| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs A. M. Osmond | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 14 | Jun 1947 | Jan 1959 | 11y 7m | Mrs Osmond |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 521 | SOUP | VHC | My foundation’s in stock: the difficulty lies in getting in it! | 2 mngs. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 275 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | I’ll take the run, spr/y, quick, said the player, looking at the score | |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 237 | BASTINADE | VHC | Foot slogging out East? You could surely have abstained from such torture! | anag.; “a form of punishment in the East” in C. |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 204 | ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Glad I could fall back on moss—b/rier tore my best clothes to shreds | Moss Bros, terrier |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 181 | HANGABLE | VHC | Mistletoe is on the wall, stockings are on the bedpost, and turkey is in the larder—I am darn competent! | hang! able; 3 hangable items |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 180 | HESPER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Skin affected by harsh detergent—it c/haps | |
| 176 | SPIGOT | VHC | Here’s a fill for your pipe—you can pour out a drink when it’s out! | 2 mngs. |
| 175 | HAIR-LINE | Third | How an aspiration to publish a verse is achieved by a stroke of the pen! | h + air + line; aspirated consonant |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 161 | TILLER | VHC | He who cultivates John Haig, for example gets an infernal head in excess! | (Dis)tiller; ref. John Haig & Co. Ltd. |
| 160 | RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Young Woodley’s trouble could have been described as a spring fever o/f love | ref. ‘Y. W.’, play by John Van Druten |
| 159 | SPANIEL | VHC | Alpines maybe—but not flora. Should it be fawna? | anag.; ‘fawner’ |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 54 | SPONGE | VHC | Here’s the ops. gen. Scramble, and wipe out your objective | anag. |
Ximenes competitions
1954 (2)
302 MARTIN
293 CAB
1954 (1)
265 THERMAE
259 AGANIPPE
1953 (2)
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
253 DERATION
235 ASPHETERISM
1952 (2)
206 PIEPOWDER
201 AMETHYST
1952 (1)
186 ASHMOLEAN
183 SAUSAGES
182 MISTLETOE
1951 (2)
179 CADRE
177 DESOLATE
173 HATCHING
172 GARNISHER
1951 (1)
157 ORANGE
155 LYTERIAN
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
1947 (2)
63 STILETTO
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |