| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss R. E. Speight | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 7 | Jun 1947 | Sep 1954 | 7y 3m | Miss Speight Miss R. Speight R. E. Speight |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 190 | CHEQUERS | VHC | Bucks haunt this spot. Dappled patterns seen | 2 mngs.; ref. PM’s country residence in Buckinghamshire |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 178 | HIDEOUS | VHC | It’s dreadful to have a jerry-built house with nearly all the roof fallen in! | (l)id in anag. |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 166 | RACHIDES | VHC | English painter found fault with French art—backs English! | RA chid es (Fr.); tu es |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 119 | UMBLE-PIE | VHC | The proper course to take if you have to apologise (at a stag party?) | cryptic def.; i.e. eat humble pie |
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 96 | INTERLOCK | Second | Tuck the curl well down below—and use a good grip! | i.e. inter lock2; interlock grip, golf |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 52 | RATION | VHC | “Much ado” this for Strachey? It ’ud take a bold ’un to say so! | ado plus ration gives adoration; ‘rash ’un’; ref. John Strachey, Minister of Food 1946-1950 |
Ximenes competitions
1954 (2)
302 MARTIN
289 CISTERN
1954 (1)
265 THERMAE
1953 (2)
255 SCUTTLE
243 LODESTAR
241 MANDOLINE
1953 (1)
225 TOUCHSTONES
219 SOCIALIST
217 DEPOSIT
213 LEMONADE
1952 (2)
206 PIEPOWDER
203 WEATHERS
199 HONESTY
1951 (1)
163 LORICATE
161 TILLER
158 RATING
1950 (2)
152 SEA-LION
149 DOMESTIC
1950 (1)
128 AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry)
1948 (1)
70 GARBAGE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |