| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs M. Kidner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Nov 1946 | Aug 1951 | 4y 9m | Mrs Kidner |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 170 | GUINEA | VHC | Recognized unit of payment for making you sound in broken down age. | U (= ‘you’ sound) in in anag., & lit.; ref. doctor’s fee |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 72 | TEMPLE BAR | VHC | Is this old gateway the spot where Solomon dispensed the twenty thousand baths of wine? | i.e. Temple bar; ref. II Chron. 2:10; Temple at Jerusalem |
| 66 | CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET | VHC | Its Eastern creator made a pile, but he blued a good part of it. The result of the scarcity of it is much felt | cryptic def.; blued = dyed, squandered; i.e. without carpet, felt underlay is seen |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 61 | CREASY | VHC | Case broken open on railway and contents rumpled | anag. of Ry case |
| 55 | NAUSEANT | VHC | A mixed dish of banana and suet would be this to a degree | anag. less BA |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 37 | MISLABEL | VHC | Describe inaccurately the distance the crooked man travelled to get round the mud | slab (= mud) in anag. of mile; ‘crooked mile’ |
Ximenes competitions
1951 (2)
173 HATCHING
1948 (1)
76 VALEDICTORY
70 GARBAGE
67 SURFEIT (DLM)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |