Competition clues by Mrs F. M. Laing

Clues written by Mrs F. M. Laing
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	Clues in archive	First Prizes	Other Prizes	VHCs	HCs	Hons points	First mention	Latest mention	Career span	Also listed as
Mrs F. M. Laing	8	0	0	8	13	8	Jul 1945	Jun 1954	8y 11m	Mrs Laing Mrs F. Laing

	Clue word	Award	Clue	Explanation
Ximenes competitions
1953 (1)
211	CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES	VHC	Present at Christmas? Get hosiery and be fifty-fifty right. There’s a ladder!—Hang!	anag. of hosiery be LL r, 2 defs.
1951 (2)
174	ANACREONTICS	VHC	Poems which might have earned an ancient “Oscar?”	anag. & lit; earn² = curdle
1949 (1)
93	BUMBLE-PUPPY	VHC	It’s a silly game running my two pubs with only one cockney help!	anag. of my, pub, pub, ’elp
1948 (2)
80	GONERIL	VHC	“Only she comes too short” said my sister, but I’ll get longer somehow!	anag. incl. I; Lear I.1.74
1947 (2)
57	THEORBOS	VHC	Kind of Kit’s big brothers to make her boots!	anag.; kit = small violin
1947 (1)
43	DRESSING	VHC	Putting on the links	double mng.; ref. golf (dressing of greens) and cuff links
1945 (2)
23	HICATEE	VHC	Taught us by ear—i.e. teach differently	anag.; ‘tortoise’
1945 (1)
2	UNSPEAK	VHC		clue missing

HCs awarded to Mrs F. M. Laing
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Ximenes competitions

1954 (2)
  287 MANCHESTER

1953 (2)
  257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)

1953 (1)
  207 PAGEANT

1950 (1)
  130 MODERN
  124 BARHAM or BRAMAH

1949 (2)
  109 PERI
  106 HELIOTROPE

1949 (1)
  103 MOSES

1948 (2)
  90 ROTHER
  86 ODOMETER

1948 (1)
  75 PETROLEUSES

1947 (2)
  63 STILETTO
  59 TAME

Annual Honours record of Mrs F. M. Laing
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Year	Prizes (1, 2, 3)	VHCs	HCs	Position
Ximenes competitions
1954 (2)	0	0	1	–

1953 (2)	0	0	1	–
1953 (1)	0	1	1	–

1951 (2)	0	1	0	–

1950 (1)	0	0	2	–
1949 (2)	0	0	2	–
1949 (1)	0	1	1	–
1948 (2)	0	1	2	–
1948 (1)	0	0	1	–
1947 (2)	0	1	2	–
1947 (1)	0	1	0	–

1945 (2)	0	1	0	–
1945 (1)	0	1	0	–