| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Bernard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2 | Sep 1950 | Jan 1964 | 13y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 325 | MARRYING | VHC | Once indeed, gin rummy included making pairs | marry + anag.; see rum2 |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 178 | HIDEOUS | VHC | It’s pretty grim: but if you’d remove I’d see you’d get a house somehow | i.e. hideous less I’d is anag. of house |
Ximenes competitions
1963-1964
782 SWELL
1962-1963
712 RHEUMATICKY
1961-1962
647 MADCAP
1958-1959
529 BUTTY-COLLIER
1957-1958
467 A humorous definition (Humorous definition)
1956-1957
430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
417 SINECURE
1955-1956
364 HELLEBORE
351 LUSTRE
338 SHE-ASS
1954 (1)
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
1953 (2)
251 UNMETHODICAL
249 BALM
241 MANDOLINE
239 GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry)
237 BASTINADE
1952 (2)
206 PIEPOWDER
198 THIRD
196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
1952 (1)
182 MISTLETOE
1951 (1)
163 LORICATE
1950 (2)
149 DOMESTIC
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |