| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs D. M. D’Eath | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 14 | Jan 1947 | Nov 1966 | 19y 10m | Mrs D’Eath |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 929 | AMPHITHEATRE | VHC | A member struck here at random in scene of mounting rows | a MP hit + anag. |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 642 | SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | O glory! O fun! I’ve r/eally starred. (Shelley?) | universe; ref. Shelley’s “Epipsychidion”; and S. Winters, film star |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 560 | CONGENITALLY | VHC | Vaguely acting on yell from the cradle—examine low-down I reckon! | anag., con gen I tally, & lit. |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 347 | TELEVISOR | VHC | Seeing there are so many people, the Tube’s necessary—yet it’s lit ever so badly! | anag. |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 325 | MARRYING | VHC | The army has half shares with the ring in a contract to increase holdings in arms | anag. of army ring |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 205 | CANTANKEROUS | VHC | Difficult cross-word? Run, ask at once if it’s devilled! | anag. |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 187 | GROWLER | VHC | Swell! Here’s the end of Butler.—(Evidently a vehicle of the Opposition) | grow + (But)ler; ref. R.A. Butler, CE, 1952 |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 153 | SAMISENS | VHC | Friends in a way to our near allies, but Japanese are heard to be in touch with them | amis in sens (Fr.) |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 91 | CRETONNE | VHC | No recent alteration in print, but according to the Chair it may be cut | anag. |
| 87 | SISKIN | VHC | A diminutive connection, relatively speaking, of Assisi’s kindhearted Saint | hidden |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 54 | SPONGE | First | How to do the washing with half the soap gone and no pegs | anags. of s(oa)p gone, no pegs |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 52 | RATION | VHC | It’s about to rain: a lot maybe, but it never seems quite enough! | anag. |
| 41 | ALTOGETHER | VHC | Quite, or not quite a complete party, but don’t dress for it! | al(l) + together; in the a. |
Ximenes competitions
1963-1964
773 FIT-OUT
764 SHIMMY-SHAKE
1961-1962
686 FEMALE
1960-1961
621 CHASE
617 COLOPHONY
1957-1958
486 BARACAN
482 LEASING-MAKER
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
469 DAISY
1956-1957
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
1955-1956
360 WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left)
356 METOPOSCOPY
1954 (2)
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
304 ORLEANS
1954 (1)
279 CRYPTOGRAM
277 PRODIGALLY
271 TRIPLET
267 TRADE
265 THERMAE
1953 (2)
241 MANDOLINE
1952 (2)
203 WEATHERS
1952 (1)
191 DENIGRATE
189 SALTIRE
186 ASHMOLEAN
1947 (2)
63 STILETTO
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |