Clues written by P. R. Best
HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. R. Best | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | Jun 1951 | Sep 1981 | 30y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 491 | SEVENTY-EIGHT | VHC | Traditional compass of life boat turns too fast for modern decks | seventy eight; life span, rowing boat |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 327 | HEMLOCK | VHC | Would Keats’ Melancholy be as neatly composed without this irregular number | comp. anag.; numb-er |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 301 | TROLLOPISH | VHC | What was Flanders like? Troops ill prepared … horrific! | anag. + H; old film certificate; ref. Moll F. |
| 298 | NOSER | VHC | What kind of blow in the face helps to make Cyrano serous? | hidden; ref. C. de Bergerac |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 168 | PIPS (Misprints) | VHC | Ill rumours precede the news | humours; 2 mngs.; time signal |
1980-1981
434 JARDINIÈRE
430 TEGULA
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
419 RAMILLIES
1978-1979
340 BOOKSIE
Ximenes competitions
1956-1957
408 BILLET
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |