Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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Miss G. Savory | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Jun 1945 | Apr 1954 | 8y 10m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1954 (1) | ||||
275 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Surely a happy match in summer test, if i/n all overs wisdom | testifies to vernal lovers’ |
1949 (1) | ||||
103 | MOSES | VHC | Primrose found by a river’s brim | 2 mngs.; Moses P. in ‘The Vicar of Wakefield’ by Oliver Goldsmith; ref. ‘Peter Bell’ by Wordsworth; drawn from Nile |
1945 (2) | ||||
23 | HICATEE | VHC | “He taught us here,” said the Mock Turtle “in Latin.” “And at ease, I hope.” said Alice, kindly | hic (= here, L.) at ‘Es’; ref. Alice in Wonderland, ch. 9, “We called him the tortoise because he taught us” |
16 | UNVULGAR | VHC | It’s not common to call the United Nations mean | UN vulgar |
1945 (1) | ||||
1 | CAT-LAP | Second | clue missing |
Ximenes competitions
1954 (1)
281 SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number)
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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Ximenes competitions | ||||
1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1945 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
1945 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |