Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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T. A. L. Cairns | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Sep 1945 | Oct 1952 | 7y 1m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1947 (1) | ||||
40 | Suitable Present (Suitable Present) | VHC | Tie for Volumnius | “School together” Julius Caesar, Act 5, Scene 5 |
1946 (2) | ||||
28 | HELCOSIS | VHC | If you dabble in ice-slosh, you may, it seems, get an ulceration | anag. |
1945 (1) | ||||
13 | IPOMAEA | VHC | Most of Mesopotamia lost for a mess of sweet-potato! | anag. less most; ipomoea is a kind of s.-p. |
8 | KINCHINMORT | Third | clue missing |
Ximenes competitions
1952 (2)
204 ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)
1951 (2)
174 ANACREONTICS
1946 (2)
36 TARTARUS
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1945 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |