| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs A. L. Stevenson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 8 | Nov 1946 | Aug 1955 | 8y 9m | Mrs Stevenson |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 245 | GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left) | VHC | Alluring quality of a Peach Melba, par excellence! | cryptic def.; cryptic def.; ref. Dame Nellie M. |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 200 | ACCOUNT | VHC | Reckon this is flatly unwelcome on the breakfast table—it should never be cooked! | 3 mngs.; bills unwelcome at breakfast; cooking the books |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 119 | UMBLE-PIE | VHC | Plum be blowed!—in short that is not the kind of dish little Jack would have relished! | anag. + i.e.; ref. Little Jack H. |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 91 | CRETONNE | VHC | Hang it! This stuff always occupies the centre on appearing in print! | anag.; curtain material |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 55 | NAUSEANT | VHC | Even a calm sea during aunt’s trip to the north might have a sickening effect | sea in N aunt |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 42 | HALLANSHAKER | VHC | If he isn’t careful he’ll break the wind-screen, the obstinate old beggar! | i.e. hallan shaker |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 37 | MISLABEL | Second | Put on the wrong tab and you may get slim and able to be seen in it | anag.; tab = flap joining sides of coat |
Ximenes competitions
1955-1956
347 TELEVISOR
329 HAMADRYAD
1954 (2)
287 MANCHESTER
1954 (1)
267 TRADE
1953 (2)
241 MANDOLINE
237 BASTINADE
1953 (1)
231 PREAMBLE
207 PAGEANT
1952 (2)
194 KNOWLEDGE BOX
1952 (1)
193 TRADUCER
1951 (2)
173 HATCHING
168 PIPS (Misprints)
1951 (1)
157 ORANGE
1950 (2)
147 GATHER
1949 (2)
115 MISNOMER
113 CRICKETER
110 LEVIGATE
1949 (1)
99 SCARABEE
97 NESTOR
93 BUMBLE-PUPPY
1948 (2)
83 BUDAPEST
80 GONERIL
1948 (1)
73 RHODESIA
69 MISANTHROPE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |