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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs S. M. Macpherson | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 44 | 21 | Apr 1961 | Oct 1982 | 21y 6m | Mrs S. Macpherson S. M. Macpherson |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 250 | Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram) | VHC | Clutched short chance to thank setter | |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 178 | A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent) | VHC | Silverstone brings summer holidays to mind | Ag st. |
| 165 | Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram) | VHC | An anagram can hobble poor boob like me, and the top cluers can hope on | |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 148 | BALLYHOO | VHC | Publicity campaign heroics – blooming noisy stuff! – this year should be scrapped | bally hoo(ha) |
| 143 | Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle) | VHC | Our warmest Christmas wishes to your Majesties, all three, Though you won’t arrive to read this card before Epiphany: It’s not far now to Bethlehem; it really is a pity You have to come by camel-train, and not by ‘Inter-City’ | |
| 130 | EADISH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The sweet content in making m/oney | |
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | Spurn bit of cake in kitchens for reduced girth | anag. less c; girth2 |
| 118 | OPERETTIST (Misprints) | VHC | My scones are light, and here’s a piece of cake rising in a round hump | scores; sitter (rev.) in O pet |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 84 | MIRLIGOES / ILL-OMENED (Right and Left) | Third | Sinister outcome of oilmen led astray staggers me – oil-rigs being sabotaged | anag.; anag.; giddiness = staggers |
| 79 | SLAPSTICK | VHC | Buffet with jam and custard-pie | slap stick |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 40 | FANTOCCINI | VHC | Faction in C is a ‘company of persons acting together’ – both manipulated here | anag.; C = Chambers |
| 23 | SCLERODERMIC | VHC | Crusty cleric stormed about missing start of Test | anag. less T |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1162 | BEAM-ENDS | Second | Rolls, submerging us, boded disaster—closes down after summer | beam + end; summer2; ref. break-up of Rolls Royce Ltd. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 962 | PALING | VHC | Withdraw me and a hole appears with nothing in it | nil in gap (all rev.), & lit. |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 945 | OBLITERATE | VHC | Blue-pencil, i.e. blot out and spoil | anag. + rate; rate3 = ret |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 851 | Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam) | VHC | Molasses by Sugar Daddy out of Some Lass | anag. |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 777 | TAILOR-BIRD | VHC | My homework is sewing—it’s a snip, old girl! | tailor bird; snip, n. |
| 764 | SHIMMY-SHAKE | VHC | Dad’s version of the twist! Mum! I’m shy twisting in formation | sh! I’m + anag. in make |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 708 | HEARTS | VHC | Pay attention to trumps! Discard the remnant: four are enough for game | hear t(rump)s; ref. bridge |
1982-1983
547 GLEEMAN
1981-1982
486 JUMPED-UP
1979-1980
419 RAMILLIES
384 OUTSPREADING
1977-1978
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
267 MORRIS-DANCE
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
208 RALPH
1975-1976
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
174 EPEOLATRY
1974-1975
146 CHARADES
139 PIEPOWDER
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
105 Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)
1973-1974
57 MINARET (Printer’s Devilry)
1972-1973
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
10 LINGERIE
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1154 CLARIONET
1145 GENIPAP
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1076 NEFAST (Misprints)
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1968-1969
1028 SATIRE
1010 MOTORIST
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
1000 THOUSAND
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
975 HALE
958 DRY MEASURE
1966-1967
936 MINI SKIRTS
929 AMPHITHEATRE
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1965-1966
882 SNAPDRAGON
878 ENTOMOSTRACA
860 CORSAGE
1964-1965
832 PENNY-WISE (Misprints)
1962-1963
738 ANAESTHETIC
725 SILENUS
700 SOLOMON
1961-1962
676 TRELLIS (DLM)
664 MANIPULATE
1960-1961
638 BUREAUCRAT
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |