| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs D. M. Kissen | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 | Sep 1946 | Dec 1966 | 20y 3m | Mrs Kissen |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 213 | LEMONADE | VHC | Punch, dispirited, lacks pep: full of sparkle, gets open-mouthed welcome at children’s parties | 2 mngs., i.e. punch without spirit = lemonade; Punch & Judy |
| 1948 (2) | ||||
| 89 | SEASON | VHC | A boy for Elizabeth next Sunday? Some time, no doubt! | S + E a son; next = next to |
| 81 | CHARADE | VHC | Game performance in race had all excited | anag. |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 68 | ANTIGROPELOS | VHC | Recommended in classic advertisement to cover a multitude of sins when intoxicated? | cryptic def.; i.e ‘shins’; ref. def. in C. “Prob. this barbarous word was orig. an advertisement” |
| 66 | CHRISTMAS PIE or TURKEY CARPET | VHC | The Murdered M.P.s, A. Christie—if you like to get your teeth into a good mystery, try this! | anag.; Agatha C. |
| 1947 (2) | ||||
| 64 | GLASTONBURY | Second | Abbey wedding the last word in peaceful organisation with Great Britain enraptured: the younger one’s turn next! | last in anag. of UNO, GB + yr. (rev.); ref. wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey, 20 Nov 1947 |
| 62 | HERCULES | VHC | Strong Labour Party about to make the House of Lords secure! | anag. of HL secure; ref. Parliament Bill, published in 1947; labours of H. |
| 57 | THEORBOS | VHC | Instruments which guide the sailor round the globe | orb in the OS |
| 55 | NAUSEANT | VHC | Exciting food project: rations to be raised! | cryptic defs. |
| 54 | SPONGE | VHC | Open Guineas offers chance for staying animal | anag. incl. gs; horse racing; staying = immobile |
| 53 | SHIN | VHC | Variety for a shilling in the gods | sh. in; shin (Jap.) = spirits, gods; variety of meat[?] |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 51 | LLANELLY | VHC | It’s all up with little Nell: port the cause of her downfall | all (rev.) + Nelly; down clue |
| 45 | RATTENED | Second | More than picketed: pickpocketed? | cryptic def.; i.e. had tools taken |
| 41 | ALTOGETHER | VHC | Get her in the queue after a mixed lot of fully fashioned! | anag.+ get her; queue = tail |
| 40 | Suitable Present (Suitable Present) | VHC | Toothbrush for Lysander | “Out, tawny Tartar” M.N. Dream Act 3, Scene 2 |
| 1946 (2) | ||||
| 33 | TAMBERS | VHC | Best-selling American heroine owes tony English qualities to sojourn in back street | Amber in St (rev.); ref. ‘Forever Amber’, by Kathleen Winsor |
Ximenes competitions
1966-1967
935 MALAPROP
1965-1966
900 PARAMECIA or PAREOEANS
1964-1965
847 FRENETICAL
1957-1958
482 LEASING-MAKER
1952 (2)
204 ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)
203 WEATHERS
1949 (1)
102 ARCHIMEDES
1948 (2)
87 SISKIN
1948 (1)
75 PETROLEUSES
1947 (2)
56 SHEEP-RUN
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1947 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1947 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1946 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |