| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs M. B. Caithness | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 20 | Mar 1946 | Nov 1959 | 13y 8m | Mrs Caithness |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 434 | CARTON | VHC | Some regard me as a “pick-me-up,” others won’t—or can’t, as the case may be | anag., 2 defs. |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 285 | PARALYSES | VHC | Produces an exhibition of still life for which Royal Academy pay less—unfortunately | anag. incl. RA |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 152 | SEA-LION | VHC | South east England nearly underwent invasion | SE Al(b)ion; ref. Operation S., planned German invasion of England, 1940 |
| 149 | DOMESTIC | VHC | Dr. Hill’s struck off: the times he goes round tipsy! Should do house-work | anag. in doc(tor) |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 128 | AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | If Uncle’s/ Nest be viny, our outlook might improve | Ernest Bevin, Foreign Secretary |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 117 | LION | VHC | Brave? Why, he’s floored if turned on and goes flat out for home! | lion with “on” turned = lino |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 102 | ARCHIMEDES | VHC | “I’ve got it!” he cried, showing the Chimera wriggling about on a fish-hook | anag. incl. sed; “Eureka”; a sed—see Chamb.—fastens a fish-hook |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 91 | CRETONNE | Third | Unsettled rent once made for hanging, drawing and quartering under stern oppression | anag.; upholstery, i.e. placing where sat on! |
| 89 | SEASON | First | Noah tussled with the ass for a time after the waters came on | anag. of Noe ass, seas on; alt. sp. of Noah |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 62 | HERCULES | VHC | Would he have ended with irritable ulcers if he’d worn a dehydrated shirt? | he + anag.; i.e., de-hydra-ted, ref. Tunic of Nessus, tainted with hydra’s blood, that killed H. |
| 61 | CREASY | VHC | Railway smash—case burst open—contents crushed | anag. of Ry case |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 36 | TARTARUS | VHC | “Place a deposit with us” says the Fiend “and secure your future” | tartar us |
| 32 | TEMERAIRE | VHC | Met Turner by river painting ship | met (rev.) + er Aire; i.e. turn er |
| 30 | TWEEL | Third | English tweed is cheaper in the end than this Scots stuff | i.e. tweed = tweel with d for L |
| 28 | HELCOSIS | Second | How to solve ulcer trouble: try an outsize chisel | anag. of OS chisel |
| 1945 (2) | ||||
| 21 | BODEGA | VHC | The seaman feeling an inward chill turns back into the pub | 0 deg in AB (rev.) |
Ximenes competitions
1959-1960
564 SHE-BEAR
1957-1958
447 TOUSLE
1956-1957
408 BILLET
404 POLENTA
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
386 CLEITHRAL
1955-1956
377 MALISON
373 PRESTONPANS
1954 (2)
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
304 ORLEANS
1954 (1)
261 DECANTER
1953 (1)
231 PREAMBLE
207 PAGEANT
1952 (1)
185 STOUT
1951 (2)
180 HESPER (Printer’s Devilry)
175 HAIR-LINE
1951 (1)
161 TILLER
155 LYTERIAN
1950 (2)
150 CAPILLAMENTS
146 BELDAME
139 HECATOMB
1949 (2)
105 SMITHEREENS
1949 (1)
99 SCARABEE
98 HUMERI
95 SPOONER
1948 (2)
84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
81 CHARADE
1948 (1)
71 MITRAILLEUSE
1947 (2)
65 PIVOT
59 TAME
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1945 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |