ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. H. Russell | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 10 | Dec 1980 | Apr 2003 | 22y 4m | J. H. E. Russell |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1389 | ALL-OVERISH | VHC | Saville Rho tailoring felt to be not quite right somehow | anag.; cf. Savile Row |
| 1385 | PANTRIES | VHC | These provisions are in loco parentis | anag. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1186 | GRISELDA | VHC | Both good and right, I’m also of ladies most abused | g r + anag., & lit. |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1084 | PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM) | VHC | Let Celia be persuaded if open to love’s dart; No uglier lass than she will serve to rule my heart! | |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1034 | BURLAP | VHC | Ashes might well come with this one friendly stroke skied! | pal rub (rev); ref. sackcloth and ashes |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 631 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Engage clerk to move home providing van | in + anag.; van2 = front |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 603 | FIGULINE | VHC | Pot wild life with gun one smuggled in | I in anag. |
| 594 | DOINGS | VHC | Dingbat? Perhaps dingo’s batting implied | in in dog’s |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 521 | ATTITUDINISE | Second | Put it on forms and use it in triplicate | anag. of and use it it it |
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1589 JOKESMITH
2001-2002
1533 MASTER-MARINER
2000-2001
1489 FRONT-BENCHER
1999-2000
1437 MISTLETOE
1424 HEIST
1998-1999
1411 LOOK-SEE
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1997-1998
1351 NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)
1312 REST-CURE
1996-1997
1303 PONIARD
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1234 AVANT-PROPOS
1225 CURRY
1220 CASSANDRA
1212 HILDING
1994-1995
1190 DENARIUS
1178 BOOTLEG
1993-1994
1122 BASILIAN
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1061 MAGIC
1991-1992
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
1990-1991
982 ALMANAC
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1989-1990
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
895 TONE DEAF
1988-1989
869 HOLD-UPS
853 DEBACLE
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
779 MISSING LINK
774 VICTORINE
762 OBELISE
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
683 BANISH
1984-1985
662 BARGE-COUPLE
649 AUSTRALORP
1983-1984
607 CARNEY
1982-1983
564 PARAMENT
1981-1982
478 BIBLIOPEGIST
473 HERRING-BONE
1980-1981
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |