Clues written by T. D. Nicholl
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T. D. Nicholl1201118213Sep 1995May 202226y 8m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2019-2020
2504UPBEATVHCAt university high table, no lecturer is bullishup + anag. less l
2018-2019
2456TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps)VHCWagon goes over cat, maybe (not a wild animal) – gut-wrenching?cart (rev.); anag. less a; cat = caterpillar tractor
2421SPASMODICALVHCFollowing stokes, damp coal is flickering on and offs + anag.
2017-2018
2364COMPOST HEAPVHCPM copes badly with troublesome throat – right time to depart for the rubbish pile?anag. less r, t
2015-2016
2261GANGSTERLANDVHCWhere, in a ropy band, criminal gents resideanag. in garland & lit.
2013-2014
2165OUT OF ORDERVHCRoot due for repositioning thus?anag.; ref. Joe R., cricketer
2006-2007
1823KISSVHCSome of Saki’s stories smack of life or deathhidden; k. of life / death
2005-2006
1766GEST (Printer’s Devilry)VHCTell the removal men that the Frid/ay’s OK 
2003-2004
1672IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)ThirdNo day so damp; it’s unusual – hence layers of dewdense … hue; anag. less d
1628ENCOMIONVHCNo second century for comic buried amongst ‘none so funny’ praisecomi(c) in anag.; ref. Bob Hope
2001-2002
1567QUEENVHCMaybe Elton ranks above Jack, Freddie & co.3 mngs.; ref. E. John, playing cards, rock group
1999-2000
1463REVERSIONALVHCRover, in sale reborn as Phoenixanag.; ref. carmaker sold to P. Consortium

 
HCs awarded to T. D. Nicholl
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2021-2022
  2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
  2599 DESIDERATA
  2595 FIFTY YEARS
  2591 GHAT
  2578 VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent)
  2573 HANDS-ON
 
2020-2021
  2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
  2530 STUDENTY
 
2019-2020
  2508 CHARACTER (Misprints)
  2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
  2480 STOCKING FILLERS
  2473 INTERPLAY
  2469 GUDDLE (Spoonerisms)
 
2018-2019
  2460 TWEET
  2447 CONGENER
  2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
 
2017-2018
  2399 CHARMEUSE
  2395 PURITANISM
  2390 POISSON D’AVRIL
  2382 STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number)
  2378 PROPOSAL
 
2016-2017
  2351 RHAGADES
  2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
  2334 ALLELUIAH
  2325 MASON
  2322 VENTRICOSE
  2309 GLOBETROTTER
 
2015-2016
  2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
  2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
  2287 VALET
  2279 CLEMENTINE
  2265 ESPRIT FORT
 
2014-2015
  2248 WAISTLINE
  2230 GATES OF DEATH
  2226 DOUBLE-PARKING
 
2013-2014
  2187 WEST
  2183 SANGRAIL
  2170 SAYONARA
  2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
  2157 MELODRAMATIC
  2152 STUFFED SHIRT
 
2012-2013
  2144 INFERNO (Spoonerisms)
  2126 DESPERATE
  2122 NICETY
  2118 BLOKEISH
 
2011-2012
  2064 COLD TURKEY
  2049 PARTY-POOPER
 
2010-2011
  2036 AL CONTO
  2023 CHAMBRANLE
 
2009-2010
  1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
  1967 SUBORDINATELY
  1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
 
2008-2009
  1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
  1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
  1910 BARPERSON
  1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
 
2006-2007
  1831 MARGINALIA
  1806 INEBRIANT
  1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
  1797 HEART
 
2005-2006
  1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
  1753 DIAGONAL
  1746 ENTOMIC
  1737 ANIMUS
 
2004-2005
  1698 CROSSTIE
  1694 MISINTERPRET
  1689 SYNOD
 
2003-2004
  1676 CRINGE-MAKING
  1659 SCAREDY-CAT
  1646 BLACK
 
2002-2003
  1572 SHIELD-MAY
 
2001-2002
  1559 THEOLOGASTER
  1550 MEMORITER
  1546 TRANSPARENT
 
2000-2001
  1500 GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)
  1494 MARATHON
  1480 SAMARITAN
 
1998-1999
  1398 PERMETHRIN
  1387 Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram)
 
1996-1997
  1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
 
1995-1996
  1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
  1216 CHAPERON
 


Annual Honours record of T. D. Nicholl
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
2020-20210 0 2
2019-20200 1 5
2018-20190 2 3
2017-20180 1 5
2016-20170 0 6
2015-20160 1 5
2014-20150 0 3
2013-20140 1 6
2012-20130 0 4
2011-20120 0 2
2010-20110 0 2
2009-20100 0 3
2008-20090 0 4
 
2006-20070 1 4
2005-20060 1 4
2004-20050 0 3
2003-20041 (0, 0, 1) 1 3
2002-20030 0 1
2001-20020 1 3
2000-20010 0 3
1999-20000 1 0
1998-19990 0 2
 
1996-19970 0 1
1995-19960 0 2