ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Brougham | 147 | 5 | 19 | 123 | 171 | 171 | Jun 1980 | May 2013 | 32y 11m | C. Brougham |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2118 | BLOKEISH | VHC | ‘… Nothing Like a Dame’? Snatch of Hammerstein (Oscar) bass likes performing | anag. incl. H, O, b; ref. ‘South Pacific’ song |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2091 | SNIFTER | VHC | Violent periodic wind creating awful frets in tot | anag. |
| 2083 | BEWITCH | VHC | Gossamer creation from the East with long obi | web (rev.) + itch |
| 2049 | PARTY-POOPER | VHC | Person spiritless round flushed people? | party + p, e in poor, & lit. |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2040 | EASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Primmest party people constitute the l/ot I crave | |
| 2027 | THRENETICAL | Third | Lamenting eternal itch, Fay murdered tenth éclair | double anag.; fay = eccentric |
| 2010 | A COMING OF AGE | VHC | What leads to eighteenth rout? Misplaced ego of golf maniac | anag. incl. g (IRC); rout = party |
| 1997 | FADO | VHC | Dejected folk saying ‘buzz off! (not very loudly) | fad + o(ff); say = express |
| 1992 | FOULARD | VHC | Banquo’s bonkers to mix with Duncan’s killer | fou + lard; ref. Isadora D. |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1967 | SUBORDINATELY | VHC | DB in Losey art film all can watch, shot in the style of The Servant | anag. incl. U; ref. Joseph Losey film; DB = Dirk Bogarde |
| 1949 | PALFRENIER | First | I might have curried trotter (plainer English cooking frequently bores) | fr. in anag. incl. E |
| 1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | VHC | Glaswegian merry after nip of Scotch? Hardly | S + cant; nip |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1932 | NINE-TO-FIVE | VHC | One very finite career? | anag. incl. v, & lit. |
| 1927 | TONSURE (Spoonerisms) | Third | Capital cart that’s propped against new stable | to n sure; part that’s cropped |
| 1923 | ELLIPTIC | VHC | Explicitly expressing things needing deduction? Wrong! | anag. less x, y, & lit. |
| 1910 | BARPERSON | VHC | But for a child I might mix a mocktail | bar per son |
| 1908 | WE THREE KINGS | VHC | Merry minister keeps humming carol | wet (= tipsy) + reeking in HS |
| 1906 | MORSE | VHC | Competitive clue writer, extra extra special | s in more |
| 1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | Lemon tree in bloom after touch of wilt | w + ash + out; lemon = useless person |
| 1893 | EARTHY | VHC | What about paintings with Lowry’s tag? Primitive | art in eh? + y; tag = tail end |
| 1888 | RASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Tristram could be a lover of Iseult, o/ne character shrewd and bawdy | ref. T. Shandy |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1862 | UNALIKE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | University’s not stiff at St Andrews – spot passable nits (for entry)! | not passable spits; u na like3 entry, i.e. in grid |
| 1858 | HUMONGOUS | VHC | Oversized kid needs responsibility (to restrict fare) | hum + go in onus; ref. obesity issue |
| 1849 | AUXESIS | Second | Active wife, taken with Bayeux’s art, lives for embroidery | a + ux. + es + is |
| 1836 | POSTHASTE | VHC | Thesps, acting to thrill, like the clappers | anag. incl. a |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1831 | MARGINALIA | VHC | Problem nun takes spirits with a lot of beer and stuff on the side | gin al(e) in Maria; ref. ‘The Sound of Music’ |
| 1823 | KISS | VHC | Wax (closing letter) | i.e. x & 2 defs. |
| 1810 | HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM) | VHC | As one formerly into resurrection of his virtue, rehashing vows yearly, I’ll pretend no longer: I hereby give up resolutions, being more interested in acid rock and the musical larks it could engender. | resurrection = body-snatching |
| 1784 | TEARAWAY | Second | ‘Beano article’ means Dennis the Menace? | tear a way; ref. comic strip character |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1775 | ROUGH-AND-READY | VHC | In case of robbery, criminal adored a hung jury | anag. in r, y; jury without hyphen in Collins |
| 1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | Area with earth to render bloomers in? | err in part E, & lit. |
| 1741 | LORD NELSON | VHC | Bold Admiral Rodney cutting unknown manoeuvres, splitting line twice with very good navy | anag. less y in l,l + so N |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1719 | ANHELATION | Third | Ailment: one a hospital treated with Intal? | anag. incl. H |
| 1715 | RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left) | VHC | Irritating husky on short lead one finally set free | 2 meanings; re leas(h) + e |
| 1711 | MINUS | VHC | Maths problem arises involving reflex angle and sine | in (qv) in sum (rev.) |
| 1698 | CROSSTIE | VHC | Mallard flew over this tree right away from row of guns | cross + tie(r) |
| 1694 | MISINTERPRET | VHC | Retrim spinet twisting wrest | anag. |
| 1689 | SYNOD | VHC | Sartorially vacuous number had the cloth bunched together | s, y + no. + ‘d |
| 1680 | PILLOW-CUP | VHC | Retiring creature, bear’s content with hole | pillow + cup; creature = alcoholic drink; bear = pillow-case |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | Grig’s happy with nickname ‘Squirmy’ | anag.; happy = mildly drunk |
| 1672 | IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms) | First | Derby ought to let in tearaway equine | dauby art; to in imp ass |
| 1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | VHC | Artist captures ultimate in Cavalier charms (spreading grin, for one) | r in Hals; 2 defs. |
| 1650 | SAPHENA | VHC | What’s to drain red stuff, evacuating end of pin | sap he(n)na, & lit.; pin = foot |
| 1641 | GADGETEER | VHC | Prod offspring perpetually (he wallows in jimjams) | gad get e’er |
| 1628 | ENCOMION | VHC | High commendation (without hint of misdeeds and a little overblown?) | anag. less m and tad (rev.), & lit. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1619 | GISMO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | A Bedlington is lamb-like while a pu/re canine | |
| 1615 | RUGATE | Third | Covered in creases? Pity iron’s broken! | gat in rue |
| 1606 | TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps) | VHC | Police listen to grass | anag.+ at |
| 1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | Second | Reeling at function after good food and drink | ingesta; g + at sine (all rev.) |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1567 | QUEEN | Second | Odd name for Romeo! | queer with n for R; ref. communications alphabet |
| 1554 | PEARL | VHC | One of a treasured string – the opposite of ‘plain’ type | 3 meanings & ref. non-plain puzzle |
| 1550 | MEMORITER | VHC | Poll dons item made to measure as parrot-fashion! | MORI in meter |
| 1533 | MASTER-MARINER | VHC | Tramp steamer’s ruin … possibly puts me out | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1519 | CARRY-ON | VHC | Song and dance study covers Van Dyke’s role in Mary Poppins | Arry in con; jovial vulgar cockney |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1511 | DEEP-SEATED | VHC | Aged career over, what you might call Heath is ‘unshakeable’ | ae speed (rev.) + Ted |
| 1506 | BARE(-)BONES | VHC | Meat and cabbage in strips | bone in bares; for meat = gist, cabbage = steal, see Collins |
| 1502 | RAPPEL | VHC | ‘Unfinished’ conductor’s rolling drumbeat. | |
| 1500 | GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools) | VHC | Strike sail rounding island | SLOGITOP; I in slog top |
| 1494 | MARATHON | VHC | Revolutionary sweetie lasting ages | Marat hon |
| 1492 | The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram) | VHC | Braves cede much – a lot may rue historic date | |
| 1485 | BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left) | Second | Brogues no good (tight) – exchange for wedges if likewise buff | anag. less g; if in to + so |
| 1480 | SAMARITAN | VHC | Unorthodox saint binding one hurt? | a mar in anag., & lit. |
| 1476 | LIGNIPERDOUS | VHC | Mucking good lind and osier up? | anag. incl. g, & lit.; mucking v. intr. |
| 1472 | TORAN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Seaside painter made the beach hu/ge to match the sun. | |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1450 | PRETENDANT | VHC | Penelope’s beginning web and unravelling it, inhibiting new suitor | P rete + n in anag. + ’t |
| 1437 | MISTLETOE | VHC | Snatching smacker, set to, bursting with energy … under me! | mi + L in anag. incl. E, & lit. |
| 1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | One in antre held uncouth? | an in anag. & lit.; ref. cave-man |
| 1428 | CRICETID | VHC | Colt on cereal three times a day – a small animal needing loads to stuff its face? | c rice tid |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1389 | ALL-OVERISH | VHC | Rather wan, lacking in power … catching bug? | lover in (p)alish, & lit. |
| 1385 | PANTRIES | VHC | Little rooms where linen’s about or cake goes | r in panties; pan tries; & lit. |
| 1380 | RAPPORT (Misprints) | First | The buffet carriage | rap port; tie |
| 1376 | LOGO | Third | Sign of trendy leisure wear and good office clothes | g in loo |
| 1372 | MASTERSTROKE | VHC | Original swimming-pool style is what fairy feller has in painting | master stroke; ref David Hockney, and Richard Dadd’s ‘The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke’ |
| 1367 | SANBENITOS | VHC | Bonniest models with sex-appeal up top in gear for the really hot | SA + anag. |
| 1363 | MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number) | VHC | Macon, strip show … wine and buff? | Ma(con) + vin; strip |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Cream buns during Strauss opera? Aria d/one for, Pavarotti scoffed the lot | ref. ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ |
| 1346 | PHARISEE | Second | Canter exercises a shire being broken in | anag. in PE |
| 1336 | STOCKING | VHC | Saint’s gift bearer? Only child wears it | oc in St King, & lit.; wear = believe |
| 1334 | CATACHRESTIC | VHC | Conservative, accepted new architects like pineapples for pinnacles | C + a + anag.; ref Malapropism |
| 1325 | UPROOTAL | VHC | Poor, poor galut’s no good —— | anag. less g, & lit. |
| 1322 | CARPET | VHC | Cricket’s top insect (it used to be a bee) | 3 meanings |
| 1316 | FINGERLICKIN’ | Second | Smug whip: ‘Tony’s unbeatable’ | finger (= pilfer) + lick + in (= fashionable) |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1238 | ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Great giants have emotions and fe/y pixies do | |
| 1220 | CASSANDRA | Third | But I wasn’t caught by equine thing plus soldiers! | c ass and RA, & lit. |
| 1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | What could ‘Beijing, Switching Leaders, Has Nothing Against The Odd March’ be? | 0+ anag. in Peking with first pair of letters switched, & lit. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1200 | Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Possibly Atherton should bag 500 against West Indies – who can stop his pull shots? | MID-WI(C)KE(T); D + WI in Mike |
| 1190 | DENARIUS | Third | Un petit peu d’exercice, number penned by Milhaud, possibly a classic piece? | e n in Darius |
| 1186 | GRISELDA | VHC | She suffered much from her Marquis, girl Sade exploited | anag.; ref Marquis of Saluzzo/Marquis de Sade |
| 1181 | SLADE | VHC | What’s a sled done down a wee cleuch? | anag. & lit. |
| 1180 | COLD TURKEY | VHC | Freezing dope? | freeze = prevent the use of dope/turkey = fool |
| 1174 | DINGLE-DANGLE | VHC | Swinging beat, was the conductor hip? | ding led angle |
| 1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Very Little Brain, flexibly jointed, cheerful, muddled … nurse I like Pooh! | B + lithe; anag.; ref. Winnie the P. |
| 1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | VHC | What’s the art of Widow Simone? Crashing chopins à terre | anag.; ref ‘La Fille mal gardée’ |
| 1152 | PARACETAMOL | VHC | Otalgia, even cramp, is weathered given this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1128 | CHRISTMAS PRESENT | VHC | Merry sirs’ hamper encumbering saint all in red? | st in anag. in cent; ref ‘God rest you merry, gentlemen’ |
| 1126 | CHEATERY | VHC | Fiddlers practise this piece in conservatory’s confines | heater (=gun) in c, y |
| 1113 | EMPLASTRUM | VHC | Spread me splat on eruption (pus should come out) | anag. + rum(pus) & lit. |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1078 | KIRBEH | First | Hide impermeable? If so, fakir’s one up on me! | i.e. fakir is fah if kir be h |
| 1069 | (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces) | VHC | Miss secures shrimp a macho chest-piece perhaps | tich in lose |
| 1048 | GALLOPADE | VHC | Which dancer’s jigged and paced allegro | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1026 | LET-OFF | VHC | The holding, or the dropping, of a ball? | 2 meanings |
| 1021 | BEARD | VHC | Apply edge of blade to it in a lather to get barbed | anag. less b & lit. |
| 1013 | ALVEARY | VHC | Buzzing one abroad takes a short fixed route attaining this | al(i)ve + a ry, & lit. |
| 1004 | OIL PAINTINGS | VHC | Bacon pieces selected for hanging, say, are not confined to pickled pig’s loin | ain’t in anag. |
| 1000 | ONE THOUSAND | VHC | Millenary is not on upper-class heads going racing | anag. incl. U; cf. millinery |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 991 | BRASH (or BRUSH) | VHC | Boldfaced: Chambers styles me so, see? | comp. anag.; see = c |
| 974 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | It’s before start of volume, or not a PPS, abroad | a + v + anag. & lit. |
| 956 | SPEAR-SIDE | VHC | Foolhardy pas desire fathers’ race | anag. |
| 952 | STAR (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Perhaps a ten-pack’ll make fiery throats less hot | pentacle; anag. less hot |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 939 | A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left) | Second | A fantastic sweeper we picked out is a corker playing soccer. Fulham he’d win with! | anag. less we; anag., fulham = loaded dice |
| 934 | LACE-UPS | VHC | Bar these as ‘a brace plus buckles’! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 930 | SABULOSE | VHC | Sandy’s sad … spent penny leaving nothing in purse! | sa(d) + O in bulse |
| 926 | NERD | VHC | Pained rear implicates me, potentially | hidden anag. & lit.; pain in the backside |
| 920 | CHRIST-CROSS-ROW | VHC | Little child, take one to mark (as an illiterate) in developing two R’s | ch. r I + cross in anag., & lit. |
| 917 | HOOLIGANISM | VHC | Wreckage is, encompassed by rampaging mohocks chucking half-bricks | ligan is in anag. less cks, & lit. |
| 900 | (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent) | VHC | What’s a liar ‘working with NHS’ at? | anag. & lit. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 887 | MONSTER | VHC | Try ‘enormous’ reformulated … it could be your answer! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 882 | DOSSIER | VHC | Arises in case bound with red around | is so in red (all rev. ) & lit. |
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Cut some epicure is cooking could be rustic one | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 866 | NECTAREOUS | Second | Area of land insulated by agitated econuts from plant’s oozing effluence | are in anag. |
| 853 | DEBACLE | VHC | Rush entry up by taxi in strike | cab (rev.) in dele |
| 840 | SONDE | Second | What signals us under the weather the earliest signs of depression? | ’s on (= tipsy) de, & lit. |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 831 | COOLABAH (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Temper and a pained expression…some gorse encountered down under! | cool a bah!; gum source |
| 827 | MICKEY-TAKING | VHC | Needling: doing as the dopers’ victims do? | 2 meanings; Mickey Finns |
| 818 | EMBUSQUÉ | VHC | Queen’s bounty man? Am exotic antonym: an —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 801 | LINCHET | VHC | Small (and grassy) stretch splitting up holding? | inch (2 meanings) in let, & lit. |
| 788 | CROW | VHC | What comes from Dexter on appearing in the two firsts in clue writing | r, o’ in c, w & lit. |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 783 | CAMPESINO | VHC | In cultivated manioc crop his money? | peso in anag. & lit. |
| 770 | HERMITS | First | Shirt ‘em hairily | anag. & lit. |
| 766 | GUBBINS | VHC | What’s turning nut and screwing bolt? | bug (rev.) + snib (rev.) & lit. |
| 764 | CHILDERMAS | VHC | With year shortly over, Herod’s capital crime sadly recollected | anag. incl. H, less y, & lit. |
| 762 | OBELISE | VHC | Slang we this modifying ‘see below’ signal? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 753 | SHEEPDOG | VHC | Am a thorough dampener, inhibiting hearts deep in passion | h + anag. in sog, & lit. |
| 740 | ESCADRILLE | VHC | Most of desert alive with lilac Mirages? | anag. less t |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Length in a swordthrust, a requisite for fencing | l in foin; i.e. illegal selling/buying |
| 712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | Galumphing pair men hoot’s me! | anag. & lit. |
| 709 | GINGER | VHC | Sting: pop group type | 3 meanings |
| 701 | BALUSTRADE | VHC | What makes stairs with pretensions? A durable pranking on each side | st(airs) in anag. & lit. |
| 696 | ANTIMNEMONIC | VHC | Such are lotos fruits strange inaction grips seafarers stuck on them | MN em in anag. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 662 | BARGE-COUPLE | VHC | Link, with lighter applied first, projected raking beams | barge, couple |
| 660 | Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram) | VHC | Ace wags sort out a verset on an inert murine. | |
| 649 | AUSTRALORP | VHC | A poult Canberra’s developed (can be plucked) | anag. less can be |
| 644 | EASY STREET (or STAPELIA) | Second | Star not right? Uncertain, I pale… a bloomer, and a stinker! | sta(r) + anag. |
| 640 | MACHETE | VHC | Weapon clearing the wild? | anag. in mace & lit.; clear = jump over |
| 635 | ROSEMARY | VHC | Sorry Ma bedevilled (touch of exorcism needed) | e in anag. & lit.; ref. film ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 615 | HISTORIETTE | VHC | I set the trio ‘bowling’ at sea | anag. & lit.; ref. ‘Three Wise Men of Gotham’: ‘If the bowl had been stronger, my tale had been longer.’ |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 538 | INGRAIN | Third | See where the cow is? Get Blue fast! | i.e. in grain; ref. nursery rhyme,… ‘the cow’s in the corn’ |
2012-2013
2135 LOB
2126 DESPERATE
2122 NICETY
2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2096 TRICK
2011-2012
2087 ROCKET
2078 RÉCOLLET
2074 BENNET
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2045 CATENATE
2010-2011
2031 EMBROIDERY
2023 CHAMBRANLE
2014 HACKETTE
2012 BLOATING
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
2000 TWO THOUSAND
2009-2010
1984 ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)
1979 FAR-OUT
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1962 ANADEM
1958 HANGDOG
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1918 PALAMPORE
1901 SANITISE
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
1879 LITTER BASKET
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1866 BINGE
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
1845 UPBRAID
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
2006-2007
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1806 INEBRIANT
1804 CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms)
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1797 HEART
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
1788 ETHEREAL OILS
2005-2006
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
1758 BIMBETTE
1753 DIAGONAL
1750 PLOUGHMAN
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
1724 MONEYBAGS
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1700 FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1667 CLARINI
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1646 BLACK
1637 AMNESIC
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1602 FENESTRA
1598 PHRASEMONGER
1593 MANSUETE
1589 JOKESMITH
1585 SHIATSU
1580 MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1544 PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)
1537 CAFTAN
1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1489 FRONT-BENCHER
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1454 GET-UP
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1439 JOHN CANOE
1424 HEIST
1419 SPLODGE
1998-1999
1411 LOOK-SEE
1406 CHASSEPOT
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1398 PERMETHRIN
1394 BERGAMOT
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1303 PONIARD
1286 CHALET
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1273 SIPOREX
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1242 KNOCKERS
1229 GRUPPETTO
1225 CURRY
1216 CHAPERON
1212 HILDING
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1178 BOOTLEG
1165 YAPSTER
1161 ADIAPHORON
1993-1994
1147 MAYDAY
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1134 TOVARICH
1130 AGRESTAL
1108 GREEN
1104 BURYING-PLACES
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1074 DEMIREP
1065 TANDOORI
1061 MAGIC
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1039 TOLERABLE
1034 BURLAP
1030 PASTILLE
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1990-1991
982 ALMANAC
978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
961 WAVESON
1989-1990
922 REFORMADO
913 ARCHIBALD
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
904 VOETGANGER
895 TONE DEAF
1988-1989
874 BLUESTOCKING
869 HOLD-UPS
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
862 OFF-AND-ON
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
849 VISITE
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
823 SARBACANE
814 SPOUSAGE
805 LITOTES
1986-1987
774 VICTORINE
750 SALMAGUNDY (750 themed clue)
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
731 STRING
722 SUPERNACULUM
714 MOTE
688 CUCURBITAL
683 BANISH
1984-1985
666 Any word; subsidiary indicators to omit an animal (Beasts)
653 INTERNUNCIO
1983-1984
618 CRETISM
610 DOUBLETHINK
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
594 DOINGS
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
564 PARAMENT
547 GLEEMAN
1981-1982
521 ATTITUDINISE
508 POSTURE-MAKER
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
1980-1981
452 DISSENTERISM
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009-2010 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| 2008-2009 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007-2008 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 2006-2007 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003-2004 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 2002-2003 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 2001-2002 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2000-2001 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 1998-1999 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 1997-1998 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 1994-1995 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 1989-1990 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 1988-1989 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 1986-1987 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 1984-1985 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |