ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Dean | 61 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 137 | 67 | Mar 1974 | Dec 2009 | 35y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1936 | LITMUS TEST | VHC | Slum it curiously, to examine what marks out the lower elements | anag. + test |
| 1932 | NINE-TO-FIVE | VHC | Invite one female to work about eight hours in the office | anag. incl. f |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1866 | BINGE | VHC | Imbibing excessively? That’s only part of it! | hidden, & lit. |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1823 | KISS | VHC | To some extent, ‘neck’ is synonym for this | hidden & lit. |
| 1797 | HEART | VHC | What demands attention in a case of high tension? | ear in HT, & lit. |
| 1792 | APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left) | VHC | Pair in shock – it spotted horse meat dished out with stein in bistro | 00 in appal SA; anag. |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1753 | DIAGONAL | VHC | Between two corners, assist from back’s heading for net in score | aid (rev.) + n in goal |
| 1750 | PLOUGHMAN | VHC | He plodded along, with hump turned over | anag. |
| 1737 | ANIMUS | First | Maliciousness, possibly? This is close | comp. anag., & lit. |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1724 | MONEYBAGS | VHC | ‘Ebony’ mag’s quite different – this one’s ‘Loaded’ | anag.; ref adult magazines |
| 1715 | RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left) | VHC | Harsh slant in tabloid on rental issue | spin in rag; re lease |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1663 | ARMAMENTARIA | VHC | Fleet has dead replaced by soldiers, and sailor with one complete medical kit | men tar I for d in armada |
| 1628 | ENCOMION | VHC | Complimentary remarks involved in come-on? | anag. |
| 1624 | BELAY | VHC | University’s second team back is a rock holding the line | Yale B (all rev.) |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1615 | RUGATE | VHC | Wrinkly needs to use innards in frugal stew | (f)ruga(l) (s)te(w) |
| 1585 | SHIATSU | VHC | Massage enthusiast abandoning hospital department – for this? | anag. less ENT, & lit. |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1563 | SLYBOOTS | Second | One leaving Sibyl’s too confused to become a user of guile | anag. less I; ref. giver of ambiguous advice |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1372 | MASTERSTROKE | VHC | Fancied starters lapped by inferior horse at Melbourne – what a coup! | anag. in moke |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1355 | DIACATHOLICON | VHC | Catch Aids in loo? Possible hint of salvation with this | anag. less s, & lit. |
| 1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Having stomach pain? So/othing and settling medicine worked | |
| 1329 | PITHOS | VHC | Italy sadly lacking in hospitality; jar inevitable after changing halves | halves in hospit(ality) interchanged |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | Mad K. G. epic – no harm of historic significance | anag.; ref. ‘The Madness of King George’ film |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1174 | DINGLE-DANGLE | VHC | Keep repeating advanced view – that’s typical of a swinger! | ding led angle |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1139 | BENJAMIN | VHC | One in peak form to put pressure on batting | ben jam in, & lit. |
| 1104 | BURYING-PLACES | VHC | Where you’ll see bugs ripen with clay decomposing? | anag. & lit. |
| 1100 | CONCORDANCE | VHC | Do my steps match the harmony? | con cor! dance |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 965 | EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number) | VHC | Jaw round which develops rash under boa | boa; comp. anag. |
| 952 | STAR (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Horrid spot of force in Middle East area | forehead … horse; hidden |
| 947 | SHOULDER-SLIP | VHC | Foolishly I pushed Rolls – and pulled muscle! | anag. |
| 943 | BARAGOUIN | VHC | The cant —— is trickier than Arabic tongue! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 917 | HOOLIGANISM | VHC | Mongolia-ish misbehaving? | anag. & lit.; ref Mongol hordes |
| 904 | VOETGANGER | VHC | Is green vegetation ruined? See —— in it! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 887 | MONSTER | VHC | One that is deficient from aberrant enormities? | anag. less I, i.e., & lit. |
| 857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | M.P. presents Soviet/EEC policy with such precision, Russia’s leader leaves message of congratulation | red CAP.; nice t(r)y! |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 809 | DOLCE VITA | First | Does cad love it? You can bet it! | anag., & lit. i.e. “bet your sweet life” |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 603 | FIGULINE | VHC | I handle wheels, absorbed in exquisite pottery | I lug (rev.) in fine |
| 600 | Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram) | VHC | Oh Jonathan! Thou oft hidest theme of it well | |
| 594 | DOINGS | VHC | Severe treatment involves giving medicine and sulphur drops right to the end | cf. dosing |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 572 | SNAKE-OIL | VHC | Creep and ingratiate – it won’t do you any good! | snake oil |
| 538 | INGRAIN | VHC | One appointed to secure the Queen within must be extremely thorough | in + R in gain |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 521 | ATTITUDINISE | VHC | Turning out titian-suited is to show affectation | anag. |
| 495 | CACOETHES | VHC | Itching toes ache abominably after onset of chilblains | c + anag. |
| 486 | JUMPED-UP | VHC | Appropriate to be used about one who steps ahead of the well-bred? | ped U in jump vb. & lit. |
| 473 | HERRING-BONE | VHC | Take ski-lift and start to climb with this – could be ticklish for beginner | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | Second | Carsmiths out on strike for holiday bonus | anag. + box |
| 434 | JARDINIÈRE | VHC | Vessel that is seen here and there embellishing a restaurant | jar + din(i.)er(e.) & lit. |
| 430 | TEGULA | Third | Scale of wing needs volunteers to hold glider up | luge (rev.) in TA |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 406 | BOIL | VHC | Inflamed lump has its origins with nasty effiuvia from pores | B.O. + i, l |
| 393 | INTRACARDIAC | VHC | This noise, if erratic, might be aired in aortic scan | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 300 | SLINK-BUTCHER | VHC | Having bastard child put to death, my flesh is crawling! | slink, butcher |
| 298 | NOSER | VHC | Result of argument one lost, facing up? | re(a)son (rev.) & lit. |
| 263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Thinking of two-year sins, I b/anged the dissident’s mind | |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 234 | HOROSCOPIST | VHC | In advance of the year I could make scoop history | anag. less y & lit. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | I’ve flat feet, but with twice the acceleration I’d be like Marsh | bog(g)y; ref. Rodney M., cricketer |
| 197 | CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Experienced crew over/weight without exertion | |
| 183 | PICKLE | VHC | Insufferable brat – a little prig! | 2 meanings; prig3 |
| 161 | ANCON | VHC | Woolly specimen – supporter or one against? | 2 meanings, an con |
| 156 | OMBROPHOBOUS | VHC | New broom needed – matter involves moving worker unhappy in wet conditions | anag. + hobo in pus |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 148 | BALLYHOO | VHC | Oh boy! Disseminate this and everybody gets taken in | all in anag. & lit. |
| 146 | CHARADES | VHC | Word puzzles from the dailies left one lost! | char(l)ad(i)es |
| 143 | Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle) | Third | Uranium ore and cobalt hazardous From Africa’s parched acres deeply mined; Accept them, elchi, orient ambassadors – And may your names forever be enshrined | |
2009-2010
1958 HANGDOG
1949 PALFRENIER
2008-2009
1927 TONSURE (Spoonerisms)
1908 WE THREE KINGS
1901 SANITISE
1897 WASH-OUT
1893 EARTHY
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1858 HUMONGOUS
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
1849 AUXESIS
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1831 MARGINALIA
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1806 INEBRIANT
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
1771 PARTERRE
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1762 DUDDERY
1746 ENTOMIC
2004-2005
1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
1719 ANHELATION
1711 MINUS
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1654 CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)
1650 SAPHENA
1646 BLACK
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1611 LEISLER
1602 FENESTRA
1598 PHRASEMONGER
1593 MANSUETE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1550 MEMORITER
1537 CAFTAN
1524 INGRATITUDE
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1511 DEEP-SEATED
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1424 HEIST
1419 SPLODGE
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1398 PERMETHRIN
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1385 PANTRIES
1997-1998
1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
1338 SMART ALEC
1334 CATACHRESTIC
1316 FINGERLICKIN’
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1242 KNOCKERS
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1220 CASSANDRA
1994-1995
1190 DENARIUS
1181 SLADE
1178 BOOTLEG
1165 YAPSTER
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1122 BASILIAN
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1074 DEMIREP
1061 MAGIC
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
1000 ONE THOUSAND
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
987 IRON CURTAIN
982 ALMANAC
961 WAVESON
956 SPEAR-SIDE
1989-1990
930 SABULOSE
926 NERD
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
913 ARCHIBALD
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
895 TONE DEAF
1988-1989
878 MOUSEPIECE
869 HOLD-UPS
866 NECTAREOUS
862 OFF-AND-ON
849 VISITE
1987-1988
818 EMBUSQUÉ
796 UPHOLSTERY
1986-1987
774 VICTORINE
770 HERMITS
1985-1986
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1983-1984
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
534 DODGEM
1981-1982
513 ETYMOLOGICON
508 POSTURE-MAKER
1979-1980
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
401 GO-AHEAD
384 OUTSPREADING
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
340 BOOKSIE
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
332 NUT-CASE
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1977-1978
285 BOYFRIEND (Misprints)
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
250 Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram)
247 FLIVVER
221 PADDY-WHACK
1975-1976
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
190 CASSANDRA
174 EPEOLATRY
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
135 GABIONADE
123 SCATTERGOOD
114 PANIC
105 Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 1980-1981 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 1974-1975 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 5 | 23 |