In first, out last! Good for you! | hidden; ref. slogan, “Guinness is good for you.” |
1950 (2) | ||||
139 | HECATOMB | VHC | Teach mob violence and you may have mass murder | anag. |
1948 (1) | ||||
76 | VALEDICTORY | VHC | Is not the old vicar yet at his “lastly?” | anag. |
1946 (2) | ||||
38 | WIND-HOVER | VHC | Drove into a whin and disturbed a hawk | anag. of drove, whin |
30 | TWEEL | First | Jean is north of the Border | cryptic def.; jean = twill; ref. Burns’s Jean of the western airt, Golden Treasury No. 155 |
Ximenes competitions
1953 (1)
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
1952 (2)
200 ACCOUNT
1952 (1)
191 DENIGRATE
1950 (2)
149 DOMESTIC
1949 (1)
92 PARTRIDGE
1948 (2)
80 GONERIL
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1946 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |