ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs N. J. Jarman | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 26 | Apr 1972 | Dec 1986 | 14y 8m | Mrs N. Jarman |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 635 | ROSEMARY | VHC | Something to sprinkle with – companion to a little tender lamb | rose, Mary (ref. nursery-rhyme) & lit. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 618 | CRETISM | VHC | Terminological inexactitude of Mister C. | anag. & lit.; ref. Churchill |
| 590 | MINEVER | Second | I got robbed for lordly dressing: give me HP, not half! | mi never(-never) |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 473 | HERRING-BONE | VHC | Complain about wrong starter to Bentley – it could end in the throttle getting stuck | erring + B in hone |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 414 | UNBOSOMER | VHC | An awful snub his name aroused that Romeo was to nurse | snub Romeo, anag. |
| 401 | GO-AHEAD | VHC | Like Joe Lampton, with room for an affair at the top | go a6 head; ref Room at the Top |
| 379 | SCYTHEMAN | VHC | Millet, for example, has been known to come under my stay | 2 meanings, M. the artist and m. grass |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 352 | FAIRY LIGHTS | Second | Flashy rig, with it, must create glowers among the spruce | anag. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 301 | TROLLOPISH | VHC | Like any loose baggage moving round and round a tossing ship | troll2, O + anag. |
| 300 | SLINK-BUTCHER | VHC | Jogging club’s rethink, a chopper for undeveloped calves | anag. |
| 294 | HUMECT | VHC | Small pad that’s pinned about, after mite’s top and tail – this’ll do it | m(it)e + c. in hut |
| 259 | TRANSIRE | Third | This allows one right to broach the rum astern | I r in anag. + lit. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 208 | RALPH | VHC | Devil condemned in chapel over the font – give him a torrent of holy water | 2 meanings; printing terms, R. Alph (Coleridge) |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 190 | CASSANDRA | VHC | Warner epics credited with refusing to stay silent and proving sound | cryptic def.; talking films |
| 187 | POWDERING-TUB | VHC | Ow! pig! Bunter snarled, pinching a penny – that’ll cure the bully | d in anag. |
| 183 | PICKLE | VHC | A rude postcard like this shows reward of dipping in the briny – a nasty nipper | anag. incl pc + 2 meanings |
| 174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | What Bunthorne inspired in arty people, unhinged and lacking poise | anag. less p; ref. ‘Patience’ |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 62 | SOLITAIRES | VHC | A terrible stir, sea contains crude oil – they’ll never mix | anag. in anag. |
| 57 | MINARET (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Bunter-whine starts with ja/w open: “Cease – condone – Wharton, please!” | Bunter whines, “Tarts with jam in are twopence. A second one, Wharton, please!” |
| 53 | ALEXANDERS | VHC | Once it came to the crunch, one was enough for Rommel | 2 meanings; ref. Gen. Sir Harold A. |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 23 | SCLERODERMIC | Second | Drawer involved with comic reels like ‘Dumbo’ | anag. incl. dr |
1986-1987
764 CHILDERMAS
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
1985-1986
709 GINGER
1984-1985
653 INTERNUNCIO
1981-1982
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1979-1980
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1977-1978
267 MORRIS-DANCE
1975-1976
169 THUGGEE
1974-1975
148 BALLYHOO
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
118 OPERETTIST (Misprints)
114 PANIC
1973-1974
100 CENTENARIAN
66 NONSENSE
1972-1973
31 KITCHENDOM
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 1972-1973 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |