Clues written by A. G. Chamberlain
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A. G. Chamberlain1703144120Feb 1993May 202229y 3mA. Chamberlain
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2021-2022
2603TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)VHCBehind misshapen ears, what’s leading on Titania? Something monstrousbehind (= causing); anag. incl. T; ref. AMND
2591GHATSecondSaddle in Himalayas? Tough seat, killing to use(tou)gh (se)at
2020-2021
2539TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)VHCWhat anaesthetics safe for reptiles can vets prescribe? All, I ga/ther 
2019-2020
2508CHARACTER (Misprints)VHCCopperfield’s first account, rather hazy: we meet him in a hovelnovel; anag. incl. C, a/c
2495BUNGVHCTip about nags: the odds should be ignoredeven letters
2469GUDDLE (Spoonerisms)ThirdIndulged in chicanery, leaving NI upset and Dublin mad?dabble in mud; anag. less anag; ref. Brexit
2464BRAINPOWERVHCPie of brawn, or pie that’s not brawn?anag.; pie2
2018-2019
2443ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry)VHCAlmira and Fernando in love – this is first-hand – elop/eref. Handel, ‘Almira’
2017-2018
2373CACOGASTRICVHCSee old pulley losing end of rope? A wheel ’as to be secured with gripes!a cog ’as in c tric(e)
2016-2017
2343RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)VHCFor the best US river views I’d choose Niagara – but for fo/g on cascades 
2012-2013
2144INFERNO (Spoonerisms)VHCRow a legion’s formed by wearing iron, with centre of targe on backlower regions; in Fe r + on (rev.)
2116YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)VHCDecode co-member’s feast: after last of austerity you will see diet abandonedlast letters + anag.
2004-2005
1685MINO (Printer’s Devilry)VHCIf I’d turned up at the pro/per age, army mates would have died of shame 
2002-2003
1598PHRASEMONGERThirdHas Premier got one, i.e. to come out with spin?anag. less i.e. to, & lit.
1994-1995
1181SLADEVHCA drop of soup, ladle not litre, (Campbell’s maybe) slipped down easilys + lad(l)e
1993-1994
1104BURYING-PLACESVHCWhere bodies are lying, sub-crape, possiblyanag. & lit.
1992-1993
1084PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)VHCWould I, who face peril, be easily bored?
Come, buy from me perils gals ever adored
 

 
HCs awarded to A. G. Chamberlain
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2021-2022
  2595 FIFTY YEARS
  2586 BALDERDASH
  2584 GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste)
 
2020-2021
  2556 TOERAG
  2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
  2547 FILATORY
  2543 CABRETTA
  2525 PLACITUM
  2517 LITERATIM
 
2019-2020
  2512 OSCITATE
  2504 UPBEAT
  2477 SPRAT-WEATHER
  2473 INTERPLAY
 
2018-2019
  2460 TWEET
  2428 SHEPHERDS
  2421 SPASMODICAL
 
2017-2018
  2399 CHARMEUSE
  2378 PROPOSAL
  2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
  2360 VIDENDA
 
2016-2017
  2338 TRUMP
  2325 MASON
  2324 CELEBRATIONS
 
2015-2016
  2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
  2272 SNOWMOBILE
  2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
 
2014-2015
  2218 FOREIGNER
  2200 BRINDISI
 
2013-2014
  2165 OUT OF ORDER
 
2007-2008
  1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
 
2005-2006
  1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
  1752 MIDWINTER
 
2004-2005
  1702 WORDSMITHERY
 
2003-2004
  1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
 
2001-2002
  1559 THEOLOGASTER
 
1996-1997
  1260 OUT-AND-OUT
 
1995-1996
  1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
  1207 EPOCH-MARKING
 
1994-1995
  1169 BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)
  1161 ADIAPHORON
 
1993-1994
  1130 AGRESTAL
 


Annual Honours record of A. G. Chamberlain
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VHCsHCsPosition
2020-20210 1 6
2019-20201 (0, 0, 1) 3 4 19
2018-20190 1 3
2017-20180 1 4
2016-20170 1 3
2015-20160 0 3
2014-20150 0 2
2013-20140 0 1
2012-20130 2 0
 
2007-20080 0 1
 
2005-20060 0 2
2004-20050 1 1
2003-20040 0 1
2002-20031 (0, 0, 1) 0 0
2001-20020 0 1
 
1996-19970 0 1
1995-19960 0 2
1994-19950 1 2
1993-19940 1 1
1992-19930 1 0