Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. I. L. Grafton | 75 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 145 | 84 | Dec 1990 | Mar 2022 | 31y 3m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021-2022 | ||||
2595 | FIFTY YEARS | VHC | Yes, I try and fathom Azed’s head, following puzzles he’s set so long | anag. incl. f, A, f |
2584 | GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste) | First | I censured government about sources for flat that was decorated by donor | IFTWRAPPEDG; f, t, w in I rapped + g, ref. No. 10 flat refurbishment |
2020-2021 | ||||
2564 | CLEARING | VHC | Playing the French seeds in Roland Garros, can one break, with acers around? | anag. incl. le, R, G can I |
2019-2020 | ||||
2480 | STOCKING FILLERS | VHC | Environment of coal and log fire stinks awfully, given items descending from chimney | anag. incl. c, l |
2464 | BRAINPOWER | VHC | Jostling regulars in pubs were a bore, entre nous | anag. of alternate letters |
2018-2019 | ||||
2451 | CAPUT | Third | Space a large town abandoned leads to ugly tenement block | cap(a city) + u, t |
2017-2018 | ||||
2403 | SWALE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Flirting with English lass not having succeeded, one won’t bestow ring here | be roasting; anag. incl. w, E, less s |
2386 | PENNY-A-LINER | VHC | One with occupation in perhaps four rags once, minimally repaid | a + line in penny r, & lit.; rag1 = farthing |
2016-2017 | ||||
2338 | TRUMP | VHC | Tweeter, not content with one giving judgement, venting anger | T(weete)r + ump(ire), & lit.; ref. T’s dismissal of certain judges |
2334 | ALLELUIAH | Third | Round Lanarkshire’s borders, everyone musical regularly sampled H. Lauder’s song | L, e in all + alternate letters + H |
2309 | GLOBETROTTER | VHC | Maybe run with Bolt, together? Not the slightest hope – he really travels! | anag. incl. r, less h; ref. Usain B. |
2015-2016 | ||||
2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | Second | Overlooking lively Vienna area, waltzing with evening consort | anag. less anag.; area |
2283 | BARGAIN | VHC | Understanding obscure Arabic’s no good when lacking the elements of simple conversation | anag. incl. ng, less s, c |
2274 | SIMPATICO | Second | MPs in cabinet shuffled round, leaving Benn treated kindly | anag. incl. O less anag.; ref. recent Labour reshuffle |
2265 | ESPRIT FORT | VHC | If superstore trolley’s beginning wobbling, there’s no use grumbling – one’s an independent mind! | anag. incl. t less anag. |
2250 | MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter) | VHC | It’s hard belonging to Huguenots, eliminated, travelling westwards for new start? | hoard; hidden rev. |
2014-2015 | ||||
2235 | CHOCK-A-BLOCK | VHC | Roughly grabbing pawn, black king seizes place, leaving us stuffed | hock in ca. + loc(us) in B K |
2222 | OBJECT LESSON | VHC | Result of jostle with first of shoppers, bonce being injured? | anag. incl. s, & lit.; ref. ‘Black Friday’, etc. |
2218 | FOREIGNER | VHC | Fine bit of oratorio ‘half German’ composed – start of Record One from Israel in Egypt? | anag. incl. o, Ger., r; ref. G. F. Handel |
2200 | BRINDISI | VHC | Avoiding A & E after hit on head is slightly injurious to your health, perhaps | br(a)in(e)d + is + i |
2013-2014 | ||||
2187 | WEST | VHC | Surprisingly, Eton was missing on a circulated recommendation for young man’s destination | anag. less on a; ref. ‘Go w., young man’ |
2012-2013 | ||||
2139 | DE RIGUEUR | VHC | Correctly done puzzle, but not in time? Felt sorry about that in retrospect | (int)rigue in rued (rev.) |
2113 | PICAROON | VHC | Working on this fraud, Fed gets rid of Capone somehow | comp. anag. |
2096 | TRICK | VHC | The short, half-neglected oriental conveyance, with which one is taken for a ride? | t’ rick(shaw) |
2011-2012 | ||||
2091 | SNIFTER | VHC | Lacking standard, partner’s untidily squeezing middle of dentifrice — tiff results | if in anag. less par; tiff2 |
2087 | ROCKET | VHC | Initiators of early railways keenly commended this old loco | anag. of first letters, & lit. |
2062 | APPLE-KNOCKER | VHC | Wild extremes of pressure cause rain and keep outlook all across the pond a dull one | anag. of first and last letters |
2053 | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number) | VHC | European account this rogue fiddled could make share price fifth of value | comp. anag. incl. e; value |
2010-2011 | ||||
2031 | EMBROIDERY | VHC | My red Biro scribbled about what’s most common in examinee’s excess verbiage | e in anag. |
2023 | CHAMBRANLE | Third | Men befuddled with alcohol, ignoring loo outside bar, soaked ornamental border | anag. in anag. less loo; soak = pummel |
2006 | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Response to pique one let slip awrong – wife’s leaving! | weak pun; anag. less w |
2009-2010 | ||||
1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | ‘Blairite’ New Labour – it flourished, but has departed | anag. less but |
1979 | FAR-OUT | VHC | Weird leader of Daleks is leaving Tardis, with UFO destroyed | anag. less D is; ref. ‘Dr Who’ |
1967 | SUBORDINATELY | VHC | Loco used by Circle Line train at a lower level | anag. incl. O l; loco = crazy |
1962 | ANADEM | VHC | We’ve not time for men fiddling with data that could dress up a poll | anag. less t |
1958 | HANGDOG | VHC | Poor departed Van Gogh, his left extremity removed, presenting an unhappy face | anag. incl d less V |
2008-2009 | ||||
1918 | PALAMPORE | VHC | Ma and Pa elope naughtily – recipe for ecstasy – under this? | anag. with r for E |
1901 | SANITISE | VHC | Head of State, i.e. Stalin, without a shred of leniency, organised purge | S + anag. less l |
1893 | EARTHY | VHC | After taking drug, they are out of this world! | anag. less E |
1888 | RASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Our vicar’s sermons are not as lacking in substance as this parson’s no/se | |
2007-2008 | ||||
1858 | HUMONGOUS | VHC | Bumper issue of gin for me? Ugh! Only regulars knock this back | alternate letters rev. |
1853 | ANTIQUITARIAN | VHC | Declan D’s parting words to colleague: Operatic solo number? Status Quo suited me better! | ‘Ant, I quit’ + aria + n; ref. Ant and Dec, TV personalities |
1836 | POSTHASTE | VHC | At the double bar start to repeat those parts agitato | anag. less r |
2006-2007 | ||||
1818 | POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent) | VHC | Gull avoids P&O’s liner at sea (only odd bits of neep thrown out) | anag. less n, e |
2005-2006 | ||||
1779 | NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints) | VHC | City backing insurance covering contents for what’s as yet untorched | untouched; wen (rev.) + i, e |
1741 | LORD NELSON | VHC | Revolutionary soldier, not one on left – Spain’s fifth column supports him | anag. less l + n |
2004-2005 | ||||
1724 | MONEYBAGS | VHC | Flush one’s various bogs meanly, saving litres | anag. less l |
1700 | FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW | VHC | Awful cad, sick of love, who lately acquired bit of fluff? | anag. |
2002-2003 | ||||
1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | ’Er gramophone’s ‘Ring’ output damaged fancy speaker | anag. less O |
2001-2002 | ||||
1559 | THEOLOGASTER | VHC | Lo! He treats God ill, lacking depth | anag. less d, & lit. |
1524 | INGRATITUDE | VHC | Wagner operas beginning to end at one, with awful duet – cheers not being forthcoming | Ring with R to end + at I + anag. |
2000-2001 | ||||
1506 | BARE(-)BONES | VHC | Bottom line in Shakespeare that refers to Starveling and his like | 2 mngs.; ref. MND |
1485 | BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left) | VHC | User ring flogged on black market some photos of Italian reclining in the buff | b + anag. incl. O; hidden rev. |
1467 | CANAPÉ | VHC | What oboe plays before concert’s included in initial trio of Bach’s piece (part of suite?) | an A in CPE |
1999-2000 | ||||
1428 | CRICETID | VHC | I ride with Cyclists’ Touring Club, worrying that my cheeks will carry big load | anag. incl. CTC |
1419 | SPLODGE | VHC | A big mark regularly results in supply of degree | alternate letters |
1998-1999 | ||||
1398 | PERMETHRIN | First | One means to create ‘no-fly’ zone, exercising naval force in the radius involved | PE + RM + anag. incl. r; ref. naval exercises in Adriatic and Gulf |
1997-1998 | ||||
1360 | BOG-ASPHODEL | VHC | Old pa, he’s convulsed after W. C. Field’s feature, where old-style humour abounds | bog + anag. |
1355 | DIACATHOLICON | VHC | Exercising to get thin, with diet Coca-Cola, skipping etc – this is purgatory! | anag. less etc |
1346 | PHARISEE | VHC | Upholder of law ignoring pressure – his paper rolls last for aye? | anag. less P + e; ref. Lord Irvine |
1342 | ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Outsiders from all imaginable nations are illicitly grabbing one’s card number, extracting loot | outside letters & lit.; PIN in anag. |
1996-1997 | ||||
1286 | CHALET | VHC | For Savoy residents, perhaps, this housing has mostly little luxury | ha(s) + l in cet (Fr.), & lit. |
1273 | SIPOREX | VHC | Were pix we snapped so naughty? Some saw this as artistic stuff | anag. less we |
1260 | OUT-AND-OUT | VHC | Do tuna? Definitely | i.e. anag. of out and |
1995-1996 | ||||
1255 | CATAFALCO | VHC | Bier could alter a lot, with football club – Aachen – losing second half | anag. incl. FC Aac(hen); Bier (Ger.) = beer |
1238 | ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | Marilyn Monroe was a dam/sel town people adored | |
1216 | CHAPERON | VHC | Minder making crack about ‘’er indoors’ | ’er in chap + on; ref. TV series |
1212 | HILDING | VHC | Windy, old – fight churning up innards | anag. of middle letters, & lit. |
1993-1994 | ||||
1134 | TOVARICH | VHC | Wanting feed, fetched round eggs laid by Rhode Island red’s mate | ova RI in (fe)tch(ed) |
1122 | BASILIAN | VHC | One wearing an alb is not in this order | I in anag. & lit. |
1992-1993 | ||||
1078 | KIRBEH | Third | Recourse when drinking’s a problem to desert Arab (hike’s ruined without this)? | Arab less AA in anag., & lit. |
1991-1992 | ||||
1043 | PESTO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Wi/ves, once with plenty of vim, dampened since fat has accumulated | ref. Vim detergent |
1039 | TOLERABLE | VHC | Not to be endured? Possibly, when constable (lacking in studies) adopts role in Much Ado | anag. in (cons)table; ref. ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ III, iii, 36 |
1004 | OIL PAINTINGS | VHC | Constables maybe sad, plodding it in beat, missing the old coppers | anag. less d’s; ref. John C. |
1990-1991 | ||||
982 | ALMANAC | VHC | Remove extremities from palm – an act that’s bound to provide dates? | (p)alm an ac(t) |
2021-2022
2591 GHAT
2586 BALDERDASH
2569 BILBO
2020-2021
2560 BOMBAST
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2547 FILATORY
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
2521 CHAMBERS
2517 LITERATIM
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2495 BUNG
2490 DREAMSCAPE
2486 BRUHAHA
2473 INTERPLAY
2018-2019
2460 TWEET
2434 STONKERED
2428 SHEPHERDS
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2399 CHARMEUSE
2395 PURITANISM
2390 POISSON D’AVRIL
2382 STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number)
2378 PROPOSAL
2369 FACETIAE
2364 COMPOST HEAP
2360 VIDENDA
2016-2017
2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
2351 RHAGADES
2347 ASLEEP
2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
2330 BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left)
2015-2016
2300 MISHMASH
2296 IMPROPERLY
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2272 SNOWMOBILE
2014-2015
2248 WAISTLINE
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2239 ERADIATE (Spoonerisms)
2226 DOUBLE-PARKING
2213 SOLECISM
2205 CUMBERSOME
2013-2014
2191 PLUG
2183 SANGRAIL
2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
2170 SAYONARA
2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
2165 OUT OF ORDER
2161 FARRAGO
2157 MELODRAMATIC
2012-2013
2144 INFERNO (Spoonerisms)
2135 LOB
2131 DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)
2126 DESPERATE
2118 BLOKEISH
2116 YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)
2109 THICKETY
2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2011-2012
2074 BENNET
2070 MISTREATMENT
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2064 COLD TURKEY
2058 ROBUST
2049 PARTY-POOPER
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2036 AL CONTO
2027 THRENETICAL
2014 HACKETTE
2010 A COMING OF AGE
1997 FADO
2009-2010
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
2008-2009
1923 ELLIPTIC
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1910 BARPERSON
1908 WE THREE KINGS
1906 MORSE
1897 WASH-OUT
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
1879 LITTER BASKET
1866 BINGE
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
2006-2007
1831 MARGINALIA
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1823 KISS
1806 INEBRIANT
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
2005-2006
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1762 DUDDERY
1752 MIDWINTER
1746 ENTOMIC
2002-2003
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1593 MANSUETE
1589 JOKESMITH
1585 SHIATSU
2001-2002
1554 PEARL
1550 MEMORITER
1546 TRANSPARENT
1541 CHUPRASSY
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1511 DEEP-SEATED
1502 RAPPEL
1489 FRONT-BENCHER
1480 SAMARITAN
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1454 GET-UP
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1439 JOHN CANOE
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1998-1999
1385 PANTRIES
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1997-1998
1338 SMART ALEC
1336 STOCKING
1334 CATACHRESTIC
1996-1997
1290 NITERIE
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1277 NOVE(M)BER (Letters Latent)
1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
1995-1996
1242 KNOCKERS
1234 AVANT-PROPOS
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1180 COLD TURKEY
1165 YAPSTER
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1147 MAYDAY
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1069 (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)
1991-1992
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1021 BEARD
1013 ALVEARY
1990-1991
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020-2021 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
2019-2020 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
2018-2019 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
2017-2018 | 0 | 2 | 9 | – |
2016-2017 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 5 | 26 |
2015-2016 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 3 | 4 | 12 |
2014-2015 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
2013-2014 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
2012-2013 | 0 | 3 | 8 | – |
2011-2012 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
2010-2011 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 6 | 29 |
2009-2010 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
2008-2009 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
2007-2008 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
2006-2007 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
2005-2006 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
2004-2005 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
2001-2002 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
2000-2001 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
1999-2000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
1998-1999 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
1997-1998 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
1996-1997 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
1995-1996 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 3 | 19 |
1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
1993-1994 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
1992-1993 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
1991-1992 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |