ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. W. Hill | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 12 | Mar 1982 | Feb 1995 | 12y 11m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1161 | ADIAPHORON | VHC | Repeatedly shunned by Society, sacked parson said: ‘Oh, it doesn’t really matter’ | anag. less S, S |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1069 | (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces) | VHC | Ode’s ruined with insertion of line that’s poetic sham | D; stich in anag. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 882 | DOSSIER | VHC | Misuse of steroids? There’s no end of it in the papers | anag. less t |
| 849 | VISITE | VHC | A cape one’s seen in views of Genoa | I in viste (It.) |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 816 | POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter) | VHC | It’s time for a bean-feast – pile up hot fuel under cauldron | pot + H coal (rev.) |
| 801 | LINCHET | VHC | Balk at church getting involved in ‘irregular’ service | in Ch in let |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 779 | MISSING LINK | VHC | Failure to catch connection one assumed to have existed | 2 mngs. |
| 762 | OBELISE | VHC | Cast doubt on whether German’s dedicatee of popular piano piece | ob (Ger.) + Elise; ref. E. German and ‘Für Elise’ |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 666 | Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts) | Third | Score at Murrayfield provided something to whet the appetite | (ape)ritif; rit if |
| 662 | BARGE-COUPLE | VHC | Chevron’s just right – shove a litre in the old chariot! | barge + l in coupé |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 585 | FLABELLIFORM | VHC | Following marker, after making about turn marines fanned out | f label LIFO RM |
1994-1995
1186 GRISELDA
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1078 KIRBEH
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1074 DEMIREP
1065 TANDOORI
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1048 GALLOPADE
1991-1992
1026 LET-OFF
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1021 BEARD
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1990-1991
987 IRON CURTAIN
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
956 SPEAR-SIDE
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1989-1990
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
1988-1989
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
1987-1988
827 MICKEY-TAKING
809 DOLCE VITA
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1986-1987
764 CHILDERMAS
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
731 STRING
727 WELL-TO-DO
701 BALUSTRADE
1984-1985
631 INTERLOCK
1983-1984
615 HISTORIETTE
603 FIGULINE
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
564 PARAMENT
538 INGRAIN
1981-1982
517 IMMORTELLE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |