Clues written by A. H. Harker
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A. H. Harker1302115415May 1970Mar 202251y 10mA. Harker
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2020-2021
2543CABRETTAVHCFormed with eyeholes, this soft leather could make a better lacey shoecomp. anag.
2517LITERATIMVHCNovice so perfectly playing might be clever imitationcomp. anag. & lit.
2019-2020
2508CHARACTER (Misprints)VHCQualify cleaning lady to play the part of The Queenquality; char act ER
2018-2019
2456TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps)ThirdI’m not in the least concerned with stomach pains: I’ll pull right back before foodmin(I’m)al; rt (rev.) + AC
2430CLERIHEWVHCHis poetic pictures/Ignored scansional strictures:/Bet he contrived/To make celeb writhecomp. anag. & lit.
2017-2018
2376SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)ThirdScatter needles when pine perhaps is brought insidesow + as tree in pins
2360VIDENDAVHCCrash and Dive!: they are must-seesanag.; 2004/2009 films
2016-2017
2330BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left)VHCMore old rubbish: dull brassy basin, empty, with scrape insidemo pish; raze in b, n
2015-2016
2279CLEMENTINEVHCWith a herring box under each sole, eel consignment might disturb her songcomp. anag.; ref. song, v. 2: ‘Herring boxes … Sandals were for C.’
1978-1979
332NUT-CASEVHCHe’s a silly partner to bolt before court actionnut + case
323(C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)VHCBird you rarely see even parts of but know ofalternate letters
1977-1978
298NOSERVHCThis makes service jam: it’s hard to make progress against iti.e. no ser makes service vice
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162BEAM-ENDSVHCOn hers, she’s well heeled; on one’s own, one’s quite the opposite2 mngs.; heeled (naut.) = leaning

 
HCs awarded to A. H. Harker
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2021-2022
  2595 FIFTY YEARS
  2584 GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste)
  2569 BILBO
 
2020-2021
  2560 BOMBAST
  2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
  2547 FILATORY
  2525 PLACITUM
 
2019-2020
  2512 OSCITATE
  2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
  2482 VOX POP
  2464 BRAINPOWER
 
2018-2019
  2434 STONKERED
  2425 EPILIMNION
  2421 SPASMODICAL
  2412 UBIQUARIAN
 
2017-2018
  2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
  2395 PURITANISM
  2386 PENNY-A-LINER
  2364 COMPOST HEAP
 
2016-2017
  2347 ASLEEP
  2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
  2324 CELEBRATIONS
 
2015-2016
  2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
  2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
  2270 FENESTRA
  2261 GANGSTERLAND
 
2014-2015
  2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
 
2013-2014
  2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
  2170 SAYONARA
  2165 OUT OF ORDER
  2157 MELODRAMATIC
 
2012-2013
  2122 NICETY
 
2011-2012
  2065 DERMESTIDAE
  2049 PARTY-POOPER
 
2010-2011
  2036 AL CONTO
  2019 OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left)
 
2009-2010
  1979 FAR-OUT
  1971 WATERMANSHIP
  1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
 
2008-2009
  1908 WE THREE KINGS
 
1981-1982
  500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
 
1980-1981
  454 CHRISTMAS BOX
 
1978-1979
  327 HEMLOCK
  314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
 
1977-1978
  301 TROLLOPISH
  294 HUMECT
  289 AMNESIAC
  267 MORRIS-DANCE
  263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1976-1977
  249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
  238 CRAMBOJINGLE
 
1975-1976
  200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)
  156 OMBROPHOBOUS
 
Ximenes competitions
 
1970-1971
  1110 IMPERSONATE
 


Annual Honours record of A. H. Harker
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2020-20210 2 4
2019-20200 1 4
2018-20191 (0, 0, 1) 1 4
2017-20181 (0, 0, 1) 1 4
2016-20170 1 3
2015-20160 1 3
2014-20150 0 1
2013-20140 0 4
2012-20130 0 1
2011-20120 0 2
2010-20110 0 2
2009-20100 0 3
2008-20090 0 1
 
1981-19820 0 1
1980-19810 0 1
 
1978-19790 2 2
1977-19780 0 5
1976-19770 0 2
1975-19760 0 2
 
Ximenes competitions
1970-19710 1 1