| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs M. G. Porter | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 15 | Jan 1947 | May 1955 | 8y 4m | Mrs Porter Mrs M. Porter |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 334 | CHEROOT | VHC | Red originator Marx and Churchill have this in common | Che (Guevara) + root; ref. Groucho M. |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 251 | UNMETHODICAL | VHC | Haphazard variety of clue: oh, damn it! | anag. |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 181 | HANGABLE | VHC | “My impression of Salvador Dali,” by Sir Alfred Munnings (or Henry Moore?) | cryptic def.; opponent and proponent of modern art |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 174 | ANACREONTICS | VHC | Results of making a frolicsome creation scan | anag. & lit. |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 162 | TITANESS | Third | Heavenly X.O.S. shot satin set | anag.; extra outsize |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 153 | SAMISENS | VHC | Nips give them guts and they are consequently well plucked | cryptic def.; Nips (offensive) = Japanese; gut strings |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 118 | MARAVEDI | VHC | Spanish main yields disappointing haul | cryptic def.; main = banker’s shovel |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 104 | STARE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Watch: Neapolitan /winder by 3 p.m. Saturday, please | … Neapolitan Star e.w. in Derby …; N. S. came last in 1949 Derby [see comments]; e.w. = each way |
| 102 | ARCHIMEDES | VHC | Maths. were absolute Greek to him, but he got a jolly good screw | cryptic def.; A.’s screw; screw = wages |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 64 | GLASTONBURY | VHC | Lusty brogan produced here, presumably on the last of the Abbots | anag.; brogan = brogue; G. area known for shoemaking |
| 58 | ECLIPSE | VHC | Is this the horse to surpass Midday Sun and Hyperion? The answer’s obscure | 2 defs., one cryptic; ref. unbeaten racehorse and 1937 and 1933 Derby winners |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 49 | ESPERANTO | VHC | One repast (reconstituted) consists of tongue | anag. |
| 44 | PARIS | VHC | Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! Strange only one of them is here | i.e. par is; ref. motto of France; par = equality |
| 42 | HALLANSHAKER | VHC | The beggar’s an agitator—after the partition of Scotland | hallan shaker |
Ximenes competitions
1953 (1)
219 SOCIALIST
215 BUCKFASTLEIGH
213 LEMONADE
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
1952 (1)
189 SALTIRE
184 MEREST / WYOMING (DLM)
182 MISTLETOE
1951 (2)
171 SERINGAS
1951 (1)
156 LAVEROCK
1950 (2)
154 RABBIT
135 STRIPPED
1950 (1)
122 LEATHER
1949 (2)
117 LION
1949 (1)
100 Word containing ADDING
1948 (2)
88 BRISTOL
84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
83 BUDAPEST
80 GONERIL
1947 (2)
62 HERCULES
59 TAME
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |