ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Feetenby | 19 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 57 | 22 | Feb 1976 | Jun 1995 | 19y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1200 | Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Lancashire’s middle orders dismissed in Battle of Roses? Yorks ones would be pleased! | SELE(CT)ORS; L, e in anag. |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1087 | OLD SOLDIER | VHC | One’s sack is a thing of the past? | double mng.; sack2,3 |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1039 | TOLERABLE | VHC | Fair balloteer could make this debate roll on after polling day | anag. & anag. less d |
| 1004 | OIL PAINTINGS | VHC | They’ll have initials on, those of Goya and Picasso possibly | anag. incl. G, P, & lit. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 974 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | Soft soap patron’s written about volume? | v in anag., & lit.; soft = diffused, etc. |
| 943 | BARAGOUIN | VHC | Stupid baaing or a bit of Unwin? | anag. incl. U, & lit. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 920 | CHRIST-CROSS-ROW | VHC | A to Z’s rich in detail, with street intersecting street | anag. + St cross row; ref. street atlas; cross adj. |
| 908 | INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Cryptic word meant ‘Inca bles/t’ | Sind; ref. Napier’s ‘Peccavi’ telegram |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 869 | HOLD-UPS | VHC | They are familiar in turns to the right | old in hups, & lit. |
| 840 | SONDE | Third | Leaders in summit on nuclear disarmament evidently met man’s high hope for better understanding | first letters |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 835 | PROSAICAL | VHC | Let loose from Calliope’s art in composition | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 814 | SPOUSAGE | VHC | Something for better etc. – old custom | SP o usage, & lit.; ref. wedding vow |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 740 | ESCADRILLE | VHC | Flying ace after art that’s essentially French must accept training here | es (Fr.) + drill in anag., & lit. |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 692 | FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number) | VHC | Point of flame I’d certainly convey | point; f I’d I3 bus, & lit. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 662 | BARGE-COUPLE | Third | What’s aloft in bounding gable core? | up in anag., & lit. |
| 635 | ROSEMARY | VHC | What could get you wed, heart lost, after Eros struck | anag. + ma(r)ry, & lit.; ref. Brewer |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 572 | SNAKE-OIL | VHC | I slake no wound | anag. & lit. |
| 556 | SWEAL (Misprints) | Second | Turn off endless bad language on channel’s latest offering | burn; swea(r) + l |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | I could put an end to law-breaking in a lad | g in boy, & lit. |
1995-1996
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1190 DENARIUS
1186 GRISELDA
1993-1994
1130 AGRESTAL
1126 CHEATERY
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1108 GREEN
1104 BURYING-PLACES
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1065 TANDOORI
1991-1992
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1013 ALVEARY
1000 ONE THOUSAND
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
969 BUNTER
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
1989-1990
926 NERD
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
878 MOUSEPIECE
874 BLUESTOCKING
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
866 NECTAREOUS
853 DEBACLE
849 VISITE
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
805 LITOTES
1986-1987
774 VICTORINE
764 CHILDERMAS
750 SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)
1985-1986
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
701 BALUSTRADE
1984-1985
675 CONSTERNATE
666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
653 INTERNUNCIO
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
594 DOINGS
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1981-1982
513 ETYMOLOGICON
1980-1981
460 SWOOP
430 TEGULA
1979-1980
393 INTRACARDIAC
375 SPREATHE
1978-1979
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
294 HUMECT
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
243 OLYMPIC
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 8 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |