Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. J. Whale | 164 | 12 | 20 | 132 | 201 | 196 | Sep 1976 | May 2022 | 45y 8m | R. Whale |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021-2022 | ||||
2586 | BALDERDASH | Third | Old-fashioned tinctures and blunt eccentricity: character that sums up Dexter to a T, seen in Morse | bald e, r + dash; T in Morse code; dexter = right |
2573 | HANDS-ON | VHC | Something in Alpino’s DNA helps when on the ascent, seeing action? | hidden rev. |
2020-2021 | ||||
2543 | CABRETTA | VHC | Leather bindings of august tome stuck up after dictionary suffers regular fall-out | alternate letters of Chambers + a, t, t, e (rev.) |
2539 | TORSE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Campaigners never forgo the C/ND, a body committed to the long haul | ref. Hector’s body dragged behind Achilles’ chariot |
2532 | POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree) | Third | Ugh, latest comp format needs changing to deliver me from —— | comp. anag. |
2525 | PLACITUM | VHC | Judge’s verdict? Using this I can repackage cup and mail it! | anag. less I; ref. October 2020 Azed Cup win |
2521 | CHAMBERS | First | After puzzling becomes hard, get this alongside OED? | comp. anag. & lit. |
2019-2020 | ||||
2512 | OSCITATE | VHC | Craftily act so tired, tip for each of newly-wed pair missing out? | anag. less d, r, & lit.; ref. honeymooners’ bedtime excuse |
2504 | UPBEAT | VHC | Smiley? Alec unparalleled but only first and third of the sequence adapted | anag. of a/e, u/p, b/t; ref. A. Guinness in TV adaptations of Le Carré trilogy |
2495 | BUNG | VHC | Small advances from ATM, good way to control flow of liquid assets? | i.e. B, U, N + g |
2490 | DREAMSCAPE | First | Spacey image that springs to mind? A sad creep and the end of film career | anag. incl. m; ref. Kevin S. |
2486 | BRUHAHA | VHC | Essentially, rhubarb and what might produce it | anag. less r, b, w, t, & lit. |
2482 | VOX POP | VHC | Very essence of Roxy Music? The recording of Street Life perhaps? | V ox pop; ref. RM’s hit single |
2469 | GUDDLE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Eg Ludd after vandalizing mangle annually? | angle manually; anag.; ref. Ned L. |
2018-2019 | ||||
2456 | TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps) | VHC | Big performer when associated with Chelsea, transitive to AC Milan but unfortunately succumbing to gut-rot | tr. + AC; anag.; ref. Chelsea tractor |
2447 | CONGENER | VHC | It’s with this you could make Negronis etc | comp. anag. & lit. |
2438 | MONTE DI PIETÀ | VHC | Pignorated items: possibly popped here with the last of your savings disappearing? | comp. anag. incl. r, s, g, & lit. |
2434 | STONKERED | Third | Taking bubbly Sekt with no reason to stop gets you this | anag. + red (light), & lit. |
2412 | UBIQUARIAN | Second | A —— dress? Shapeless burqa Saudis are in, perhaps | comp. anag. & lit. |
2017-2018 | ||||
2408 | LUNCHEONETTE | VHC | Result of no teeth, sadly, uncle ordered sandwiches here | anag. in anag., & lit. |
2403 | SWALE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | The lead characters of Scandinavian wannabe and Laertes exemplify fiery men found in Hamlet | miry fen; first letters |
2386 | PENNY-A-LINER | VHC | Glenda, perhaps, employed humorously – her core part in play Ern concocted? | anag. incl. en; ref. G. Slagg in ‘Private Eye’ and G. Jackson in Morecambe & Wise sketch |
2373 | CACOGASTRIC | First | A stomach accruing fluid might make human this | comp. anag. & lit. |
2364 | COMPOST HEAP | First | Canine requires pet shampoo after rolling about in this! | C + anag., & lit. |
2360 | VIDENDA | VHC | A must-see series of old with classic depiction of Tanner, E the centrepiece of Mondays | vi d (6d) + E + nda; ref. ‘Coronation Street’ |
2016-2017 | ||||
2356 | PUBLIC SERVANT | VHC | Live crabs, boiled in pot. May I serve now? | anag. in punt; pot = large bet; ref. Theresa M. |
2351 | RHAGADES | VHC | Their edges reddish along affected epidermis? | first & last letters, & lit. |
2330 | BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left) | VHC | Opener lacking oomph is out of sorts, listless NZ are bowled out – recalling resources of Charlie Parker? | anag. less o; anag. incl. b; ref. C. Parker, former England bowler and C. Parker, jazz saxophonist |
2324 | CELEBRATIONS | VHC | These could involve a ‘Noel set’ with crib – or perhaps a bristlecone lit up | 2 anags. & lit. |
2015-2016 | ||||
2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | We’re UK citizens surely – those of us offshore but working, righ/t? Us too! | |
2287 | VALET | VHC | Not-quite menial type, attendant to upwardly-mobile gents? | lav (rev.) + et(a), & lit. |
2283 | BARGAIN | VHC | Snatch flip-flops to get one in shoddy brand magasin (not M and S, unusually) | grab (rev.) + a + in; anag. less anag. |
2279 | CLEMENTINE | VHC | Clumsy feet (nines) should make her fussy when suffering splinters | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. song v. 2: ‘her shoes were number nine’ |
2272 | SNOWMOBILE | VHC | Oman’s first women’s lib gathering? Form of advancement unlikely to catch on there | anag. incl. O |
2265 | ESPRIT FORT | VHC | High priest? Pah, say I | anag. + fort, & lit.; ref. pah1,2 |
2261 | GANGSTERLAND | VHC | Lasagne blended with odd bits of rigatoni, starter for diner in Little Italy? | anag. incl. alternate letters + d; ref. organized crime area of NYC |
2014-2015 | ||||
2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | VHC | I might be exhibited by daring Tate: V & A’s wavering | anag. incl. V, A’s, & lit. |
2235 | CHOCK-A-BLOCK | VHC | Generously-filled cold ham sandwiches to serve mixed party group? | C + ka bloc in hock |
2218 | FOREIGNER | VHC | Despite Nige’s blustering, this fellow should be missed around here | for + anag. + (h)er(e), & lit. |
2200 | BRINDISI | VHC | Is one delivered alongside booze-up? That should be right for Latin | is I after blind with r for L, & lit. |
2013-2014 | ||||
2183 | SANGRAIL | VHC | Treating it with awe, this confounded Sir Gawain et al | comp. anag. & lit. |
2165 | OUT OF ORDER | VHC | Too rude for Nuts, displaying bust? | anag.; ref. lads’ mag |
2157 | MELODRAMATIC | VHC | Involving extremes of emotion, this – a term associated with old cinema, perhaps | comp. anag. incl. e, n, & lit. |
2152 | STUFFED SHIRT | VHC | Blimp, primarily for Specsavers’ use, drifts along with the broadcast | anag. incl. f, S,u; ref. Sky Sports Ashes coverage |
2148 | ZOLLVEREIN | VHC | Area of free-flowing traffic? Rather busy, I’ll never cross over here | zo + anag. |
2012-2013 | ||||
2144 | INFERNO (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Is wearing feathery item on lady’s hat in fashion? | Hades Latin-fashion; in fern o’ |
2139 | DE RIGUEUR | Second | How do you make socks etc this? Fashion guru CK decrees it so! | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Calvin Klein |
2126 | DESPERATE | VHC | On the ropes, a weed’s battered – one who’s this, perhaps? | comp. anag. & lit. |
2122 | NICETY | First | Touch of refinement missing from a mere HC? | nice t(r)y, & lit.; ref. AZ comps |
2109 | THICKETY | VHC | Marked, yet turned deceptively. Greaves of old might be so described? | thick (qv) + anag.; greave (obs) = thicket; ref. Jimmy G. |
2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | Third | Way to avoid unwanted issue? Flexible product of chemist, ain’t it? | anag. |
2011-2012 | ||||
2078 | RÉCOLLET | VHC | Electoral maverick – no second place for Galloway, a reformed member! | anag. less a; ref. Bradford by-election |
2070 | MISTREATMENT | VHC | S & M attire sported by chaps heading for this? | anag. + men + t, & lit. |
2064 | COLD TURKEY | VHC | Old tucker unfortunately served up by X’s successor | anag. + Y, & lit.; ref. AZ comp 1180 |
2062 | APPLE-KNOCKER | VHC | Was ‘yankee plonker’ the non-PC translation of this sawney? | comp. anag. incl. PC, & lit. |
2053 | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Tinker, perhaps? Taken in by spy initially reckon I’d suspect Haydon | first letters in peer; reckon; ref. Le Carré |
2010-2011 | ||||
2040 | EASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | In a candid feature on G. Ramsay, a r/isk’s unavoidable? | |
2031 | EMBROIDERY | VHC | It can make derrière of queenly bride more elaborate | anag. incl. y, & lit. |
2006 | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | ‘Merry’ organ donors tend to do it all May! | moaners … day; anag. |
2009-2010 | ||||
1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | Follower of Blair, mistaken on war and swallowing devious lie? | anag. in anag. |
1962 | ANADEM | VHC | What’s made an unkempt mane a model’s centrepiece, after styling? | anag., anag. incl. d, & lit. |
1960 | NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels) | First | Getting mad cow disease, broken down Jersey in gaga-land! | RAGING ANALYSED |
1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | For one accustomed to curry, concocting a bit of flavour with Lea & Perrins won’t have succeeded | anag. incl. f less s; ref. Worcester sauce; curry2 |
2008-2009 | ||||
1936 | LITMUS TEST | VHC | It has to feature among first of lab experiments schools teach | it must in l e s t, & lit. |
1932 | NINE-TO-FIVE | VHC | If vote in NE collapses, is it limiting time in office for Labour | anag.; ref. local elections |
1918 | PALAMPORE | Third | You might have seen this dishevelled in a Nepalese romp | comp. anag. & lit. |
1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | See this erode ground? Could be due to a shower | comp. anag. & lit. |
1893 | EARTHY | VHC | Cut eye having absorbed a short right, Henry is containing Clay | a rt H in ey(e); ref. H. Cooper, Cassius C. |
2007-2008 | ||||
1879 | LITTER BASKET | VHC | You’d take best & lit. – remainder’s ending up here | anag. incl. r, & lit.; up = excited |
1862 | UNALIKE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Body found in New York – drunken alkie. The name? It’s ‘sot’ | same it’s not; UN + anag. |
1858 | HUMONGOUS | Third | I doubt that ordinary North American sandwiches turn out thus! | go in hum3 o N US, & lit. |
1836 | POSTHASTE | VHC | A variant to express? Chambers try to include the very latest in English | pos + h in taste |
2006-2007 | ||||
1814 | HIPSTER | VHC | Such as becomes pert-ish bum? | anag. & lit. |
1810 | HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM) | Third | Help run a rehab centre, soup kitchen or medical charity – I want to be seen to encourage interest in organ donation | |
1806 | INEBRIANT | Second | What’s in it? Largely what suited Bacchus and co. before | nebri(s) an. in it, & lit. |
1784 | TEARAWAY | VHC | A year at reformatory carries little weight with him | w in anag., & lit. |
2005-2006 | ||||
1775 | ROUGH-AND-READY | VHC | It could be argued – handy or improvised? | anag. & lit. |
1762 | DUDDERY | VHC | New Boots and Panties unavailable here – Dury dead and not about to be reissued | anag. less a; ref. hit album by the late Ian Dury |
1750 | PLOUGHMAN | VHC | He benefited from shares (the sod took a cut) it’s no laugh, MP thrown out | anag. |
1733 | PALESTRA | VHC | Years ago, somewhere like Lloyd’s offered least APR when getting plastic | anag.; ref. David Lloyd’s sports centres and Lloyd’s Bank |
2004-2005 | ||||
1711 | MINUS | VHC | Fancy consuming, having a gallon about sunk? I’d suggest a take-away | anag. less cong. (qv) |
1700 | FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW | VHC | Compliance in exotic food we lack, Hovis brown features around tea-time | C in anag. |
1698 | CROSSTIE | Second | It’s replaced so SR cite train cost rise? | anag., anag., & lit. |
1694 | MISINTERPRET | VHC | Fail to read properly, due to thickness? Times printer using new format | anag. |
1680 | PILLOW-CUP | VHC | Out of bed, after badly needing to fill chamberpot, can result from this? | ill in po WC + up, & lit. |
2003-2004 | ||||
1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | What’s most ——? Possibly R. Atkinson g-gem when let loose with mic | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Ron A.’s racist gaffe on air |
1663 | ARMAMENTARIA | VHC | Bring ‘materia medica’, ulna needs resetting: include big —— perhaps? | comp. anag. |
1641 | GADGETEER | VHC | Curse to hit Scrabble player, when you take last letters and get Q, say? | gad get + e, e, r; ref. James Bond character |
1628 | ENCOMION | VHC | No income, poor and cracking up | anag.; crack up = praise |
2002-2003 | ||||
1611 | LEISLER | VHC | I’ll see poorly and take no central part in Carroll – teller half dropped off | anag. + r, Le(w)is (tel)ler, & lit.; ref. dormouse’s ‘Twinkle, twinkle, little bat’ |
1606 | TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps) | VHC | Quelch set Latin material later found in Latin bible? | anag.; ref. Bunter stories; bible = ruminant’s stomach |
1602 | FENESTRA | VHC | Force and enter as criminal here? | F + anag., & lit. |
1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | First book – it’s a must for the Euro-traveller | tsigane; Gen. + anag.; must4 |
1589 | JOKESMITH | VHC | Crack supplier provides joint: exotic smoke with staggering ‘hit’ | J + anag. + anag. |
1585 | SHIATSU | First | Tailor has suit technique of making one fit by hand | anag. |
1572 | SHIELD-MAY | Second | If order not followed, she could cause Hel dismay | anag. & lit.; ref. Norse mythology |
2001-2002 | ||||
1559 | THEOLOGASTER | Second | Dodgy RE? He’s got a lot | anag. & lit. |
1541 | CHUPRASSY | VHC | He’d get changed to deliver us arch-spy: that is kind of Batman! | anag.; ref. Bruce Wayne / Batman character |
2000-2001 | ||||
1502 | RAPPEL | Third | Sort of rock exercise with additional line? | rap + PE + l, & lit. |
1489 | FRONT-BENCHER | Second | Cook R (cf. Benn T) – he or another Labour minister? | anag.; ref. Robin C., Tony B. |
1485 | BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left) | VHC | Where stock’s sold abroad, our BSE’s contamination of it so damaged devotee of European ties? | anag.; anag.; ref. European ban on UK beef |
1480 | SAMARITAN | VHC | Mania with star wars whence Luke’s hero | anag.; ref. L. Skywalker and Luke ch. 10 |
1472 | TORAN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Re vision problems: to men/d pupils, graft is required | |
1999-2000 | ||||
1459 | GREATEST (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Oast associated with barley? Taken with gin, I get strange brew! | boast … Ali; comp. anag. |
1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | No left winger? New formation, with Guppy’s introduction, may give England heart | anag. less G; ref. Steve G. |
1428 | CRICETID | VHC | I’m largely content to expedite circular wheeling | hidden rev., & lit. |
1415 | MANATI (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Ro/me’s face is strangely not italic | ref. typeface |
1998-1999 | ||||
1406 | CHASSEPOT | VHC | I got fired from post chaise suffering attack? | anag. less I, & lit. |
1385 | PANTRIES | VHC | Napery sites? Yes, these possibly… | comp. anag. & lit. |
1367 | SANBENITOS | VHC | Strict Ximenean dress-code bans ties with no cross! | anag.; cross = hybrid |
1997-1998 | ||||
1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Having one over the eight may befi/t handsome guys – get legless! | |
1338 | SMART ALEC | VHC | I may be disposed to cram least | anag. & lit. |
1336 | STOCKING | First | You’ll recollect letters to St Nick go here | anag. & lit. |
1334 | CATACHRESTIC | VHC | Perhaps confusing Arctic as the centre for Sphenisciformes? | anag. incl. c, & lit; penguins only in Antarctic |
1325 | UPROOTAL | VHC | Elimination from cups? Are poor Italy losing their edge? Both | middle letters; i.e. both edges |
1322 | CARPET | Third | Odds of ‘threes’ at Cup clash? | anag. of alternate letters, & lit. |
1312 | REST-CURE | VHC | Objects of snooker? That pocketing first of reds should lead to useful break | r in rest, cue |
1996-1997 | ||||
1294 | TRANSENNA | First | Screen for saint’s remnants – this forms it, perhaps? | comp anag. & lit.; screen = sift |
1290 | NITERIE | VHC | Superior neighbour adjoining topless bar, say? | (u)nit + (Lake) Erie, & lit.; bar4 |
1268 | ARGIE-BARGIE | VHC | Wranglers’ forte? This lot obtain algebra and trig, i.e. with nothing wrong | comp. anag.; ref. Cambridge exams |
1260 | OUT-AND-OUT | VHC | ‘Love’ united with wavering Turandot, resistance gone utterly | 0 + U + anag. less r; ref. opera |
1995-1996 | ||||
1255 | CATAFALCO | VHC | Entering grave one’s first of all ferried aboard like conveyance | first letters in Cato, & lit. |
1234 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | What’s post contents? Sorted letters in poor Pat’s van | anag.; ref. Postman P. |
1220 | CASSANDRA | VHC | Girl first seen in Competition Azed some reviews ago – about a thousand, you forgot? | (thou)sand in first letters; ref. AZ 190 – see comments |
1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | PM KO’ing each Right alternative is presaging a very long term? | anag. incl. r |
1203 | CLERICALISM | VHC | Lilac Merc is overheated – result of too many revs? | anag. |
1994-1995 | ||||
1200 | Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Flat green playing surface? Lara’d be rampant! | (C)ARD-(T)ABLE; anag. |
1180 | COLD TURKEY | VHC | Tuck ye Lord up wherein e.g. horse has been removed? | anag.; up = in an excited state; horse = heroin |
1161 | ADIAPHORON | Second | This tenet without a ‘must’ gives adherent option? | comp. anag. incl. a, & lit.; must4 adj. |
1993-1994 | ||||
1147 | MAYDAY | VHC | United you’ll see blossom with time – that’s when the reds will celebrate | may + day; ref. Manchester United |
1128 | CHRISTMAS PRESENT | VHC | Something thrilling in stockings? Naughty MPs can’t resist her | anag. |
1113 | EMPLASTRUM | VHC | This does trammel pus! | anag. & lit. |
1108 | GREEN | VHC | Concerned with the earth and environs | re in Ge ’n’, & lit. |
1992-1993 | ||||
1091 | SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Bing is not above a pass, suffering crooner lust | lunar crust; i.e. go below anag.; bing2 |
1061 | MAGIC | VHC | Little fag (American)? The reverse! | cig Am (rev.), & lit.; ref. ‘Magic’ Johnson, tall and heterosexual |
1990-1991 | ||||
991 | BRASH (or BRUSH) | Second | Making brandy handy will render you this? | i.e. br as h, & lit. |
972 | Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram) | VHC | Noel brief: ‘hat’ anag. but no ‘hat’ clue | |
943 | BARAGOUIN | VHC | e.g. local ‘Langue d’oil’, wanting tips on translation | bar + anag. of (L)angu(e) (d’)oi(l), & lit. |
1989-1990 | ||||
922 | REFORMADO | VHC | End of war: for me a sad event? | r + anag. + do, & lit. |
908 | INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | A smattering of h/ing, abroad in India, made meal most sound, authentic | |
895 | TONE DEAF | VHC | Unable to read pitch, tourists near defeat after taking first two in series | initial pairs of letters |
891 | CAT | VHC | Is this Tom I’d feed? Could be if domesticated | comp. anag. & lit. |
1988-1989 | ||||
878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Locals’ beef: might express come up S.E. differently, i.e. hidden? | i.e. in anag.; ref. Channel Tunnel rail link dispute |
866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | Sauterne & co. might appear so | anag. & lit. |
853 | DEBACLE | First | This situation, with letters in extremis, could make you cable Azed! | anag. less A, Z, & lit.; ref. postal strike |
1987-1988 | ||||
814 | SPOUSAGE | VHC | Healthy institution having exchange of ring for a custom | spa with O for a + usage, & lit. |
805 | LITOTES | VHC | Little chap into deception? ‘Not a lot…’ perhaps | tot in lies; ref. Paul Daniels’ catchphrase |
1986-1987 | ||||
783 | CAMPESINO | VHC | One is poor where coffee product comes first | Camp + anag., & lit.; ref. coffee extract brand |
750 | SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue) | VHC | Mainly tough puzzling found between No. 1 and this! | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit.; ref. AZ series |
740 | ESCADRILLE | VHC | It’s produced by service training for power in flight | escape with drill for P |
1985-1986 | ||||
722 | SUPERNACULUM | VHC | It will make ale-cup run out (in total) | anag. in sum, & lit. |
718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Wapping strikes? Potential of nil! | anag.; ref. printing dispute |
1984-1985 | ||||
649 | AUSTRALORP | Second | Put ‘rasorial’ as possible order for this one? | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit. |
1982-1983 | ||||
559 | EMBASE | VHC | Take down, as in a decoration, following end of Yuletide | e + as in MBE |
558 | MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter) | VHC | Pier’s filling – awfully nice in mid-summer, the ’ottest time | pie’s; anag. in mm + ’eat |
556 | SWEAL (Misprints) | VHC | A feature of Christmas, we all binge! | singe; hidden |
538 | INGRAIN | First | Like a tattoo artist that’s restricted by where it may be visible | RA in in gin; ‘gin and it’ |
1981-1982 | ||||
508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | Mr Speaker out dancing – he makes members do the twist | anag. |
504 | SIMMENTHALER | VHC | In herds: meat’n’ milk may be obtained from this kind | comp. anag. & lit. |
473 | HERRING-BONE | VHC | Oo, been hurrying? Could have given you this stitch | comp. anag. |
1980-1981 | ||||
430 | TEGULA | VHC | To be seen by anyone – nearly everyone, from below, get up on this | get (rev.) + U + al(l) (rev.), & lit. |
1978-1979 | ||||
327 | HEMLOCK | VHC | It’ll make you choke terribly after swallowing a small measure | ml in anag., & lit. |
1976-1977 | ||||
238 | CRAMBOJINGLE | VHC | For poets this may be essential in competing for Lear’s job | comp. anag. & lit.; Edward L. |
234 | HOROSCOPIST | Second | Perhaps one holding a ball in which Scorpio’s movements can be seen? | anag. in host, & lit. |
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2599 DESIDERATA
2595 FIFTY YEARS
2584 GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste)
2578 VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent)
2569 BILBO
2020-2021
2564 CLEARING
2556 TOERAG
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
2019-2020
2508 CHARACTER (Misprints)
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2480 STOCKING FILLERS
2477 SPRAT-WEATHER
2473 INTERPLAY
2018-2019
2460 TWEET
2443 ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry)
2428 SHEPHERDS
2425 EPILIMNION
2421 SPASMODICAL
2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
2017-2018
2399 CHARMEUSE
2395 PURITANISM
2382 STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number)
2378 PROPOSAL
2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
2369 FACETIAE
2016-2017
2347 ASLEEP
2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
2338 TRUMP
2334 ALLELUIAH
2325 MASON
2322 VENTRICOSE
2313 PERFECT
2015-2016
2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
2300 MISHMASH
2274 SIMPATICO
2270 FENESTRA
2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2222 OBJECT LESSON
2213 SOLECISM
2013-2014
2191 PLUG
2187 WEST
2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
2161 FARRAGO
2012-2013
2135 LOB
2131 DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)
2113 PICAROON
2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2096 TRICK
2011-2012
2083 BEWITCH
2074 BENNET
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2058 ROBUST
2049 PARTY-POOPER
2045 CATENATE
2010-2011
2036 AL CONTO
2023 CHAMBRANLE
2019 OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left)
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2000 TWO THOUSAND
2009-2010
1988 PERIQUE
1979 FAR-OUT
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1958 HANGDOG
1945 PRISON
1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
2008-2009
1923 ELLIPTIC
1910 BARPERSON
1908 WE THREE KINGS
1906 MORSE
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1866 BINGE
1849 AUXESIS
1845 UPBRAID
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
2006-2007
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1797 HEART
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
2005-2006
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1753 DIAGONAL
1741 LORD NELSON
1737 ANIMUS
2004-2005
1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
1719 ANHELATION
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
1667 CLARINI
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1650 SAPHENA
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1637 AMNESIC
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1598 PHRASEMONGER
1576 FACADE
2001-2002
1563 SLYBOOTS
1554 PEARL
1550 MEMORITER
1546 TRANSPARENT
1544 PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1511 DEEP-SEATED
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1500 GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)
1494 MARATHON
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1454 GET-UP
1450 PRETENDANT
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1437 MISTLETOE
1998-1999
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1380 RAPPORT (Misprints)
1997-1998
1346 PHARISEE
1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
1329 PITHOS
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1277 NOVE(M)BER (Letters Latent)
1273 SIPOREX
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1995-1996
1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
1247 PREDICANT
1242 KNOCKERS
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1216 CHAPERON
1994-1995
1186 GRISELDA
1169 BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)
1165 YAPSTER
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1134 TOVARICH
1126 CHEATERY
1122 BASILIAN
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1104 BURYING-PLACES
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1074 DEMIREP
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1039 TOLERABLE
1034 BURLAP
1021 BEARD
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1013 ALVEARY
1990-1991
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
1989-1990
934 LACE-UPS
930 SABULOSE
926 NERD
904 VOETGANGER
900 (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
882 DOSSIER
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
827 MICKEY-TAKING
823 SARBACANE
818 EMBUSQUÉ
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
809 DOLCE VITA
801 LINCHET
788 CROW
1986-1987
779 MISSING LINK
766 GUBBINS
753 SHEEPDOG
1985-1986
701 BALUSTRADE
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
692 FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number)
683 BANISH
1984-1985
660 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)
657 SILLY-BILLY
631 INTERLOCK
1983-1984
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
615 HISTORIETTE
610 DOUBLETHINK
590 MINEVER
1982-1983
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
543 STAYING POWER
1981-1982
521 ATTITUDINISE
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
495 CACOETHES
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
1980-1981
469 APLUSTRE
443 STEEPLECROWN
1977-1978
301 TROLLOPISH
289 AMNESIAC
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
247 FLIVVER
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020-2021 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 3 | 4 | 13 |
2019-2020 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 6 | 5 | 10 |
2018-2019 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 3 | 6 | 11 |
2017-2018 | 2 (2, 0, 0) | 4 | 6 | 10 |
2016-2017 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
2015-2016 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
2014-2015 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
2013-2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
2012-2013 | 3 (1, 1, 1) | 3 | 5 | 5 |
2011-2012 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
2010-2011 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
2009-2010 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 6 | 18 |
2008-2009 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 5 | 12 |
2007-2008 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 6 | 15 |
2006-2007 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2005-2006 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
2004-2005 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 4 | 7 | 12 |
2003-2004 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
2002-2003 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 5 | 3 | 4 |
2001-2002 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 5 | – |
2000-2001 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 3 | 6 | 12 |
1999-2000 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 5 | 16 |
1998-1999 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
1997-1998 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 5 | 3 | 4 |
1996-1997 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 5 | 17 |
1995-1996 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
1994-1995 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 4 | 18 |
1993-1994 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
1992-1993 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
1990-1991 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 21 |
1989-1990 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
1988-1989 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 3 | 22 |
1987-1988 | 0 | 2 | 9 | – |
1986-1987 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
1985-1986 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
1984-1985 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
1982-1983 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 2 | 11 |
1981-1982 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1976-1977 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |