Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
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E. Dawid | 46 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 112 | 51 | Feb 1983 | May 2022 | 39y 3m | E. David |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2021-2022 | ||||
2595 | FIFTY YEARS | VHC | Azed’s span – works of art? FYI yes – nothing less | anag. less 0 |
2586 | BALDERDASH | First | In clueing, R. Heald’s bad? Nonsense! | anag.; ref. leading AZ competitor |
2573 | HANDS-ON | VHC | Getting stuck in, one’s tucking into hot cross bun’s last bit | an in h dso + n |
2020-2021 | ||||
2556 | TOERAG | VHC | Rogue – e.g. love rat? | anag. incl 0, & lit. |
2532 | POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree) | VHC | Trophy can endlessly sweeten the champion | pot + lat + suga(r) + t’ ch. |
2019-2020 | ||||
2508 | CHARACTER (Misprints) | VHC | Damaged the car? RAC care is required | card; anag. |
2018-2019 | ||||
2460 | TWEET | VHC | Tit emits one for a short time | tit with wee for I, & lit. |
2425 | EPILIMNION | VHC | Essentially tepid, I’m in and on top of lake circulating | anag. incl. epi, l, & lit. |
2017-2018 | ||||
2408 | LUNCHEONETTE | VHC | Grilled tuna on piece of lettuce and cheese melt could be —— meals | comp. anag. incl. l, & lit. |
2390 | POISSON D’AVRIL | VHC | Ravioli’s new pods rattled one falling for spaghetti trees | anag. incl. n |
2015-2016 | ||||
2300 | MISHMASH | VHC | A motorway pile-up has hospital in chaos | h in M1 smash |
2283 | BARGAIN | VHC | Grab one in jumble? | anag. incl. a, & lit. |
2012-2013 | ||||
2139 | DE RIGUEUR | VHC | Machine rider astride tuned kit – acceptable as necessary for ton | gue U in anag.; kit = violin |
2010-2011 | ||||
2014 | HACKETTE | VHC | She might produce endless cheeky tat in rags | anag. less y, & lit. |
2009-2010 | ||||
1962 | ANADEM | VHC | One tied at the end held in unkempt mane | a + d in anag., & lit. |
2000-2001 | ||||
1502 | RAPPEL | VHC | What’s tapping centres of traps spelt? | (t)rap(s) (s)pel(t), & lit.; traps = drums |
1999-2000 | ||||
1454 | GET-UP | VHC | Woollen coat could represent this! | i.e. get up = teg, & lit. |
1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Modern pap we circulate – Sun included! | S in anag., & lit. |
1437 | MISTLETOE | VHC | Kiss under this could unite bird with former boyfriend | mistle to e(x), & lit. |
1419 | SPLODGE | Third | Steaming dog’s pile I cleared leaves large stain! | anag. less I; steaming = drunk |
1415 | MANATI (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | See Scottish bar/s lay on duty-free to serve malt whisky! | Islay |
1998-1999 | ||||
1387 | Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram) | VHC | Mary’s small lad is in thatch and a cow’s shed | |
1997-1998 | ||||
1360 | BOG-ASPHODEL | VHC | Strong smell, anyhow, helps a dog that’s weed on soggy ground | BO anag. |
1334 | CATACHRESTIC | VHC | Bob Cratchit – case of verbal abuse? | anag.; bob vt |
1996-1997 | ||||
1303 | PONIARD | VHC | Wound in a prod? | anag. & lit. |
1281 | ABLUTOMANE | VHC | Howard Hughes was one skilled at acquiring staggering amount | anag. in able; ref. eccentric American multi-millionaire |
1994-1995 | ||||
1194 | DONET | Third | ABC and what follows on to the ends of the alphabet | D on e, t |
1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Buoyant ‘Mirror’ one pound! The ‘Sun’ in ruin, bankrupt! Beginning of end of Rupert? | I lb (rev.) + the; s in anag. + e; ref. R. Murdoch / Bear |
1165 | YAPSTER | VHC | Stray sheep might show he’s worried with this | comp. anag. & lit. |
1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | VHC | Re chorines tap dancing? | anag. & lit. |
1992-1993 | ||||
1078 | KIRBEH | VHC | Hide bottle and be admitted into drink hospital | be in kir H |
1069 | (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces) | VHC | So the pictures forged by Boschite? | B; anag. |
1048 | GALLOPADE | VHC | Gad a length and lope briskly | anag. incl. l, & lit. |
1991-1992 | ||||
1026 | LET-OFF | VHC | What’s very loud lot thrown with energy | anag. of ff lot E, & lit. |
1013 | ALVEARY | VHC | A volume containing Latin, English and then some | L in a v + E + ary, & lit. |
1990-1991 | ||||
974 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | Prelude No. 5 in A one played troppo at beginning of suite | V in A an + anag. + s |
1989-1990 | ||||
939 | A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left) | VHC | Rogue soccer fans rose in a drunken spree | anag.; a + anag. |
920 | CHRIST-CROSS-ROW | VHC | Jonathan, perhaps in triumph, succeeded ‘X’ in A-zed series | Christ + Ross in crow; ref. TV presenter; J. Crowther = Azed |
1988-1989 | ||||
866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | What course eaten with topping might be? | anag. incl. (e)aten, & lit. |
1986-1987 | ||||
770 | HERMITS | VHC | Those seeking privacy, when aroused, might register as ‘E. & R. Smith’! | anag. |
766 | GUBBINS | Third | Clue 1 this month? ‘Thingumbob’s in as an alternative’ | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit.; in = popular |
753 | SHEEPDOG | VHC | Gosh! Deep in trouble, but not a worrier even when on trial | anag. |
744 | SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left) | VHC | Lank tripe and shin fried? I.e. café feed’s so foul large scale malady results | anag.; anag.; scale = leaf |
1985-1986 | ||||
683 | BANISH | VHC | Boycott is bowled taking a wee liberty | b an ish; ref. Geoff B. |
1984-1985 | ||||
660 | Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram) | VHC | Eastern Magi encounter new star to Saviour | |
644 | EASY STREET (or STAPELIA) | Third | Rosy estate mine – in other words, I’m on —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2569 BILBO
2020-2021
2564 CLEARING
2543 CABRETTA
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2517 LITERATIM
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2490 DREAMSCAPE
2486 BRUHAHA
2477 SPRAT-WEATHER
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2447 CONGENER
2430 CLERIHEW
2421 SPASMODICAL
2017-2018
2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
2399 CHARMEUSE
2395 PURITANISM
2386 PENNY-A-LINER
2016-2017
2347 ASLEEP
2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
2325 MASON
2322 VENTRICOSE
2313 PERFECT
2015-2016
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2239 ERADIATE (Spoonerisms)
2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
2209 (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent)
2013-2014
2187 WEST
2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
2012-2013
2144 INFERNO (Spoonerisms)
2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2011-2012
2074 BENNET
2049 PARTY-POOPER
2045 CATENATE
2010-2011
2031 EMBROIDERY
2019 OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left)
2000 TWO THOUSAND
2009-2010
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
2008-2009
1927 TONSURE (Spoonerisms)
2006-2007
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
1758 BIMBETTE
1753 DIAGONAL
2004-2005
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2001-2002
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1450 PRETENDANT
1439 JOHN CANOE
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1424 HEIST
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1394 BERGAMOT
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1385 PANTRIES
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1997-1998
1338 SMART ALEC
1322 CARPET
1996-1997
1290 NITERIE
1286 CHALET
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1995-1996
1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
1247 PREDICANT
1242 KNOCKERS
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1220 CASSANDRA
1216 CHAPERON
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1186 GRISELDA
1181 SLADE
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1139 BENJAMIN
1108 GREEN
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1074 DEMIREP
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1030 PASTILLE
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
1000 ONE THOUSAND
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
961 WAVESON
1989-1990
934 LACE-UPS
930 SABULOSE
922 REFORMADO
917 HOOLIGANISM
913 ARCHIBALD
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
895 TONE DEAF
891 CAT
1988-1989
878 MOUSEPIECE
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
823 SARBACANE
818 EMBUSQUÉ
801 LINCHET
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
774 VICTORINE
762 OBELISE
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
722 SUPERNACULUM
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1984-1985
662 BARGE-COUPLE
653 INTERNUNCIO
649 AUSTRALORP
1983-1984
615 HISTORIETTE
609 LUCKY-BAG
1982-1983
564 PARAMENT
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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2020-2021 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
2019-2020 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
2018-2019 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
2017-2018 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
2016-2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
2015-2016 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
2013-2014 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
2012-2013 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
2010-2011 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
2009-2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2000-2001 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1999-2000 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 5 | 12 |
1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
1996-1997 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
1994-1995 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 2 | 13 |
1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1992-1993 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
1991-1992 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1989-1990 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
1986-1987 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 4 | 16 |
1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1984-1985 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | – |
1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |