ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. E. Boot | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 10 | Jul 1981 | Dec 2012 | 31y 5m | M. R. E. Boot R. Boot |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1910 | BARPERSON | Third | Silly ass pouring beers could be tipsy —— I guess | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1818 | POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent) | VHC | Could be dubious spaghetti trees or unusual ravioli’s pods | anag.; ref. famous ‘Panorama’ spoof |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1544 | PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Do the rounds playing part of Porter as 50’s figure | anag. + o’ L; ref. ‘Look Back in Anger’ |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1406 | CHASSEPOT | VHC | Obsolete firing mechanism disrupts space shot | anag. |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1281 | ABLUTOMANE | VHC | Washer stuck in ‘Auto’ is reset to be ‘Manual’ | anag. |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1255 | CATAFALCO | VHC | Stirring fatal occasion, less so in rickety hearse | comp. anag. |
| 1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | A severe pain in the chest area – no disco dancing advised! | anag. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | VHC | Stricken healer’s got to become a poor purveyor of relief | belief; anag. |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 764 | CHILDERMAS | VHC | Howsoever misled arch tyrant’s deed is remembered this day | anag. |
2012-2013
2113 PICAROON
2011-2012
2053 PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)
2010-2011
2031 EMBROIDERY
2023 CHAMBRANLE
2012 BLOATING
2000 TWO THOUSAND
2009-2010
1988 PERIQUE
1949 PALFRENIER
1945 PRISON
1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
2008-2009
1908 WE THREE KINGS
2007-2008
1879 LITTER BASKET
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
2006-2007
1810 HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1741 LORD NELSON
2004-2005
1719 ANHELATION
1700 FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW
1694 MISINTERPRET
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
1650 SAPHENA
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1641 GADGETEER
1628 ENCOMION
2002-2003
1615 RUGATE
1602 FENESTRA
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1546 TRANSPARENT
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)
1450 PRETENDANT
1998-1999
1387 Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram)
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1367 SANBENITOS
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1316 FINGERLICKIN’
1996-1997
1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1220 CASSANDRA
1207 EPOCH-MARKING
1994-1995
1186 GRISELDA
1180 COLD TURKEY
1993-1994
1130 AGRESTAL
1992-1993
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1069 (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)
1065 TANDOORI
1990-1991
961 WAVESON
1988-1989
874 BLUESTOCKING
1987-1988
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
801 LINCHET
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1985-1986
709 GINGER
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
1983-1984
607 CARNEY
603 FIGULINE
590 MINEVER
1982-1983
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
543 STAYING POWER
1981-1982
482 BODY-SNATCHER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |