| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. D. Wakely | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | Sep 1945 | Apr 1951 | 5y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 139 | HECATOMB | VHC | Temperature round about 100 goes to the head of disorderly crowd. Many victims | C in heat + anag. of mob |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 108 | HACKNEY | VHC | Part of London in which a chop is produced by Marshal aid | hack + (Marshal) Ney; ref. US post-war aid |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 100 | Word containing ADDING | VHC | Exasperating! One whole sex, absorbed in Ximenes, twisted with calculation! | maddening; anag. of men adding |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 70 | GARBAGE | VHC | Refuse bin where a car should be | b in garage; bin = b in |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 40 | Suitable Present (Suitable Present) | VHC | Lighter for Shylock | “Another bad match” M. of Venice, Act 3, Scene 1 |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 29 | RATAN | VHC | “Sticky” reconstruction of remains after I dropped out of a train | anag. less I; like a stick |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 22 | SLEEPYHEAD | VHC | Lazy type produced by prominent seaside resort giving up its beach for sleep | Beachy Head with sleep for beach |
| 18 | LAMIA | VHC | Witch who with a new spell can take out her eye and become a priest | i.e. lamia less ‘i’ = lama; L. could take out her eyes |
| 1945 (1) | ||||
| 10 | ACROSS | VHC | clue missing | |
| 8 | KINCHINMORT | VHC | clue missing | |
Ximenes competitions
1951 (1)
164 NEWTON
155 LYTERIAN
1949 (1)
93 BUMBLE-PUPPY
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1945 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1945 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |