HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors | ordStats | See also: J. Vincent, R. Vincent
Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
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Ms R. Porter & J. Vincent | 48 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 55 | 51 | Dec 2010 | May 2022 | 11y 5m | J. Vincent & Ms R. Porter J. Vincent & R. Porter J. & R. Vincent |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021-2022 | ||||
2595 | FIFTY YEARS | VHC | Half a century? FYI yr feat’s staggering! | anag. |
2591 | GHAT | VHC | Where boater perhaps may be moored by Ganges’ edge | G + hat, & lit. |
2586 | BALDERDASH | VHC | Sailor climbing rickety ladder heads for starboard hold in bilge | AB (rev.) + anag. + first letters |
2582 | ACHITOPHEL | VHC | One playing it safe surprisingly holed a pitch cutting drive initially | anag. less d |
2020-2021 | ||||
2547 | FILATORY | VHC | Lots of admirable yarn could be spun to make albs with a modern —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
2534 | BOTTLE-WASHER | VHC | What could possibly be worth combining with best ale? A fag, perhaps? | anag. |
2532 | POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree) | VHC | Consuming sweet stuff mostly, bulging tum starts to look awful throughout the Christmas hols | pot + suga(r) in first letters |
2530 | STUDENTY | VHC | Typical of undergrads? One can characterize such, most improperly, as ‘stoned’ and ‘smutty’ | comp. anag. |
2517 | LITERATIM | VHC | Transcribe opus thus to produce spiritual tome, perhaps? | comp. anag. & lit. |
2019-2020 | ||||
2512 | OSCITATE | VHC | Extermination initially after very large attic infested – one tends to do this when boring creatures are present | os + anag. + e |
2495 | BUNG | VHC | Tips from Boris: use neutralizing germicide – one can grease palms with this | first letters |
2486 | BRUHAHA | VHC | Leaders in Brussels resent UK’s high-handedness, and half anticipate a ruckus | first letters |
2482 | VOX POP | VHC | What may be expressed in vote (official poll or plebiscite, primarily) after insertion of ‘X’? | X in first letters, & lit. |
2480 | STOCKING FILLERS | Second | St. Nick’s ill? Gofer could be deployed to deliver these | anag. & lit. |
2473 | INTERPLAY | VHC | My! Palestrina, then, tortuously could construct anthem’s —— | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Giovanni da P., composer |
2469 | GUDDLE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Bits of granite unearthed during drilling left enormous rickle in tunnel | tickle in runnel; first letters |
2464 | BRAINPOWER | VHC | Swilling wine (port, mostly) after brandy, getting half cut? It makes the head smart | bra + anag. less t |
2018-2019 | ||||
2460 | TWEET | VHC | Focusing on the leaders, Tiger Woods engineers eventual triumph – it’s produced by a lot of birdies | first letters; ref. US Open golf |
2447 | CONGENER | VHC | Conservative leader finally admits embarrassment – a contributory factor in sack, perhaps? | gêne in Con. r |
2443 | ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | By freely applying temp/os tarty effects can be obtained by a maestro | |
2438 | MONTE DI PIETÀ | VHC | EU and May both endlessly tied into wrestling about conclusion of backstop – this is where things go up the spout! | p in anag. incl. E, Ma |
2430 | CLERIHEW | Third | Vehicle heading off west colliding with rear of car, making short work of Bentley | anag. less v incl. w, r; ref. Edmund C. Bentley |
2428 | SHEPHERDS | VHC | The first characters appearing in stable, having experienced prophetic heavenly exclamations re divine Son | first letters & lit. |
2421 | SPASMODICAL | VHC | A disco lamp’s flickering, going on and off | anag. |
2017-2018 | ||||
2408 | LUNCHEONETTE | VHC | Snack bar providing cheese (half off) and onion (more than half off) as filling for croissant, perhaps? | che on in lunette |
2390 | POISSON D’AVRIL | VHC | For a joke, one was hung on another’s back in old Paris, so very bizarrely | anag. incl. v; ref. original French custom |
2382 | STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number) | VHC | Starters of soup and tart ready to eat in bar | tart; s, t, ripe |
2016-2017 | ||||
2351 | RHAGADES | VHC | Surface cracks (of a sort) appearing in ‘Shard’, deteriorating with age | anag. |
2343 | RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | An oldie reti/cently purchased accommodation in Eastbourne | |
2338 | TRUMP | VHC | The leaders of today’s Republicanism, unfortunately: Mike Pence and —— | first letters & lit. |
2324 | CELEBRATIONS | VHC | The primary elements of Christmas entertainment: laughter, extra booze and food for parties! | first letters + rations |
2015-2016 | ||||
2287 | VALET | VHC | Those leading very affluent lives employ this type of servant | first letters |
2283 | BARGAIN | VHC | Agree knock-down price for jumble in ragbag? Good going! | anag. less g |
2265 | ESPRIT FORT | VHC | Chilcot’s conclusion: report is heading for finish, surprisingly. I’m sceptical | anag. incl. t, f |
2257 | BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left) | VHC | Palpitating sensation resulting from grave stroke – spat blood initially then mostly sputum in a distressed state | pit pat; b + anag. less m |
2250 | MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter) | VHC | Something appropriate for tasting at Azed 2250 lunch: drinks, after starter cleared away, having fine quality | toasting; (s)miles + tone |
2014-2015 | ||||
2239 | ERADIATE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Fare rise? – a risky venture backing one at commencement of election | fire rays; dare (rev.) + I at e |
2230 | GATES OF DEATH | VHC | Dreadful stage characterized by start of decay and human body giving up last of vigour | anag. + of + d + ea(r)th, & lit. |
2220 | A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker) | VHC | Head of Selfridges desires a bit of peace before end of December – bargain hunters especially tore apart section for gifts! | SHOPPERS/PRESENTS; SHOPESPRENTS; S + hopes+ p + r; esp. rent s; ref. ‘Black Friday’ |
2213 | SOLECISM | VHC | Misuse of semi-colons not acceptable – it’s a grammatical impropriety | anag. less on, & lit. |
2013-2014 | ||||
2196 | SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps) | VHC | Bell-like instruments giving stars backing (comprising flat, wooden support!) can be seen in orchestra, beaten | names (rev.); hidden |
2174 | CHARET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | What does a holiday maker in the alps do if he is injured climbing? Su/es! | |
2168 | CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter) | VHC | Cook sometimes makes this – half of Xmas bird with last of gravy and, beforehand, starters of hunky edam and nibbles | chunky; c, e, n + tur(key) + y; ref. Alastair C., England captain |
2161 | FARRAGO | VHC | Coen Brothers’ film about two leading characters in ransom mix-up | ra in ‘Fargo’; ref. plot of film |
2157 | MELODRAMATIC | VHC | Dim male actor ludicrously O.T.T. on the stage | anag. |
2012-2013 | ||||
2135 | LOB | VHC | Loft over Bryans’ heads? | first letters & lit.; ref. Bryan brothers, successful US tennis doubles partnership |
2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | VHC | Surprisingly Mitt’s a hit since losing support initially – a good example of damage limitation! | anag. less s;; ref. M. Romney, US election |
2010-2011 | ||||
2019 | OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left) | VHC | Inclined to make one female egg, leaders of technology intend cloning a ewe or, very unusually, cow | hen + O t, i, c; anag. incl. v |
Clues | Annual Honours | Other competitors | See also: J. Vincent, R. Vincent
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2599 DESIDERATA
2573 HANDS-ON
2569 BILBO
2020-2021
2564 CLEARING
2560 BOMBAST
2556 TOERAG
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2543 CABRETTA
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2525 PLACITUM
2521 CHAMBERS
2019-2020
2508 CHARACTER (Misprints)
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2490 DREAMSCAPE
2477 SPRAT-WEATHER
2018-2019
2456 TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps)
2451 CAPUT
2434 STONKERED
2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
2412 UBIQUARIAN
2017-2018
2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
2399 CHARMEUSE
2395 PURITANISM
2386 PENNY-A-LINER
2369 FACETIAE
2364 COMPOST HEAP
2016-2017
2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
2347 ASLEEP
2334 ALLELUIAH
2325 MASON
2322 VENTRICOSE
2015-2016
2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
2300 MISHMASH
2279 CLEMENTINE
2274 SIMPATICO
2272 SNOWMOBILE
2014-2015
2248 WAISTLINE
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2209 (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent)
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2191 PLUG
2183 SANGRAIL
2170 SAYONARA
2165 OUT OF ORDER
2152 STUFFED SHIRT
2012-2013
2131 DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)
2116 YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)
2113 PICAROON
2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2011-2012
2062 APPLE-KNOCKER
2058 ROBUST
2053 PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)
2049 PARTY-POOPER
2010-2011
2010 A COMING OF AGE
Clues | HCs | Other competitors | See also: J. Vincent, R. Vincent
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020-2021 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
2019-2020 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 7 | 4 | 6 |
2018-2019 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 6 | 5 | 9 |
2017-2018 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
2016-2017 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 5 | 19 |
2015-2016 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
2014-2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
2013-2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
2012-2013 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
2010-2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |