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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. M. Hornby | 43 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 106 | 48 | Feb 1948 | Jul 1988 | 40y 5m | B. M. Hornby E. M Hornby |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 735 | MALIGN | VHC | Run down? Worse, lingam’s out of order | anag. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 500 | BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter) | VHC | Diddle be-diddle | idle; be-fool |
| 482 | BODY-SNATCHER | VHC | Astonishingly Drobny cheats and the hallowed turf is gaping as a result of his crime | anag.; ref. Jaroslav D., Wimbledon |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 423 | ACCOUTRE | VHC | County do attended by Queen in service dress | Co. ut R in ace; do2 |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 358 | UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number) | VHC | Ill-bred chap at Oxbridge has to leave | leave; up start |
| 340 | BOOKSIE | VHC | Personal hygiene problem solved, is ’e possibly savouring of literary snobbism? | BO OK + anag. |
| 336 | ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left) | VHC | Trebuchet lacking energy damaged one who dodged projectile tossed far lower | anag. less e; anag. |
| 332 | NUT-CASE | VHC | ENSA cut rude part of Crazy Gang | anag.; ref. WW2 era comedy team |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 306 | DICKENS | VHC | Deuce, and Rosewall’s in the throes of a slipped disc | Ken in anag.; ref. Ken R., tennis player |
| 301 | TROLLOPISH | VHC | Untidy roll-top is hard on pencils; push up new lead from around the middle | i.e. t to start of roll-top is H |
| 289 | AMNESIAC | VHC | Like the proverbial professor, senior master gets up before first light | sen. MA. (rev.) + 1 ac |
| 272 | MALAGUETTA | VHC | Ingredients for Malt Gateau? More likely for Angel Cake | anag. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 221 | PADDY-WHACK | VHC | A portion of soggy rice? What Nanny gave us if we wouldn’t eat it | i.e. paddy whack |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | Second | Bobby has oblong eye, allowing those odd characters to escape | alternate letters |
| 200 | The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Just a puppet, little power in State | Pinocchio; P in Ohio |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 139 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | I’ll be within the boundaries of Pentonville taking my medicine; I had a fair trial | I in P, e + powder; fair, two mngs. |
| 110 | GALLOWS-RIPE | VHC | Such as rope with gravity will disastrously dispatch | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 100 | CENTENARIAN | VHC | My landmark is due to innate care and never, not ever, getting ruffled | anag. incl. n(ever) |
| 70 | GESTAPO (Misprints) | VHC | Established amid the trees by the river, they snoozed under cover | snooped; est. in gapó |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1145 | GENIPAP | Third | It has its roots low down and I dug | gen I pap |
| 1140 | CALLOUS | Third | Ring twice, in some cases we might be failing to listen | call O + us, accusative, etc. |
| 1135 | HILAIRE BELLOC | VHC | I cheer Balliol on, she made me | anag. & lit.; on = getting drunk; “B. made me …” |
| 1115 | FLESH-POTTERY | VHC | He slept, forty winks; it often has that effect | anag. & lit.; wink = flicker |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1106 | LEXICOGRAPHY | VHC | Graecophil has two unknown quantities; Liddell & Scott’s work will sort that out | anag. incl. x,y; ref. Greek dictionary |
| 1097 | PANTOPHAGIST | VHC | Possibly a tiptop gnash is what I need | anag. & lit. |
| 1091 | WENCESLAS | VHC | Another blessed monarch wanting new scales, embarrassed too | anag. |
| 1076 | NEFAST (Misprints) | First | Stocking is not old and unlikely to run | shocking; ne fast |
| 1062 | CALLING-CRAB | VHC | I appear to bow and scrape: it’s the start of riches in a commissionaire’s job | r(iches) in calling cab; i.e. fiddler crab |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1049 | SLANGWHANGER | VHC | What Petruchio pretended to be, taming little Latin shrew (nag, nag) | anag. incl. L (= Latin), tame = reduce to order |
| 1039 | TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number) | VHC | Protection is the beginning and end of the police force | force; t(h)e G-men |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 1002 | PILLAGE | VHC | Aftermath of battle when there were cannon-balls? | i.e. pill age |
| 997 | TREACLE | VHC | Fawning becomes Electra | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| 987 | THING (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | It may be due when a case doesn’t close, and open to abus/e | |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 954 | CERATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | We shall: releases aboun/d: rich who gets out | Wes Hall, Edrich |
| 941 | HYPODERMIC | Second | Jabber and do my cipher wrong? This seldom helps to win a prize. | anag., 2 defs.; ref. doping, racing and Playfair |
| 935 | MALAPROP | VHC | I might say I mix my sillabubs like an expert in exact middle of jam-pot | à la pro in ja(m-p)ot; syllables |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 878 | ENTOMOSTRACA | VHC | No tam to races? Not at all “comme il faut”—almost in “The Shrimp” class | anag.; ref. model Jean Shrimpton at 1965 Melbourne Cup |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 843 | PRISTINE | VHC | Of the past is Profumo’s Christine liaison, for so much somehow has gone by | anag. less anag. of for so much; ref. John P., C. Keeler |
| 839 | GINGER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | A brid/e who none would think needs the butler’s consent | ‘Erewhon’ |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 786 | METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Boring test assa/ults. “How’s that?”—There’s no decision again | |
| 773 | FIT-OUT | VHC | For complete dress put on a spangle, do | fit + O (= spangle, obs.) + ut1 |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 519 | RIDICULE (DLM) | VHC | At idle curiosity don’t mock: A grain of knowledge grows into a rock | |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 70 | GARBAGE | VHC | Let’s put the bus away and leave it; it’s no good | b in garage; let us leave bus = b |
1988-1989
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
809 DOLCE VITA
1986-1987
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
1985-1986
709 GINGER
701 BALUSTRADE
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1984-1985
662 BARGE-COUPLE
649 AUSTRALORP
1983-1984
609 LUCKY-BAG
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1982-1983
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
1981-1982
521 ATTITUDINISE
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
495 CACOETHES
1980-1981
456 BALADINE
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
452 DISSENTERISM
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
1978-1979
362 SEA-SOLDIER
327 HEMLOCK
319 PODESTA
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
285 BOYFRIEND (Misprints)
281 DINOCERAS
267 MORRIS-DANCE
1976-1977
250 Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram)
247 FLIVVER
243 OLYMPIC
234 HOROSCOPIST
229 METRICATE
225 VALETA
216 SCANTITY
212 SURCINGLES
208 RALPH
1975-1976
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
174 EPEOLATRY
169 THUGGEE
1974-1975
148 BALLYHOO
135 GABIONADE
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
123 SCATTERGOOD
118 OPERETTIST (Misprints)
105 Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
66 NONSENSE
62 SOLITAIRES
57 MINARET (Printer’s Devilry)
53 ALEXANDERS
1972-1973
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
40 FANTOCCINI
36 CRUSADER
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
10 LINGERIE
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1143 MORGIANA
1127 TRAYBIT
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1093 MARTINET
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1968-1969
1036 CORONETED
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1015 HOAR-HEADED
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
993 JONATHAN
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
958 DRY MEASURE
1966-1967
949 BROWSING
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1965-1966
894 WITENAGEMOT
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
882 SNAPDRAGON
864 PATERNAL
1964-1965
851 Sire & Dam (Sire & Dam)
832 PENNY-WISE (Misprints)
825 COACHES
821 SOMERSET
812 ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left)
808 WAGONER
1963-1964
790 PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)
1962-1963
743 CHEMIST
1961-1962
647 MADCAP
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
634 BEDSTEAD
630 STREAKY
612 CARGO (Misprints)
600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
1959-1960
586 HEBDOMADARY
569 PROPOSAL
560 CONGENITALLY
555 JURYWOMAN
1957-1958
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
1956-1957
425 TRAVERSE
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
1955-1956
377 MALISON
1948 (1)
76 VALEDICTORY
72 TEMPLE BAR
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 2 (0, 0, 2) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1969-1970 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |