Clues written by H. B. Ridley
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H. B. Ridley90361212Jun 1949Sep 19523y 3m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1951 (2)
172GARNISHERVHCRed herring, as a trapper of courseanag.; red2; trap4 (vt.)
1951 (1)
158RATINGThirdWhen the old beggar is stuffed with money, it’s no wonder he can afford taxistin in rag1; taxis, sing. noun
155LYTERIANSecondThe epileptic lay inert, indicating that the attack was overanag.
1950 (2)
154RABBITVHCGreen on the courts, and courts on the green!2 mngs.
150CAPILLAMENTSVHCRuinous scalp ailment—it makes fine hair so thin!anag.
149DOMESTICVHCDoes accommodating a thousand cramp the house-keeper’s style?M in does + tic
135STRIPPEDSecondDo what Eve did: ran around unclothedtrip in sped
1950 (1)
123LEECHESVHCChancellors of the Exchequer? No—Ministers of Health, but vermin all the same!cryptic defs.; i.e. blood-suckers; M. of H. = doctor
1949 (2)
105SMITHEREENSVHCThe net result of tangled intermeshes is lots of little wholes!anag.

 
HCs awarded to H. B. Ridley
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Ximenes competitions
 
1952 (2)
  203 WEATHERS
  202 SPALPEEN
 
1952 (1)
  188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
  183 SAUSAGES
  182 MISTLETOE
 
1951 (1)
  162 TITANESS
  161 TILLER
  157 ORANGE
 
1950 (2)
  153 SAMISENS
  151 OPEN-SESAME
 
1950 (1)
  128 AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry)
  121 SNAPSHOT
 


Annual Honours record of H. B. Ridley
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1952 (2)0 0 2
1952 (1)0 0 3
1951 (2)0 1 0
1951 (1)2 (0, 1, 1) 0 3 15
1950 (2)1 (0, 1, 0) 3 2 10
1950 (1)0 1 2
1949 (2)0 1 0