Clues written by A. E. North
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A. E. North1200122112Jul 1946Feb 196518y 7m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1964-1965
839GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCIt’s a kind of ra/y—the main effect a reddening of the skinraging erythema
1959-1960
578GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number)VHCWith no way to turn back welsher gets stuck in gate, is followed by copper and picked upwelsher; (wels)her in gate d; slew
1956-1957
417SINECUREVHCHeld by some clergy to offend against Established Church practice of our forefatherssin EC ure1, & lit.
404POLENTAVHCOutcome of Lepanto gave rise to stirring scenes in Italian home watersanag.; ref. naval battle of L., 1571
395SCALE-ARMOURVHCArms singularly fitting in carousel mêléearm in anag., & lit.
1953 (1)
217DEPOSITVHCLeft ’tis hoped without aspiration for return’tis (h)oped all rev., & lit.
1952 (2)
196SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)VHCPriest using magic to impose upon an Oriental is near being beaten upsham, an; anag.
1951 (1)
159SPANIELVHCUp and about in leaps and bounds at prospect of gamein, in leaps (all rev.)
1949 (1)
97NESTORVHCType of wisdom employed by both Ximenes and Torquemada for their own ends(Xime)nes, Tor(quemada)
94SARDELLEVHCFish whose tail turns back for more than a yard is apt to get all tangled up in reedsi.e. ending in ell (rev.); anag. of all reeds
1946 (2)
33TAMBERSVHCSir Henry might have said “Shiver my ——!” at a false note in his Fantasiatimbers with a letter wrong; ref. Sir Henry Wood, ‘British Sea Songs’
28HELCOSISVHCThis unhealthy condition might be the result of overcrowdinganag. of ochlesis

 
HCs awarded to A. E. North
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Ximenes competitions
 
1963-1964
  773 FIT-OUT
 
1962-1963
  712 RHEUMATICKY
 
1960-1961
  642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
  634 BEDSTEAD
  608 CUSTOMER
 
1959-1960
  586 HEBDOMADARY
  571 PESTER
 
1958-1959
  490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
 
1957-1958
  438 MACARONI
 
1956-1957
  425 TRAVERSE
  400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
 
1954 (1)
  271 TRIPLET
  259 AGANIPPE
 
1953 (2)
  237 BASTINADE
 
1951 (1)
  163 LORICATE
  157 ORANGE
 
1950 (2)
  143 LAMPREY
 
1949 (1)
  101 BARRACKS
 
1948 (2)
  84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
  82 CURARE
  79 SALOME
 


Annual Honours record of A. E. North
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1964-19650 1 0
1963-19640 0 1
1962-19630 0 1
 
1960-19610 0 3
1959-19600 1 2
1958-19590 0 1
1957-19580 0 1
1956-19570 3 2
 
1954 (1)0 0 2
1953 (2)0 0 1
1953 (1)0 1 0
1952 (2)0 1 0
 
1951 (1)0 1 2
1950 (2)0 0 1
 
1949 (1)0 2 1
1948 (2)0 0 3
 
1946 (2)0 2 0