Clues written by R. C. Payn
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R. C. Payn12039515Dec 1945Nov 19493y 11m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1949 (2)
109PERIVHCShe might be seen with a Peer at the Savoy or with me disguised at the Empireanag. of (Em)pire; ‘Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the P.’, Savoy opera by G & S
1949 (1)
101BARRACKSVHCThe soldier’s home! Extreme anxiety in public houses!bar racks
1948 (2)
82CURAREVHCIf you treat this poison carelessly, your end is in sighti.e. curare less care = (yo)ur
1948 (1)
78CAKE-WALKVHCclue missing
72TEMPLE BARThirdWhere to find the Lamb and Flag in the Strand—but the flag’s a blue oneanag. of lamb, peter; blue peter; T.B. located at end of Strand
1947 (2)
59TAMEVHCThere’s mincemeat, and you may find holly of a sort—but no spiritanags. of meat and mate; mate = holly
1947 (1)
51LLANELLYVHCTwo pounds each way on the French donkey. Why, after that, you’ll never find a Welsherâne (Fr.) in LL, LL + y (‘why’); i.e. more Welsh; welsh, vb.
49ESPERANTOSecondUltimately half of Milton and more than half of Shakespeare may be translated into this languageanag. of (Mil)ton (Shake)speare
1946 (2)
33TAMBERSVHCWarning light in a back street unlikely to be recognised by the chef d’orchestreamber in St (rev.); i.e. anglicisation of French ‘timbres’
1945 (2)
19SCREENINGSVHCRefuse to make an improper sign after a coarse riddlescreen + anag.
14Punning name (Punning name)ThirdWilberforce de Beauchamps‘we’ll be forced to be chums’
1945 (1)
13IPOMAEAVHCIt’s a plant to get the Navy out of Pomeraniaanag. of Pomerania less RN

 
HCs awarded to R. C. Payn
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Ximenes competitions
 
1949 (2)
  116 WATERLOO
  113 CRICKETER
 
1949 (1)
  103 MOSES
  99 SCARABEE
 
1948 (2)
  84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
 


Annual Honours record of R. C. Payn
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1949 (2)0 1 2
1949 (1)0 1 2
1948 (2)0 1 1
1948 (1)1 (0, 0, 1) 1 0
1947 (2)0 1 0
1947 (1)1 (0, 1, 0) 1 0
1946 (2)0 1 0
1945 (2)1 (0, 0, 1) 1 0
1945 (1)0 1 0