| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss J. Fraser | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Nov 1946 | Apr 1949 | 2y 5m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1949 (1) | ||||
| 101 | BARRACKS | VHC | Counter-cheers: means of demonstrating the lengths members may go to after a division | bar (= division of music) + racks (= torture instruments); members = limbs |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 66 | CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET | VHC | Stir ham, well minced, in mixed spice, for a seasonable confection | anag. |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 61 | CREASY | VHC | State of the batsman’s trousers while making a century? | anag. of C years |
| 60 | HEEL | VHC | Recovered at last, after wearing indisposition | cryptic def.; shoemaker’s last |
| 59 | TAME | VHC | We want different meat, possibly due to a surfeit of bully | anag. |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 41 | ALTOGETHER | Third | Variations in E: larghetto (for full orchestra?) | anag. |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 38 | WIND-HOVER | VHC | This bird’s down might be ruffled with a winter in France | anag. of down, hiver (Fr.) |
Ximenes competitions
1949 (1)
98 HUMERI
94 SARDELLE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |