HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. L. Paton | 44 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 135 | 50 | Jun 1952 | Jan 2002 | 49y 7m | L. Paton Dr S. L. Paton |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1415 | MANATI (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Will the horse set Cossack company a ta/ngle? | ataman |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1406 | CHASSEPOT | VHC | Sack outmoded tipple – Martini took its place | chassé + pot; ref. Martini(-Henry) rifle |
| 1389 | ALL-OVERISH | VHC | A-tremble, hoarse, ill with a touch of virus? | anag. incl. v, & lit. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1143 | DEATH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | To make small chil/is green, soften up sets, mum | |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 895 | TONE DEAF | VHC | Eddy current is in swell almost insensible amid waves | Ned ea in tof(f) |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | Working theory plus the art of making good appointments | anag. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 585 | FLABELLIFORM | VHC | What’s customary to veil the Parisian charmer provided for English may be —— | la belle with if for E, all in form, & lit. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 521 | ATTITUDINISE | Third | Shut up in a mad institute I would act up | I’d rev. in anag. |
| 478 | BIBLIOPEGIST | VHC | One enthralled by books I work, for example in distinctive edging | I in bb + I op e.g. in list2, & lit. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 410 | CUL-DE-SAC | VHC | Close call was deuced tricky but for poor West lead | anag. less anag. incl. W; close = dead-end |
| 371 | GRADIN | VHC | Scrum – heel first to create a platform | rag with g to front + din (vb) |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 362 | SEA-SOLDIER | VHC | One of old Prince of Denmark’s swell fantastic Lords, that is | sea + anag. incl. i.e.; P. of D.’s regiment early equivalent of R.M. |
| 332 | NUT-CASE | VHC | In Chancery, can’t sue | anag. & lit.; in chancery = in litigation, predicament |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 289 | AMNESIAC | VHC | Un-mindful of name I’m a case in manner vague | anag. incl. n, & lit. |
| 285 | BOYFRIEND (Misprints) | VHC | Late – end of party – brief nod – off | date; anag. incl. y |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 243 | OLYMPIC | VHC | I comply with regulation A | anag.; A = amateur; ref. IOC regulation |
| 225 | VALETA | VHC | One can follow old hand hooking a long hop in slow motion | a l in vet + a |
| 216 | SCANTITY | VHC | Within second lean year it must be | it in s cant2 y, & lit. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 156 | OMBROPHOBOUS | Second | Broom bewitched – drink up around bum – much happier if dry | anag. + hobo in sup (rev.); ref. Sorcerer’s Apprentice |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 143 | Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle) | VHC | Twinkle, twinkle, Superstar Guiding wise men from afar; Bet you never guessed He’d be Man’s excuse for gluttony | |
| 139 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | Goody! England’s opener put on a bold face – a slogger | pi2 + E + powder |
| 135 | GABIONADE | VHC | One topless girdle without build-up supporting with uplift blowzy female’s breastworks | bag (rev.) + ad in I (z)one |
| 123 | SCATTERGOOD | VHC | Sort to cadge when broke | anag. & lit. |
| 105 | Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram) | VHC | Rain over by now – morale high – Ararat locale could be near | |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 1 | ORGIAST | First | Before the heart ensnares one, one likes to go on a binge | or3 + a in gist |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1097 | PANTOPHAGIST | VHC | Being like Bunter, is the potential snag that I pop? | anag. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 958 | DRY MEASURE | Second | The system standard at Winchester used my rear abominably | anag.; see Winchester in C. |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 920 | ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Car din’s not for me, I’ll stick to as/s—thee astern, lady! | Pierre Cardin |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 878 | ENTOMOSTRACA | VHC | Petits crustacés en variété may be ordered on toast with cream | anag. |
| 873 | VETERANS | First | Some of us could use Martinis—pass the gin up | vet + snare (rev.); M. = rifles |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 804 | DETRUNCATE | VHC | Radical reform of Rent Act due—Poll—We’ll have to use guillotine | anag.; 2 defs. |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 743 | CHEMIST | VHC | A man like Priestley was making the Church Times wild! | Ch + anag.; ref. J. B. and Joseph P. |
| 721 | KERB-MERCHANT | VHC | Guard bloke expert at flogging | kerb merchant |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 686 | FEMALE | VHC | The first signs of extensive fashion alterations leave me broke! | anag. of initial letters and me, & lit. |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 642 | SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | One, for a lark, began “Ave, r/eal minstrel, Hail to thee!” The other started! | ref. ‘Ode to a Skylark’ |
| 621 | CHASE | VHC | clue not given [see comments] | |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 543 | NUTRIA / ERMINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Myopotamus is a form of rat universal in a place where tykes are apt to dig—its black tail-tip is characteristic | anag. of rat U in; E.R. (= East Riding) + mine; M. = coypu, qv. |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 538 | BANISHING | VHC | What’s the bouncer for?—putting an end to innings! | 2 defs., i.e. doorman, getting out; ref. cricket |
| 519 | RIDICULE (DLM) | VHC | In what way did Il Duce irritate the Nazis? He used to be “little (belittle) Hitler” | |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 395 | SCALE-ARMOUR | VHC | Chevalier’s strong suit—a bit of scandal together with a lesson in love | sc(andal) + lear in amour |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 364 | HELLEBORE | Second | I blossom forth in December showing beauty returning in old age | belle (rev.) in hore, & lit. |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 263 | We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram) | VHC | Hit news—Dell has IT! (Oughtn’t she to know?) | |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 229 | MASCOT | VHC | May augment student’s chance of taking “Firsts”! | initial letters, & lit. |
| 211 | CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES | VHC | Cars linger so in a jam—that’s how you get such waits | anag.; wait1 (n.) |
2001-2002
1546 TRANSPARENT
2000-2001
1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1419 SPLODGE
1997-1998
1329 PITHOS
1325 UPROOTAL
1996-1997
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1995-1996
1212 HILDING
1994-1995
1190 DENARIUS
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1993-1994
1130 AGRESTAL
1122 BASILIAN
1108 GREEN
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1990-1991
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
956 SPEAR-SIDE
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
922 REFORMADO
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
917 HOOLIGANISM
904 VOETGANGER
900 (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)
1988-1989
878 MOUSEPIECE
866 NECTAREOUS
862 OFF-AND-ON
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
809 DOLCE VITA
1986-1987
770 HERMITS
753 SHEEPDOG
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
701 BALUSTRADE
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
688 CUCURBITAL
683 BANISH
1984-1985
670 TURNIP-FLEA
666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
662 BARGE-COUPLE
660 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)
657 SILLY-BILLY
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
610 DOUBLETHINK
607 CARNEY
1982-1983
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
538 INGRAIN
530 PROMETAL
1981-1982
525 PABOUCHE
513 ETYMOLOGICON
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
504 SIMMENTHALER
495 CACOETHES
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
452 DISSENTERISM
443 STEEPLECROWN
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
430 TEGULA
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
406 BOIL
1978-1979
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
1975-1976
203 BOGY
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
174 EPEOLATRY
169 THUGGEE
165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
161 ANCON
1974-1975
148 BALLYHOO
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
118 OPERETTIST (Misprints)
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
62 SOLITAIRES
57 MINARET (Printer’s Devilry)
53 ALEXANDERS
1972-1973
27 VINEGAR
23 SCLERODERMIC
18 EPIGONE
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1143 MORGIANA
1140 CALLOUS
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1115 FLESH-POTTERY
1969-1970
1106 LEXICOGRAPHY
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1080 ANDROMEDA
1066 RAVE / PAIR (DLM)
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1041 TEA-LEAD
1039 TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)
1028 SATIRE
1010 MOTORIST
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
997 TREACLE
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
949 BROWSING
936 MINI SKIRTS
916 DIAPASON
911 DRAGON
1965-1966
885 GALIMATIAS
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
864 PATERNAL
1964-1965
847 FRENETICAL
839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
1963-1964
780 NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)
1962-1963
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
712 RHEUMATICKY
1961-1962
694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
664 MANIPULATE
660 RUBBER (Misprints)
1960-1961
634 BEDSTEAD
612 CARGO (Misprints)
604 APOSTROPHISE
1959-1960
569 PROPOSAL
555 JURYWOMAN
551 PITCHER
1958-1959
534 RAIL-SPLITTER
525 MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)
517 CAROTID
1957-1958
477 SEDATENESS
464 STRAWED
456 PLAFOND
451 MEGAPODE
1956-1957
404 POLENTA
390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1955-1956
373 PRESTONPANS
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
1953 (2)
257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
245 GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left)
237 BASTINADE
1953 (1)
215 BUCKFASTLEIGH
1952 (2)
204 ROSTER (Printer’s Devilry)
196 SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 4 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |