Clues written by E. Dawid
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E. Dawid46144111251Feb 1983May 202239y 3mE. David
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2021-2022
2595FIFTY YEARSVHCAzed’s span – works of art? FYI yes – nothing lessanag. less 0
2586BALDERDASHFirstIn clueing, R. Heald’s bad? Nonsense!anag.; ref. leading AZ competitor
2573HANDS-ONVHCGetting stuck in, one’s tucking into hot cross bun’s last bitan in h dso + n
2020-2021
2556TOERAGVHCRogue – e.g. love rat?anag. incl 0, & lit.
2532POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)VHCTrophy can endlessly sweeten the championpot + lat + suga(r) + t’ ch.
2019-2020
2508CHARACTER (Misprints)VHCDamaged the car? RAC care is requiredcard; anag.
2018-2019
2460TWEETVHCTit emits one for a short timetit with wee for I, & lit.
2425EPILIMNIONVHCEssentially tepid, I’m in and on top of lake circulatinganag. incl. epi, l, & lit.
2017-2018
2408LUNCHEONETTEVHCGrilled tuna on piece of lettuce and cheese melt could be —— mealscomp. anag. incl. l, & lit.
2390POISSON D’AVRILVHCRavioli’s new pods rattled one falling for spaghetti treesanag. incl. n
2015-2016
2300MISHMASHVHCA motorway pile-up has hospital in chaosh in M1 smash
2283BARGAINVHCGrab one in jumble?anag. incl. a, & lit.
2012-2013
2139DE RIGUEURVHCMachine rider astride tuned kit – acceptable as necessary for tongue U in anag.; kit = violin
2010-2011
2014HACKETTEVHCShe might produce endless cheeky tat in ragsanag. less y, & lit.
2009-2010
1962ANADEMVHCOne tied at the end held in unkempt manea + d in anag., & lit.
2000-2001
1502RAPPELVHCWhat’s tapping centres of traps spelt?(t)rap(s) (s)pel(t), & lit.; traps = drums
1999-2000
1454GET-UPVHCWoollen coat could represent this!i.e. get up = teg, & lit.
1446NEWSPAPERDOMVHCModern pap we circulate – Sun included!S in anag., & lit.
1437MISTLETOEVHCKiss under this could unite bird with former boyfriendmistle to e(x), & lit.
1419SPLODGEThirdSteaming dog’s pile I cleared leaves large stain!anag. less I; steaming = drunk
1415MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)VHCSee Scottish bar/s lay on duty-free to serve malt whisky!Islay
1998-1999
1387Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram)VHCMary’s small lad is in thatch and a cow’s shed 
1997-1998
1360BOG-ASPHODELVHCStrong smell, anyhow, helps a dog that’s weed on soggy groundBO anag.
1334CATACHRESTICVHCBob Cratchit – case of verbal abuse?anag.; bob vt
1996-1997
1303PONIARDVHCWound in a prod?anag. & lit.
1281ABLUTOMANEVHCHoward Hughes was one skilled at acquiring staggering amountanag. in able; ref. eccentric American multi-millionaire
1994-1995
1194DONETThirdABC and what follows on to the ends of the alphabetD on e, t
1169BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)VHCBuoyant ‘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
1165YAPSTERVHCStray sheep might show he’s worried with thiscomp. anag. & lit.
1156TERPSICHOREANVHCRe chorines tap dancing?anag. & lit.
1992-1993
1078KIRBEHVHCHide bottle and be admitted into drink hospitalbe in kir H
1069(P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)VHCSo the pictures forged by Boschite?B; anag.
1048GALLOPADEVHCGad a length and lope brisklyanag. incl. l, & lit.
1991-1992
1026LET-OFFVHCWhat’s very loud lot thrown with energyanag. of ff lot E, & lit.
1013ALVEARYVHCA volume containing Latin, English and then someL in a v + E + ary, & lit.
1990-1991
974AVANT-PROPOSVHCPrelude No. 5 in A one played troppo at beginning of suiteV in A an + anag. + s
1989-1990
939A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)VHCRogue soccer fans rose in a drunken spreeanag.; a + anag.
920CHRIST-CROSS-ROWVHCJonathan, perhaps in triumph, succeeded ‘X’ in A-zed seriesChrist + Ross in crow; ref. TV presenter; J. Crowther = Azed
1988-1989
866NECTAREOUSVHCWhat course eaten with topping might be?anag. incl. (e)aten, & lit.
1986-1987
770HERMITSVHCThose seeking privacy, when aroused, might register as ‘E. & R. Smith’!anag.
766GUBBINSThirdClue 1 this month? ‘Thingumbob’s in as an alternative’comp. anag. incl. I, & lit.; in = popular
753SHEEPDOGVHCGosh! Deep in trouble, but not a worrier even when on trialanag.
744SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)VHCLank tripe and shin fried? I.e. café feed’s so foul large scale malady resultsanag.; anag.; scale = leaf
1985-1986
683BANISHVHCBoycott is bowled taking a wee libertyb an ish; ref. Geoff B.
1984-1985
660Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)VHCEastern Magi encounter new star to Saviour 
644EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)ThirdRosy estate mine – in other words, I’m on ——comp. anag. & lit.

 
HCs awarded to E. Dawid
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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
 


Annual Honours record of E. Dawid
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VHCsHCsPosition
2020-20210 2 4
2019-20200 1 6
2018-20190 2 3
2017-20180 2 4
2016-20170 0 5
2015-20160 2 1
2014-20150 0 3
2013-20140 0 3
2012-20130 1 2
2011-20120 0 3
2010-20110 1 3
2009-20100 1 1
2008-20090 0 1
 
2006-20070 0 2
2005-20060 0 3
2004-20050 0 1
 
2001-20020 0 1
2000-20010 1 0
1999-20001 (0, 0, 1) 4 5 12
1998-19990 1 5
1997-19980 2 2
1996-19970 2 3
1995-19960 0 7
1994-19951 (0, 0, 1) 3 2 13
1993-19940 0 3
1992-19930 3 4
1991-19920 2 5
1990-19910 1 1
1989-19900 2 8
1988-19890 1 2
1987-19880 0 4
1986-19871 (0, 0, 1) 3 4 16
1985-19860 1 3
1984-19851 (0, 0, 1) 1 3
1983-19840 0 2
1982-19830 0 1