| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss D. M. Thorn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Aug 1951 | Feb 1962 | 10y 6m | Miss D. M. Thorne |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 395 | SCALE-ARMOUR | VHC | Martial array of Knights to take up weapons in sporting carousel? | arm (vb.) in anag. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 279 | CRYPTOGRAM | VHC | The wail of a baby having got upside down in its carriage is unintelligible (except to its parent?). | cry + got (rev.) in pram |
| 275 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Marriage lin/gers—must get monotonous | |
| 271 | TRIPLET | VHC | Go lightly over an obstacle conveying a tray | trip, let; tray2 = trey |
Ximenes competitions
1961-1962
682 PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)
1956-1957
390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1954 (2)
287 MANCHESTER
1951 (2)
172 GARNISHER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |