ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Phillips | 50 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 44 | 59 | May 1985 | Mar 2004 | 18y 10m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1659 | SCAREDY-CAT | VHC | I’ve no Ginger – I’ll leave Astaire dancing with Cyd C. | anag. less I; ref. G. Rogers, Fred A., C. Charisse |
| 1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | VHC | Multiplying computer key pair gets right inside the LANs’ encryption | CR + Esc; r in anag.; get = captivate |
| 1650 | SAPHENA | VHC | Antithrombin’s ultimate in reducing clot here? | n in saphea(d), & lit.; reduce = become smaller |
| 1648 | MAGIC LANTERN | VHC | What lights scene, bringing Wise Men (three) to crib family? | clan in Magi tern; crib = confine |
| 1641 | GADGETEER | VHC | Nerd eternally after engineering’s latest promotion? | g + ad + get + e’er, & lit. |
| 1637 | AMNESIC | VHC | New man, bumbling sice, is no retainer | anag. + anag. |
| 1628 | ENCOMION | Third | In come larks leading elevated exaltation | anag. + on; elevated = tipsy, see exaltation |
| 1624 | BELAY | VHC | Bight securing end of alpine line | e l in bay, & lit. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1619 | GISMO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Increasingly stressed people are seeking the guidance of yo/re | |
| 1611 | LEISLER | VHC | Confusing it with barbastelle confounds this bat and another | comp. anag. incl. bat, bat |
| 1602 | FENESTRA | Third | Here melts the heart in soft serenade? | anag. of (so)ft serena(de), & lit.; ref. Romeo and Juliet |
| 1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | What embodies my turned expression could be sharper! | gnome (rev) in anag., & lit. |
| 1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Spirits singularly active round heart of Orkneys? | tangies; n in geist a, & lit. |
| 1593 | MANSUETE | VHC | Clement lost the second to Kenneth, with one to go in a minute’s waffling | anag. less I + e; ref. C. Freud, K. Williams in radio game show ‘Just a Minute’ |
| 1589 | JOKESMITH | VHC | One must have contrived hokiest Joe Millers initially | anag. incl. J, M, & lit.; J. M. = old joke |
| 1580 | MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number) | VHC | Old skirt bustles to give rise to garment | bustles; anag. |
| 1576 | FACADE | First | It’s a ‘rocking-horse’ movement Lambert delivered | falcade less L, & lit.; ref. W. Walton’s musical ‘entertainment’ with words by Edith Sitwell, originally performed by Constant L. |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1563 | SLYBOOTS | VHC | Extra in wicket’s arising from one that’s wide | by in stool’s (all rev.) |
| 1554 | PEARL | VHC | Here’s a prize specimen (not plain) in a brilliant line | pear l, 2 defs. |
| 1550 | MEMORITER | First | So trio member might play without book | anag. less b, & lit. |
| 1546 | TRANSPARENT | VHC | Frank hit body of Grant’s partner, Tiffany | anag. of central letters, 2 defs.; ref. G. Mitchell, F. and T. Butcher in ‘EastEnders’ |
| 1544 | PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Bat or spree on rounds mixing port and ale mostly | anag. less e |
| 1541 | CHUPRASSY | VHC | I’m about to go on runs when needed by secretary dispatching internal letters | c hup r as + s(ecretar)y, & lit. |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1515 | SNIDE | VHC | Showering others in unkindness | anag. of alternate letters, & lit.; other = alternate |
| 1511 | DEEP-SEATED | Second | Crank up ‘mongrel’ debate, wanting British entrenched | speed (drug) (rev.) + anag. less B |
| 1506 | BARE(-)BONES | Second | The elements buffet one lost in the woods | bar + ebon(I)es |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1363 | MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number) | VHC | Jonathan’s someone versed in lore and versed in general! | lore; v in main |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1355 | DIACATHOLICON | VHC | It had a colonic licked | anag. & lit. |
| 1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | An object of Commonwealth scorn is Go/och’s departure | ref. Enoch Powell |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1113 | EMPLASTRUM | VHC | Trammels up wound? | anag. & lit. |
| 1104 | BURYING-PLACES | VHC | One Scotch with pills swells the pancreas and binds body-cavities | yin2 GP in bur laces |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1061 | MAGIC | VHC | What could make one see spell? | mag2 I c, & lit. |
| 1056 | ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Does this friskiness get dearest in on frolicking | dearest; comp. anag. |
| 1048 | GALLOPADE | VHC | Dissipated pal ogled a flirt | anag.; flirt = move briskly |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1030 | PASTILLE | VHC | Wherein sweet’s centre will succeed over sickness? | e after past ill, & lit. |
| 1021 | BEARD | VHC | Take Daniel’s lead, brave as the lion in his den | bear D; brave vt. |
| 1013 | ALVEARY | VHC | Place noted for busyness and Eros packing an arrow has lost circular character | l(o)ve in a ary; ref. Piccadilly Circus |
| 1008 | SPORTSCASTER (Misprints) | VHC | I’d calm events down under stress – or act with resolution, seizing power | call; P in anag.; call (qv) |
| 1004 | OIL PAINTINGS | VHC | One’s stalled by blasted point and signal works (possibly due to pressure on tubes) | I in anag.; i.e. tubes of paint |
| 1000 | ONE THOUSAND | VHC | Universal invested in shoot, Anne wound up dead: thus her days are numbered | U in anag. + d; ref. film ‘Anne of the Thousand Days’ |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 987 | IRON CURTAIN | Third | ‘Communication barrier’ fits this, and ‘Commie bar’, loosely | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 982 | ALMANAC | VHC | May East Indian fruit brought to the West furnish a date roll? | can amla (rev.) |
| 974 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | Mustered up after dormancy, part of navy’s not completed preparatory stuff | sopor pt nava(l) (rev.) |
| 969 | BUNTER | VHC | Drab net is transformed with raw silk covering | anag. in bur |
| 965 | EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number) | VHC | What goes to fur transporters in the East? Neighbours’ rabbit? | fur; arbas in eh?; fur = coat |
| 952 | STAR (Spoonerisms) | Third | Phrase on the blunt side’s initial spur to fighting | blaze … front; s + tar3 |
| 947 | SHOULDER-SLIP | VHC | Hurls spoiled after such a wrench? | anag. & lit. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 913 | ARCHIBALD | VHC | A racy champion splits: one invariably shoots up | Ch. in a ribald; ref. drugs in sport |
| 891 | CAT | First | It’s lashed trunks afloat | double mng.; cat-o’-nine-tails, catamaran |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 679 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Every time my French mistress com/bs, I get tense, muddled | |
2003-2004
1633 EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)
2002-2003
1615 RUGATE
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1585 SHIATSU
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)
1524 INGRATITUDE
2000-2001
1500 GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)
1998-1999
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1367 SANBENITOS
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1994-1995
1178 BOOTLEG
1993-1994
1122 BASILIAN
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1108 GREEN
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1078 KIRBEH
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1074 DEMIREP
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1039 TOLERABLE
1034 BURLAP
1026 LET-OFF
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
961 WAVESON
956 SPEAR-SIDE
943 BARAGOUIN
1989-1990
934 LACE-UPS
917 HOOLIGANISM
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
904 VOETGANGER
900 (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)
895 TONE DEAF
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
1986-1987
764 CHILDERMAS
750 SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2002-2003 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2001-2002 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 2000-2001 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 1990-1991 | 2 (0, 0, 2) | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 1989-1990 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |