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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. M. S. Cork | 36 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 106 | 38 | May 1952 | Dec 2008 | 56y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1849 | AUXESIS | VHC | Guenon afflicted with this growth may become exsanguineous | comp. anag. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1589 | JOKESMITH | VHC | One tried to gag the Mormon founder, putting the leader of Kirtland inside | K in Joe Smith; ref. Joseph S. and jailing of leader of Kirtland Mormon HQ, in Carthage, US |
| 1576 | FACADE | VHC | Brit with this ‘public image’ might be fabricated using spin | comp. anag. |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1563 | SLYBOOTS | VHC | Boy with Twist pokes into pockets and bolts: Artful Dodger, perhaps? | anag. in slots |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1394 | BERGAMOT | VHC | Borage and mint might be in with this fine pear in a salad | comp. anag. |
| 1372 | MASTERSTROKE | VHC | Ploughing rosette marks superior performance | anag. |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1334 | CATACHRESTIC | VHC | Like Mrs Malaprop’s use of ‘allegory’? See it catch Acres out | anag.; ref. characters in ‘The Rivals’ |
| 1329 | PITHOS | VHC | Jar to hips caused damage: may need this op to replace | double anag. |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1307 | AGILE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Beaumes? I’ll get one litre in to mature | mobile; I l in age |
| 1303 | PONIARD | VHC | Death by a calm twisting with this dagger is enough to make Lady Macbeth paranoid | comp. anag. |
| 1290 | NITERIE | VHC | Corrupted by this? Might result in inebriety | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1284 | STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels) | VHC | Least liberal communist dictator suffers denunciation | STAL(IN CURS)E; anag. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1200 | Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent) | VHC | He might put energy into a haymaker | (C)RICKE(T)ER; E in ricker, & lit. |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1052 | AGANIPPE | VHC | Fountain pen I redesigned with a gap that’s let the ink flow freely | anag., 2 defs. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 281 | DINOCERAS | VHC | Strange red coin found on subglacial sandbank: primitive rhino? | anag. + ås |
| 263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Rene … Genev/ieve … my objectives if I stay with this party | |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 234 | HOROSCOPIST | VHC | He might cast a nativity play with Scorpio in the role of innkeeper | anag. in host |
| 229 | METRICATE | VHC | To convert the acres into hectares, I must have the tractor in the yard converted | I cat in metre |
| 225 | VALETA | VHC | Virginia must have suffered with American taking the first dance | VA let A; ref. V. Wade, Wimbledon Ball |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 200 | The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent) | First | He, the Sir at sea | (Sir Francis) Chichester; anag. & lit. |
| 197 | CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | After nit on be/d? On the crib sheets? Had to be changed | niton, radon |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 27 | VINEGAR | VHC | Getting into crazy gear after five; for some that’s dressing for dinner | V + in + anag. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1143 | MORGIANA | VHC | She felled the band leader, letting arm go in a dance | anag. & lit. |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1100 | BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Airline rule broken: he piloted Britannia while still a clerk | BEA + anag.; B. type of aircraft |
| 1097 | PANTOPHAGIST | VHC | I can stomach a lot of things, but that gas in pop upsets me | anag. |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 933 | COTTABUS | VHC | Ancient amusement consisting in throwing the contents of a but into vessels | anag. in cots, & lit.; cot3; but2 = butt |
| 916 | DIAPASON | VHC | A pond is a peculiar setting for a bass | anag. |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 676 | TRELLIS (DLM) | VHC | Girls! Let us help you remove those unwanted pounds—train on the bars at the Gymnomat! | |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 571 | PESTER | VHC | Clue not given; osmose, morses, crosse, rosace† | |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 500 | MOTHERS-IN-LAW | VHC | When it comes to morals and quarrels, we traditionally give advice | anag. of when it morals (indicated by ‘quarrels’), & lit. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 259 | AGANIPPE | VHC | A fountain pen I redesigned with a gap that lets the ink flow freely | anag., 2 defs. |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 251 | UNMETHODICAL | VHC | Having no plan of the mould, I can do nothing but redesign it | anag. |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 225 | TOUCHSTONES | Second | By feeling pelts, they divide the sheep from the goats | touch + stones (vb.) |
| 207 | PAGEANT | VHC | Depicts a historical period in short pantomime form | age in pant(o), & lit. |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 204 | ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Salt is a f/ad: I can’t spread it, even if you can! | eradicant |
| 199 | HONESTY | VHC | Garden herb which produces nectar round a short style | st(yle) in honey & lit. |
2008-2009
1906 MORSE
1897 WASH-OUT
2006-2007
1823 KISS
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1797 HEART
2005-2006
1771 PARTERRE
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1762 DUDDERY
1758 BIMBETTE
1752 MIDWINTER
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1719 ANHELATION
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1698 CROSSTIE
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1667 CLARINI
1650 SAPHENA
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1637 AMNESIC
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1602 FENESTRA
1593 MANSUETE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1546 TRANSPARENT
1541 CHUPRASSY
1537 CAFTAN
1524 INGRATITUDE
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1502 RAPPEL
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1398 PERMETHRIN
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1367 SANBENITOS
1363 MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)
1997-1998
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1346 PHARISEE
1322 CARPET
1312 REST-CURE
1992-1993
1048 GALLOPADE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1039 TOLERABLE
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1988-1989
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
1984-1985
660 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)
1981-1982
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
349 ODDCOMESHORT
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
301 TROLLOPISH
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
289 AMNESIAC
276 AMTRACK
267 MORRIS-DANCE
1976-1977
250 Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram)
243 OLYMPIC
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1145 GENIPAP
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1969-1970
1080 ANDROMEDA
1968-1969
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1006 CHROME-PLATING
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
1966-1967
929 AMPHITHEATRE
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
907 SORITES (Misprints)
1965-1966
902 WINCOPIPE
900 PARAMECIA or PAREOEANS
890 DEBENTURE
885 GALIMATIAS
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
878 ENTOMOSTRACA
1963-1964
750 SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)
1961-1962
664 MANIPULATE
660 RUBBER (Misprints)
1960-1961
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
1956-1957
390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1955-1956
382 ABSTAIN
377 MALISON
369 BERET
356 METOPOSCOPY
343 EPIGONI
329 HAMADRYAD
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
293 CAB
287 MANCHESTER
1954 (1)
281 SCRAPS def. LOCALS (Wrong Number)
267 TRADE
1953 (2)
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
245 GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left)
241 MANDOLINE
239 GENISTA (Printer’s Devilry)
237 BASTINADE
1953 (1)
219 SOCIALIST
215 BUCKFASTLEIGH
1952 (2)
201 AMETHYST
200 ACCOUNT
196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
1952 (1)
193 TRADUCER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |