Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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R. C. Payn | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | Dec 1945 | Nov 1949 | 3y 11m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1949 (2) | ||||
109 | PERI | VHC | She might be seen with a Peer at the Savoy or with me disguised at the Empire | anag. of (Em)pire; ‘Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the P.’, Savoy opera by G & S |
1949 (1) | ||||
101 | BARRACKS | VHC | The soldier’s home! Extreme anxiety in public houses! | bar racks |
1948 (2) | ||||
82 | CURARE | VHC | If you treat this poison carelessly, your end is in sight | i.e. curare less care = (yo)ur |
1948 (1) | ||||
78 | CAKE-WALK | VHC | clue missing | |
72 | TEMPLE BAR | Third | Where to find the Lamb and Flag in the Strand—but the flag’s a blue one | anag. of lamb, peter; blue peter; T.B. located at end of Strand |
1947 (2) | ||||
59 | TAME | VHC | There’s mincemeat, and you may find holly of a sort—but no spirit | anags. of meat and mate; mate = holly |
1947 (1) | ||||
51 | LLANELLY | VHC | Two pounds each way on the French donkey. Why, after that, you’ll never find a Welsher | âne (Fr.) in LL, LL + y (‘why’); i.e. more Welsh; welsh, vb. |
49 | ESPERANTO | Second | Ultimately half of Milton and more than half of Shakespeare may be translated into this language | anag. of (Mil)ton (Shake)speare |
1946 (2) | ||||
33 | TAMBERS | VHC | Warning light in a back street unlikely to be recognised by the chef d’orchestre | amber in St (rev.); i.e. anglicisation of French ‘timbres’ |
1945 (2) | ||||
19 | SCREENINGS | VHC | Refuse to make an improper sign after a coarse riddle | screen + anag. |
14 | Punning name (Punning name) | Third | Wilberforce de Beauchamps | ‘we’ll be forced to be chums’ |
1945 (1) | ||||
13 | IPOMAEA | VHC | It’s a plant to get the Navy out of Pomerania | anag. of Pomerania less RN |
Ximenes competitions
1949 (2)
116 WATERLOO
113 CRICKETER
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
99 SCARABEE
1948 (2)
84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1948 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1948 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |
1947 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1947 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1945 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |
1945 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |