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 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2021-2022
2595FIFTY YEARSVHCLustre tenfold gained by ultimate in tricky yet fair puzzling with signal frequencyanag. incl. y and SF; lustre2
2591GHATVHCLodge being out of reach of water, maybe beaver steps down to riverlodge less lode + hat
2020-2021
2564CLEARINGVHCCaught short with inordinate gin and ale, take a slashc + anag. incl. r
2556TOERAGVHCSnot at end of nose needs hankieto e + rag
2551SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)VHCCountry vicar’s opening barbs that would shame liarslame shires; v in Spain; barb = pierce
2539TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)VHCAngry head can/es choristers misbehaving 
2534BOTTLE-WASHERFirstBalls start to weary a prince if lacking Cinderellabottle + w a sher(if)
2019-2020
2504UPBEATVHCThoroughly tanned? It’s sunnyup beat
2500ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)VHCCatch pregnant she forlornly ringing base builder upe in anag.
2482VOX POPVHCPublic opinion is very often minimized by the Etonian élitev o x + Pop; ref. privileged Eton society
2480STOCKING FILLERSVHCWhat DIY store is doing little seasonal gifts?i.e. stocking fillers
2464BRAINPOWERVHCMinimum of which comes through in P. Bear or Goofyw in anag. & lit.
2018-2019
2451CAPUTVHCButter and a soupçon of caviare boosted crumpettup + a c (all rev.)
2438MONTE DI PIETÀVHCWhen broke, dip item at oneanag. & lit.
2434STONKEREDVHCEmbedded in reeds stirring shore bird upped and whistledknot (rev.) in anag.
2428SHEPHERDSThirdWho could be heading for stable, knowing that woman’s nursing the little Lord?s + hep + D in hers, & lit.
2017-2018
2399CHARMEUSEVHCFish department displaying stuff in drawers?char + Meuse
2390POISSON D’AVRILVHCProvisions sprinkled with dal and occasional dillanag.; Collins gives dill = fool
2016-2017
2338TRUMPVHCTop Yank in USA, Republican withinR in tump; top vtr
2325MASONVHCChiseller accumulating money by crime runs awaym + a(r)son
2322VENTRICOSEVHCVery huge in loco enteric?v + OS in anag., & lit.
2318TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy)VHCPartners with patent plugging minute gismomen open in tiny
2015-2016
2305AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)VHCArea growing endless cottona gree(n); area
2296IMPROPERLYVHCMean lassoer encapsulated how cowboys workroper in imply
2272SNOWMOBILEFirstSaint with twinkling humour carrying present in sleighnow in S mo bile
2014-2015
2230GATES OF DEATHThirdDotage’s fate, breaking hearts?anag. + H, & lit.
2013-2014
2187WESTVHCWife is from Beaujolais: go there to be completely dissipatedw + est (Fr.)
2183SANGRAILVHCDivine platter is celebrated scoffsang rail
2161FARRAGOVHCDog’s breakfast Tommy (the old boxer) accepted with vigourFarr a + go; ref. Tommy F., former British heavyweight
2148ZOLLVEREINSecondUnion, cross with New Labour’s leader, reviles endless reformingzo + anag. incl. n, L, less s
2012-2013
2118BLOKEISHVHC‘… Nothing Like a Dame’? Snatch of Hammerstein (Oscar) bass likes performinganag. incl. H, O, b; ref. ‘South Pacific’ song
2011-2012
2091SNIFTERVHCViolent periodic wind creating awful frets in totanag.
2083BEWITCHVHCGossamer creation from the East with long obiweb (rev.) + itch
2049PARTY-POOPERVHCPerson spiritless round flushed people?party + p, e in poor, & lit.
2010-2011
2040EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCPrimmest party people constitute the l/ot I crave 
2027THRENETICALThirdLamenting eternal itch, Fay murdered tenth éclairdouble anag.; fay = eccentric
2010A COMING OF AGEVHCWhat leads to eighteenth rout? Misplaced ego of golf maniacanag. incl. g (IRC); rout = party
1997FADOVHCDejected folk saying “buzz off!” (not very loudly)fad + o(ff); say = express
1992FOULARDVHCBanquo’s bonkers to mix with Duncan’s killerfou + lard; ref. Isadora D., Macbeth
2009-2010
1967SUBORDINATELYVHCDB in Losey art film all can watch, shot in the style of The Servantanag. incl. U; ref. Joseph Losey film; DB = Dirk Bogarde
1949PALFRENIERFirstI might have curried trotter (plainer English cooking frequently bores)fr. in anag. incl. E; curry2
1940SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)VHCGlaswegian merry after nip of Scotch? Hardlynip; S + cant4
2008-2009
1932NINE-TO-FIVEVHCOne very finite career?anag. incl. v, & lit.
1927TONSURE (Spoonerisms)ThirdCapital cart that’s propped against new stablepart that’s cropped; to n sure
1923ELLIPTICVHCExplicitly expressing things needing deduction? Wrong!anag. less x, y, & lit.
1910BARPERSONVHCBut for a child I might mix a mocktailbar per son
1908WE THREE KINGSVHCMerry minister keeps humming carolwet + reeking in HS; wet = tipsy
1906MORSEVHCCompetitive clue writer, extra extra specials in more
1897WASH-OUTVHCLemon tree in bloom after touch of wiltw + ash + out; lemon = useless person
1893EARTHYVHCWhat about paintings with Lowry’s tag? Primitiveart in eh? + y; tag = tail end
1888RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCTristram could be a lover of Iseult, o/ne character shrewd and bawdyref. T. Shandy
2007-2008
1862UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)VHCUniversity’s not stiff at St Andrews – spot passable nits (for entry)!not passable spits; U na like3; i.e. entry in grid
1858HUMONGOUSVHCOversized kid needs responsibility (to restrict fare)hum2 + go in onus; ref. obesity issue
1849AUXESISSecondActive wife, taken with Bayeux’s art, lives for embroiderya ux. + es (Fr.) + is
1836POSTHASTEVHCThesps, acting to thrill, like the clappersanag. incl. a
2006-2007
1831MARGINALIAVHCProblem nun takes spirits with a lot of beer and stuff on the sidegin al(e) in Maria; ref. ‘The Sound of Music’
1823KISSVHCWax (closing letter)double mng.; i.e. X
1810HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)VHCAs 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
1784TEARAWAYSecond‘Beano article’ means Dennis the Menace?tear a way; ref. comic strip character
2005-2006
1775ROUGH-AND-READYVHCIn case of robbery, criminal adored a hung juryanag. in r, y; jury- = makeshift, without hyphen in Collins
1771PARTERREVHCArea with earth to render bloomers in?err in part E, & lit.
1741LORD NELSONVHCBold Admiral Rodney cutting unknown manoeuvres, splitting line twice with very good navyanag. less y in l, l + so N
2004-2005
1719ANHELATIONThirdAilment: one a hospital treated with Intal?anag. incl. H; asthma medication
1715RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)VHCIrritating husky on short lead one finally set free2 mngs.; re leas(h) + e
1711MINUSVHCMaths problem arises involving reflex angle and sinein (qv) in sum (rev.)
1698CROSSTIEVHCMallard flew over this tree right away from row of gunscross + tie(r); ref. steam locomotive
1694MISINTERPRETVHCRetrim spinet twisting wrestanag.
1689SYNODVHCSartorially vacuous number had the cloth bunched togethers, y + no. + ’d
1680PILLOW-CUPVHCRetiring creature, bear’s content with holepillow + cup; creature = alcoholic drink; bear = pillow-case
2003-2004
1676CRINGE-MAKINGVHCGrig’s happy with nickname ‘Squirmy’anag.; happy = mildly drunk
1672IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)FirstDerby ought to let in tearaway equinedauby art; to in imp ass
1654CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)VHCArtist captures ultimate in Cavalier charms (spreading grin, for one)r in Hals; 2 mngs.
1650SAPHENAVHCWhat’s to drain red stuff, evacuating end of pinsap he(n)na, & lit.; pin = foot
1641GADGETEERVHCProd offspring perpetually (he wallows in jimjams)gad get e’er
1628ENCOMIONVHCHigh commendation (without hint of misdeeds and a little overblown?)anag. less m and tad (rev.), & lit.
2002-2003
1619GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)VHCA Bedlington is lamb-like while a pu/re canine 
1615RUGATEThirdCovered in creases? Pity iron’s broken!gat in rue; iron = gun
1606TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)VHCPolice listen to grassanag. + at
1596GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)SecondReeling at function after good food and drinkingesta; g + at sine (all rev.)
2001-2002
1567QUEENSecondOdd name for Romeo!queer with n for R, & lit.; NATO alphabet
1554PEARLVHCOne of a treasured string – the opposite of ‘plain’ type3 mngs.; ref. non-plain puzzle
1550MEMORITERVHCPoll dons item made to measure as parrot-fashion!MORI in meter; ref. polling organisation
1533MASTER-MARINERVHCTramp steamer’s ruin … possibly puts me outcomp. anag. & lit.
1519CARRY-ONVHCSong and dance study covers Van Dyke’s role in Mary Poppins’Arry in con; jovial vulgar cockney
2000-2001
1511DEEP-SEATEDVHCAged career over, what you might call Heath is ‘unshakeable’ae speed (rev.) + Ted
1506BARE(-)BONESVHCMeat and cabbage in stripsbone in bares; for meat = gist, cabbage = steal, see Collins
1502RAPPELVHC‘Unfinished’ conductor’s rolling drumbeat.Leppar(d) (rev.); ref. Raymond L., Schubert symphony
1500GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)VHCStrike sail rounding islandSLOGITOP; I in slog top
1494MARATHONVHCRevolutionary sweetie lasting agesMarat hon
1492The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram)VHCBraves cede much – a lot may rue historic date 
1485BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)SecondBrogues no good (tight) – exchange for wedges if likewise buffanag. less g; if in to + so
1480SAMARITANVHCUnorthodox saint binding one hurt?a mar in anag., & lit.
1476LIGNIPERDOUSVHCMucking good lind and osier up?anag. incl. g, & lit.; mucking vi.
1472TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)VHCSeaside painter made the beach hu/ge to match the sun 
1999-2000
1450PRETENDANTVHCPenelope’s beginning web and unravelling it, inhibiting new suitorP rete + n in anag. + ’t
1437MISTLETOEVHCSnatching smacker, set to, bursting with energy … under me!mi + L in anag. incl. E, & lit.; me2
1433NEANDERTHALVHCOne in antre held uncouth?an in anag., & lit.; i.e. cave-dweller
1428CRICETIDVHCColt on cereal three times a day – a small animal needing loads to stuff its face?c rice tid
1998-1999
1389ALL-OVERISHVHCRather wan, lacking in power … catching bug?lover in (p)alish, & lit.
1385PANTRIESVHCLittle rooms where linen’s about or cake goesr in panties, pan tries, & lit.
1380RAPPORT (Misprints)FirstThe buffet carriagetie; rap port
1376LOGOThirdSign of trendy leisure wear and good office clothesg in loo
1372MASTERSTROKEVHCOriginal swimming-pool style is what fairy feller has in paintingmaster stroke; ref. David Hockney, and Richard Dadd’s ‘The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke’
1367SANBENITOSVHCBonniest models with sex-appeal up top in gear for the really hotSA + anag.
1363MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)VHCMacon, strip show … wine and buff?strip; Ma(con) + vin
1997-1998
1351NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)VHCCream buns during Strauss opera? Aria d/one for, Pavarotti scoffed the lotref. ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’
1346PHARISEESecondCanter exercises a shire being broken inanag. in PE
1336STOCKINGVHCSaint’s gift bearer? Only child wears itoc in St King, & lit.; wear = believe
1334CATACHRESTICVHCConservative, accepted new architects like pineapples for pinnaclesC + a + anag.; ref. Malapropism
1325UPROOTALVHCPoor, poor galut’s no good ——anag. less g, & lit.
1322CARPETVHCCricket’s top insect (it used to be a bee)3 mngs.; B = 300
1316FINGERLICKIN’SecondSmug whip: ‘Tony’s unbeatable’finger (= pilfer) + lick + in (= fashionable); ref. T. Blair
1995-1996
1238ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)VHCGreat giants have emotions and fe/y pixies do 
1220CASSANDRAThirdBut I wasn’t caught by equine thing plus soldiers!c ass and RA, & lit.
1207EPOCH-MARKINGVHCWhat could ‘Beijing, Switching Leaders, Has Nothing Against The Odd March’ be?0 + anag., all in Peking with Pe switched, & lit.
1994-1995
1200Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)VHCPossibly Atherton should bag 500 against West Indies – who can stop his pull shots?MID-WI(C)KE(T); D + WI in Mike
1190DENARIUSThirdUn petit peu d’exercice, number penned by Milhaud, possibly a classic piece?e n in Darius
1186GRISELDAVHCShe suffered much from her Marquis, girl Sade exploitedanag.; ref. M. de Saluzzo, M. de Sade
1181SLADEVHCWhat’s a sled done down a wee cleuch?anag. & lit.
1180COLD TURKEYVHCFreezing dope?cold turkey, & lit.; freeze = prevent the use of
1174DINGLE-DANGLEVHCSwinging beat, was the conductor hip?ding led angle
1169BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)VHCVery Little Brain, flexibly jointed, cheerful, muddled … nurse I like Pooh!B + lithe; anag.; Winnie-the-P.
1156TERPSICHOREANVHCWhat’s the art of Widow Simone? Crashing chopins à terreanag.; ref. ‘La Fille mal gardée’; chopin2
1152PARACETAMOLVHCOtalgia, even cramp, is weathered given thiscomp. anag. & lit.
1993-1994
1128CHRISTMAS PRESENTVHCMerry sirs’ hamper encumbering saint all in red?st in anag. in cent; ref ‘God rest you merry, gentlemen’
1126CHEATERYVHCFiddlers practise this piece in conservatory’s confinesheater (= gun) in c, y
1113EMPLASTRUMVHCSpread me splat on eruption (pus should come out)anag. + rum(pus), & lit.
1992-1993
1078KIRBEHFirstHide impermeable? If so, fakir’s one up on me!i.e. fakir is fah if kir be h
1069(P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)VHCMiss secures shrimp a macho chest-piece perhapsL; tich in lose
1048GALLOPADEVHCWhich dancer’s jigged and paced allegrocomp. anag. & lit.
1991-1992
1026LET-OFFVHCThe holding, or the dropping, of a ball?2 mngs.; ball1,2
1021BEARDVHCApply edge of blade to it in a lather to get barbedanag. less b, & lit.
1013ALVEARYVHCBuzzing one abroad takes a short fixed route attaining thisal(i)ve + a ry, & lit.
1004OIL PAINTINGSVHCBacon pieces selected for hanging, say, are not confined to pickled pig’s loinain’t in anag.; ref. Francis B.
1000ONE THOUSANDVHCMillenary is not on upper-class heads going racinganag. incl. U; cf. millinery
1990-1991
991BRASH (or BRUSH)VHCBoldfaced: Chambers styles me so, see?comp. anag. incl. c
974AVANT-PROPOSVHCIt’s before start of volume, or not a PPS, abroada + v + anag., & lit.
956SPEAR-SIDEVHCFoolhardy pas desire fathers’ raceanag.
952STAR (Spoonerisms)VHCPerhaps a ten-pack’ll make fiery throats less hotpentacle; anag. less hot
1989-1990
939A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)SecondA fantastic sweeper we picked out is a corker playing soccer. Fulham he’d win with!a + anag. less we; anag.; fulham = loaded dice
934LACE-UPSVHCBar these as ‘a brace plus buckles’!comp. anag. & lit.
930SABULOSEVHCSandy’s sad … spent penny leaving nothing in purse!sa(d) + 0 in bulse
926NERDVHCPained rear implicates me, potentiallyhidden anag., & lit.; pain in the backside
920CHRIST-CROSS-ROWVHCLittle child, take one to mark (as an illiterate) in developing two R’sch. r I + cross in anag., & lit.
917HOOLIGANISMVHCWreckage is, encompassed by rampaging mohocks chucking half-bricksligan is in anag. less (bri)cks, & lit.
900(C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)VHCWhat’s a liar ‘working with NHS’ at?anag. & lit.
1988-1989
887MONSTERVHCTry ‘enormous’ reformulated … it could be your answer!comp. anag. & lit.
882DOSSIERVHCArises in case bound with red aroundis so in red (all rev.), & lit.
878MOUSEPIECEVHCCut some epicure is cooking could be rustic onecomp. anag. & lit.
866NECTAREOUSSecondArea of land insulated by agitated econuts from plant’s oozing effluenceare in anag.
853DEBACLEVHCRush entry up by taxi in strikecab (rev.) in dele; ref. Azed comp, postal strike
840SONDESecondWhat signals us under the weather the earliest signs of depression?’s on de, & lit.; on = tipsy
1987-1988
831COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)VHCTemper and a pained expression…some gorse encountered down under!gum source; cool a bah!
827MICKEY-TAKINGVHCNeedling: doing as the dopers’ victims do?2 mngs.; Mickey Finns
818EMBUSQUÉVHCQueen’s bounty man? Am exotic antonym: an ——comp. anag. & lit.
801LINCHETVHCSmall (and grassy) stretch splitting up holding?inch in let, & lit.; inch, 2 mngs.
788CROWVHCWhat comes from Dexter on appearing in the two firsts in clue writingr(ight) o’ in c w, & lit.; ref. N. C. D., Azed annual honours
1986-1987
783CAMPESINOVHCIn cultivated manioc crop his money?peso in anag., & lit.
770HERMITSFirstShirt ’em hairilyanag. & lit.
766GUBBINSVHCWhat’s turning nut and screwing bolt?bug (rev.) + snib (rev.) & lit.
764CHILDERMASVHCWith year shortly over, Herod’s capital crime sadly recollectedanag. incl. H less y, & lit.
762OBELISEVHCSlang we this … modifying ‘see below’ signal?comp. anag. & lit.
753SHEEPDOGVHCAm a thorough dampener, inhibiting hearts deep in passionH + anag., all in sog, & lit.
740ESCADRILLEVHCMost of desert alive with lilac Mirages?anag. incl. deser(t); M. jets
1985-1986
718FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)VHCLength in a swordthrust, a requisite for fencingl in foin; i.e. illegal selling and buying
712PANTOMIME HORSEVHCGalumphing pair men hoot’s me!anag. & lit.
709GINGERVHCSting: pop group type3 mngs.
701BALUSTRADEVHCWhat makes stairs with pretensions? A durable pranking on each sidest(airs) in anag., & lit.
696ANTIMNEMONICVHCSuch are lotos fruits strange inaction grips seafarers stuck on themMN em in anag.
1984-1985
662BARGE-COUPLEVHCLink, with lighter applied first, projected raking beamsbarge + couple
660Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)VHCAce wags sort out a verset on an inert murine 
649AUSTRALORPVHCA poult Canberra’s developed (can be plucked)anag. less can be, & lit.
644EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)SecondStar not right? Uncertain, I pale… a bloomer, and a stinker!stapelia; sta(r) + anag.; ref. error in competition
640MACHETEVHCWeapon clearing the wild?anag. in mace, & lit.; clear = jump over
635ROSEMARYVHCSorry Ma bedevilled (touch of exorcism needed)e in anag., & lit.; ref. film ‘Rosemary’s Baby’
1983-1984
615HISTORIETTEVHCI set the trio ‘bowling’ at seaanag. & lit.; ref. ‘Three Wise Men of Gotham’: “If the bowl had been stronger, my tale had been longer.”
1982-1983
538INGRAINThirdSee where the cow is? Get Blue fast!i.e. in grain; ref. nursery rhyme, ‘…the cow’s in the corn’

 
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2021-2022
  2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
  2599 DESIDERATA
  2582 ACHITOPHEL
  2578 VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent)
  2573 HANDS-ON
  2569 BILBO
 
2020-2021
  2560 BOMBAST
  2547 FILATORY
  2525 PLACITUM
  2521 CHAMBERS
 
2019-2020
  2512 OSCITATE
  2508 CHARACTER (Misprints)
  2495 BUNG
  2477 SPRAT-WEATHER
  2473 INTERPLAY
 
2018-2019
  2460 TWEET
  2447 CONGENER
  2443 ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry)
  2430 CLERIHEW
  2425 EPILIMNION
  2412 UBIQUARIAN
 
2017-2018
  2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
  2395 PURITANISM
  2382 STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number)
 
2016-2017
  2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
  2347 ASLEEP
  2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
  2334 ALLELUIAH
  2330 BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left)
  2313 PERFECT
  2309 GLOBETROTTER
 
2015-2016
  2300 MISHMASH
  2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
  2287 VALET
  2283 BARGAIN
  2270 FENESTRA
  2261 GANGSTERLAND
 
2014-2015
  2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
  2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
  2220 A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker)
  2209 (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent)
  2205 CUMBERSOME
  2200 BRINDISI
 
2013-2014
  2196 SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps)
  2191 PLUG
  2178 PARISON
  2170 SAYONARA
  2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
 
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 (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (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 indication omits 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)
 


Annual Honours record of C. J. Brougham
Clues  |  HCs   |  Other competitors
YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
2020-20211 (1, 0, 0) 4 4 16
2019-20200 5 5 19
2018-20191 (0, 0, 1) 3 6 20
2017-20180 2 3
2016-20170 4 7 26
2015-20161 (1, 0, 0) 2 5 28
2014-20151 (0, 0, 1) 0 6
2013-20141 (0, 1, 0) 3 5 19
2012-20130 1 5
2011-20120 3 5
2010-20111 (0, 0, 1) 4 6 12
2009-20101 (1, 0, 0) 2 6 27
2008-20091 (0, 0, 1) 8 3 5
2007-20081 (0, 1, 0) 3 9 15
2006-20071 (0, 1, 0) 3 8 21
2005-20060 3 5
2004-20051 (0, 0, 1) 6 6 6
2003-20041 (1, 0, 0) 5 6 15
2002-20032 (0, 1, 1) 2 9 13
2001-20021 (0, 1, 0) 4 4 14
2000-20011 (0, 1, 0) 9 3 4
1999-20000 4 6 21
1998-19992 (1, 0, 1) 5 5 4
1997-19982 (0, 2, 0) 5 0 4
1996-19970 0 7
1995-19961 (0, 0, 1) 2 7 23
1994-19951 (0, 0, 1) 8 4 3
1993-19940 3 7
1992-19931 (1, 0, 0) 2 7 20
1991-19920 5 5 15
1990-19910 4 4 21
1989-19901 (0, 1, 0) 6 5 6
1988-19892 (0, 2, 0) 4 7 6
1987-19880 5 4 11
1986-19871 (1, 0, 0) 6 4 5
1985-19860 5 5 11
1984-19851 (0, 1, 0) 5 2 5
1983-19840 1 5
1982-19831 (0, 0, 1) 0 3
1981-19820 0 5
1980-19810 0 3