Competition clues by Miss V. K. Abrahams

Clues written by Miss V. K. Abrahams
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	Clues in archive	First Prizes	Other Prizes	VHCs	HCs	Hons points	First mention	Latest mention	Career span
Miss V. K. Abrahams	7	0	1	6	19	8	Sep 1963	Dec 1970	7y 3m

	Clue word	Award	Clue	Explanation
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1143	MORGIANA	Second	Go-slow involved big power cut: I improvised oil burner	gian(t) in mora; ref. electricity industry work-to-rule in Dec. 1970
1969-1970
1076	NEFAST (Misprints)	VHC	Nile is sure to rise in the middle of winter	vile; safe (rev.) in (wi)nt(er)
1965-1966
885	GALIMATIAS	VHC	Fine language here turns into empty words—a mere hotchpotch!	A1 Tamil (all rev.) in gas
864	PATERNAL	VHC	Learn tap dancing— pop style!	anag.
1964-1965
851	Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)	VHC	Molasses by Rum Start out of Honey Chile	derived from melis (L.)
821	SOMERSET	VHC	Bath’s in here: put at least a gallon in	omers in set; Bath in S.
812	ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left)	VHC	Sailor got hernia—very sudden, but old-fashioned operation unnecessary: doctor sent A1 medicine	AB rupt(ure¹); anag.

HCs awarded to Miss V. K. Abrahams
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Ximenes competitions

1970-1971
  1140 CALLOUS
  1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
  1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
  1123 MAXIMIST

1968-1969
  1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
  1023 CONSOLE
  1019 DISCORD (Misprints)

1967-1968
  987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
  958 DRY MEASURE

1966-1967
  949 BROWSING
  924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
  911 DRAGON

1965-1966
  900 PARAMECIA or PAREOEANS
  898 POCHARD
  890 DEBENTURE

1964-1965
  856 RODOMONTADE
  839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)

1963-1964
  773 FIT-OUT
  764 SHIMMY-SHAKE

Annual Honours record of Miss V. K. Abrahams
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Year	Prizes (1, 2, 3)	VHCs	HCs	Position
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971	1 (0, 1, 0)	0	4	–
1969-1970	0	1	0	–
1968-1969	0	0	3	–
1967-1968	0	0	2	–
1966-1967	0	0	3	–
1965-1966	0	2	3	–
1964-1965	0	3	2	–
1963-1964	0	0	2	–