ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Connaughton | 53 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 85 | 61 | Feb 1997 | Apr 2022 | 25y 2m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | ||||
| 2595 | FIFTY YEARS | VHC | X’s successor’s truly arresting ‘annual return’ with fine independent newspaper | f I FT + Y + AR in yes, & lit. |
| 2020-2021 | ||||
| 2551 | SPAVIN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Sore humour on tax sometimes very noticeable among monarchy? | tumour on hacks; v in Spain |
| 2547 | FILATORY | VHC | Source of yarn or line if at work | anag. incl. y, l, & lit. |
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 2504 | UPBEAT | Third | Universal lead having earth beside positive | U Pb + e at; ref. wiring |
| 2490 | DREAMSCAPE | VHC | RA’s mad piece leaving one baffled? | anag. less I, & lit. |
| 2473 | INTERPLAY | VHC | Distorted rate plainly unsettling City exchange | anag. less LA |
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2456 | TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps) | VHC | Carry around what traditionally works on the farm in stopping the pain of colic | cart (rev.); in in mal |
| 2451 | CAPUT | VHC | Before a meal, tucked into sliced loaf | ap in cut |
| 2443 | ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Nice estate agent unsurprisingly sold your ivi/ed abode | |
| 2438 | MONTE DI PIETÀ | VHC | Dip item at one abroad | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2428 | SHEPHERDS | VHC | The first to proclaim He’s King amidst the outbuildings? | p He R in sheds, & lit. |
| 2421 | SPASMODICAL | VHC | Jerky is sun-imbued spiced meat Aldi & Co. supply | S in Spam + anag. |
| 2417 | ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left) | VHC | Church funds are deployed at large scheme for OAPs left all at sea | a + anag.; pro + anag. incl. l |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2369 | FACETIAE | VHC | Foyles and company’s expression to indicate anything erotic, primarily | first letters & lit. |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2356 | PUBLIC SERVANT | VHC | Bent Cup rivals nobbled an official | anag. |
| 2324 | CELEBRATIONS | VHC | Boozy olés in bar, etc | anag. & lit. |
| 2322 | VENTRICOSE | VHC | Being so, I’ve corset on tight, hiding a blob | anag. less o, & lit. |
| 2318 | TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy) | First | Privates exposed if shielded by very small fig leaf | men open in tiny |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | A vintage so/ng can be too dry for some tastes | |
| 2014-2015 | ||||
| 2248 | WAISTLINE | VHC | Is it a new shape around fifty? | L in anag. & lit. |
| 2230 | GATES OF DEATH | VHC | A fate the gods ordained | anag. & lit. |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2170 | SAYONARA | VHC | It ruined a yarn carrying on so long | SA + o’ in anag. |
| 2157 | MELODRAMATIC | VHC | A calm mediator would be otherwise if this | anag. & lit. |
| 2152 | STUFFED SHIRT | First | Troublesome turf shifted after spades budge sod | s + anag.; see budge2 |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2144 | INFERNO (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Divine little number old hat in ladies? | Latin Hades; infer n o |
| 2122 | NICETY | VHC | A tiny change shifting meaning, possibly | anag. less hang (n), & lit. |
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Frigid American bird repelled very big name bonking around | grebe (rev.); n at it (rev.) |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2064 | COLD TURKEY | VHC | What the truly coked-up might do if withdrawing completely from it | anag. less up, & lit. |
| 2053 | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number) | Third | Rogue share price down on a hundred somehow | anag. less a C; price |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1875 | GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left) | VHC | Drop out and get stoned at university? Parent to become rather angry | anag.; up rear; parent vb. |
| 1836 | POSTHASTE | VHC | Animated Pat’s ethos? | anag. & lit.; ref. Postman P. |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | For doing one irregularly, pro gardener cops it | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1746 | ENTOMIC | VHC | Organize rare —— safaris into America’s rainforest | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1737 | ANIMUS | VHC | No English delight about Northern Ireland’s goal or fighting spirit | NI in amus(E), 2 defs.; ref. World Cup qualifier |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1707 | GALENA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Girl with feminine name? | Angela; gal + Ena, & lit. |
| 1700 | FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW | VHC | Dusky dial feature? | double mng. |
| 1698 | CROSSTIE | VHC | A snugly embedded sleeper is a warm kipper, say | cross tie |
| 1689 | SYNOD | VHC | The yen to consume too much underpinning special diet? | s Yn OD |
| 1680 | PILLOW-CUP | VHC | Out of bed after medicinal one, heading for toilet? | pill o(ne) WC + up, & lit. |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1672 | IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms) | Second | Piers heavily tainted when taken in by rogue photos? Not half! | tiers … painted; as in imp (pho)tos; ref. P. Morgan |
| 1650 | SAPHENA | First | One’s on drip after clot in ——? | sap + hen + a, & lit. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1606 | TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps) | VHC | Run out of foul latrines, heading for the tall grass! | anag. less r + t |
| 1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | First | Is bagged by the chap first to arrive? | seating; is in gent + a, & lit. |
| 1593 | MANSUETE | VHC | Gentle old-fashioned locks absorbing a lot of canal time | Sue(z) t in mane |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1559 | THEOLOGASTER | VHC | Lacking depth, he’s alert to God in a misguided way | anag. less d, & lit. |
| 1546 | TRANSPARENT | VHC | New entrants might accept average round in Open | par in anag.; ref. golf |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1500 | GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools) | VHC | F-fool hiding in tub, curiously | GGITUNBOAT; anag. in g-goat |
| 1480 | SAMARITAN | VHC | Pop star mania? I listen to the blues, myself! | anag. |
| 1476 | LIGNIPERDOUS | VHC | Using old pier inordinately’s damaging wood | anag. |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1450 | PRETENDANT | VHC | Parent wandering about leads to this escort not dallying! | first letters in anag., & lit. |
| 1419 | SPLODGE | VHC | A ——’s rinsed out? Persil’s a godsend! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1398 | PERMETHRIN | Third | Bugs this’ll reduce in number e.g. thrips | comp. anag. & lit.; reduce = resolve itself |
| 1387 | Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram) | VHC | A Swansea lad’s idyllic charms this month | |
2021-2022
2599 DESIDERATA
2573 HANDS-ON
2020-2021
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2532 POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)
2521 CHAMBERS
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2495 BUNG
2480 STOCKING FILLERS
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2447 CONGENER
2434 STONKERED
2430 CLERIHEW
2017-2018
2399 CHARMEUSE
2390 POISSON D’AVRIL
2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
2016-2017
2351 RHAGADES
2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
2309 GLOBETROTTER
2015-2016
2265 ESPRIT FORT
2261 GANGSTERLAND
2014-2015
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2213 SOLECISM
2205 CUMBERSOME
2013-2014
2191 PLUG
2183 SANGRAIL
2178 PARISON
2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
2161 FARRAGO
2012-2013
2139 DE RIGUEUR
2126 DESPERATE
2116 YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)
2113 PICAROON
2011-2012
2070 MISTREATMENT
2062 APPLE-KNOCKER
2058 ROBUST
2010-2011
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
2000 TWO THOUSAND
2008-2009
1893 EARTHY
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
1879 LITTER BASKET
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1858 HUMONGOUS
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
2006-2007
1810 HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)
1806 INEBRIANT
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1788 ETHEREAL OILS
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1762 DUDDERY
1753 DIAGONAL
1750 PLOUGHMAN
1741 LORD NELSON
2004-2005
1724 MONEYBAGS
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1694 MISINTERPRET
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1641 GADGETEER
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1615 RUGATE
1585 SHIATSU
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1544 PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)
1541 CHUPRASSY
1537 CAFTAN
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1524 INGRATITUDE
2000-2001
1511 DEEP-SEATED
1492 The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram)
1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)
1999-2000
1428 CRICETID
1424 HEIST
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1997-1998
1312 REST-CURE
1996-1997
1294 TRANSENNA
1290 NITERIE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 2003-2004 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2002-2003 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |