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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. A. Mostyn | 34 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 111 | 39 | Apr 1953 | Oct 2001 | 48y 6m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1128 | CHRISTMAS PRESENT | VHC | Seasonal gift from parents (chemistry set), not yet unwrapped | comp. anag. |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1043 | PESTO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Gooch keeps scorer’s pencil busy – shar/pener in constant action! | |
| 1000 | ONE THOUSAND | VHC | A milestone for Azed – an ace with puzzling hand-outs | one + anag. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 939 | A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left) | VHC | Sharper in playing soccer, a Dark Blue reveals a unique ‘something’ | anag.; a perse |
| 930 | SABULOSE | VHC | It’s what a beach should be – let’s play boules on it | SA + anag. |
| 917 | HOOLIGANISM | VHC | I’m lashing out about no-score draw – a feature of soccer crowd behaviour | 0-0 in anag. |
| 900 | (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Hospital caught out in treatment of scarlatina – using unethical medicine? | H + anag. less c |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 866 | NECTAREOUS | Third | Mellifluous burlesque raconteuse | anag. |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 818 | EMBUSQUÉ | VHC | Double space at front of those awaiting transport – last two left waiting in shelter | em bus-que(ue) |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 744 | SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left) | VHC | See side of café crumbling (the result of rust) – a thin sprinkle disperses in fry-up | anag.; anag. |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 701 | BALUSTRADE | VHC | Rail, regularly supported, shows a bit of lead in public transport business | a l in bus trade |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 679 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Eiffel Tower, vibrating in high wind, will give, will i/t? I go prone! | |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 594 | DOINGS | VHC | In U.S., hootnanny is active on Sunday | doing + S |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 568 | TETHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | What a splendid kedgeree: pla/ice is spiced to perfection | |
| 559 | EMBASE | VHC | Bring down last piece of tree decoration about 5th of January – end of Christmas | e + a s in MBE |
| 552 | NOURICE-FEE | VHC | This is no cure, I feel left out, feverish – what I’d give for Miss Nightingale | anag. less l; Florence N. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 525 | PABOUCHE | Third | Roll over with cry of anguish on face of Eiger – it’s easy to slip on | bap (rev.) + ouch + E |
| 506 | ELANET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Coe stays ahead of outsid/er racing enthusiastically behind him | ref. Seb C. |
| 491 | SEVENTY-EIGHT | VHC | What revolutions preceded the Forty Five? (Gie thy events in proper order) | anag.; ref. 1745 and 45 rpm |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 456 | BALADINE | VHC | Exponent of playful badinage, changing gravity to a bit of laughter | anag. with l for g, & lit.; buffoon |
| 447 | URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left) | VHC | Precise reproductions, pungent, taken from a photograph (head of self) can bring out irritating blemishes, the heart of caricature about one, possibly | anag. less hot + s; I in anag. of (c)aricatur(e) |
| 443 | STEEPLECROWN | VHC | In the crew, one slept uneasily – definitely not a boater | anag. |
| 426 | MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent) | VHC | Motorway sign vandalized (youth involved), causing errors | M1 + lad in anag. |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 327 | HEMLOCK | VHC | The beginning of the end – small quantity in drink! | e ml in hock, & lit. |
| 314 | MERIL (Spoonerisms) | First | Maud Barker married Eric, Conservative turned Liberal | board marker; m + l for c in Eric |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 267 | MORRIS-DANCE | VHC | Hey, why was the Lincoln-green? … Because it saw the ——! | i.e. … Morris dance; hey2; types of car |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 169 | THUGGEE | VHC | Enormous cut in either side of throat. Golly! It’s the work of a cut-throat | hug(e) in t gee2 |
| 161 | ANCON | VHC | Word of animal or human connections: either version could be grazed | hidden, 2 defs. |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 53 | ALEXANDERS | VHC | A country plant once eaten like celery | A + ex in land ers |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1145 | GENIPAP | First | Is one of the madder types, to drive back containing strong drink | nipa in peg (rev.) |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1023 | CONSOLE | VHC | The answer to a difficulty in part of the viewing reception area? A radio set | sol. in cone (last mng. but one) |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 885 | GALIMATIAS | VHC | Definition of nonsense—semi-senile monkey language written backwards! | ga(-ga) + sai Tamil (all rev.) |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 817 | WYLIE-COATS | VHC | Garments for Scotch lassies in bed; twa lie cosy, entwined | anag. |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 800 | Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram) | First | Men greet fresh law epoch at Rome | |
2001-2002
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1996-1997
1294 TRANSENNA
1273 SIPOREX
1994-1995
1165 YAPSTER
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1147 MAYDAY
1122 BASILIAN
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1078 KIRBEH
1061 MAGIC
1991-1992
1030 PASTILLE
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
987 IRON CURTAIN
974 AVANT-PROPOS
943 BARAGOUIN
1989-1990
913 ARCHIBALD
1988-1989
874 BLUESTOCKING
862 OFF-AND-ON
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
827 MICKEY-TAKING
814 SPOUSAGE
801 LINCHET
1986-1987
774 VICTORINE
770 HERMITS
764 CHILDERMAS
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
731 STRING
722 SUPERNACULUM
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
714 MOTE
709 GINGER
1984-1985
666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
660 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)
649 AUSTRALORP
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
640 MACHETE
1983-1984
607 CARNEY
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
538 INGRAIN
1981-1982
513 ETYMOLOGICON
508 POSTURE-MAKER
504 SIMMENTHALER
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
460 SWOOP
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
430 TEGULA
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
410 CUL-DE-SAC
406 BOIL
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
384 OUTSPREADING
375 SPREATHE
1978-1979
354 SHEER-HULK
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
349 ODDCOMESHORT
340 BOOKSIE
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
319 PODESTA
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
276 AMTRACK
272 MALAGUETTA
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
234 HOROSCOPIST
212 SURCINGLES
1975-1976
200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
190 CASSANDRA
165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
156 OMBROPHOBOUS
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
148 BALLYHOO
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
123 SCATTERGOOD
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
92 BRAINWASH
70 GESTAPO (Misprints)
1972-1973
31 KITCHENDOM
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162 BEAM-ENDS
1158 ELEPHANT-SEAL
1143 MORGIANA
1969-1970
1093 MARTINET
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
1966-1967
945 OBLITERATE
935 MALAPROP
929 AMPHITHEATRE
1964-1965
847 FRENETICAL
1961-1962
682 PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)
664 MANIPULATE
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
634 BEDSTEAD
630 STREAKY
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
1958-1959
519 RIDICULE (DLM)
1953 (1)
227 CATEGORIES
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 1988-1989 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |