Clues written by P. Coles
Annual honours  |  Other competitors
NameNo of cluesFirst
Prizes
Other
Prizes
VHCsHCs
P. Coles8 00813

Figures above refer to records currently in the Archive. Recent VHC clues may not be shown below.

No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1953TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)VHCDance forgotten, Travolta encountering Thurman’s shocked starestate; Tra(volta) + Uma; ref. film ‘Pulp Fiction’
1949PALFRENIERVHCGroom finds diva under student in bizarre opera – not The Ring!L + (Mirella) Freni in anag. less o
1910BARPERSONVHCOne of indeterminate gender pouring out Britney Spears’ songs could be this sissy gentcomp. anag.
1897WASH-OUTVHCLulu, with a hit of hersw a ‘Shout’; ref. pop singer
1879LITTER BASKETVHCBin this 7 down, right? ‘And lit’ works even better, done with a bit of stylecomp. anag. incl r
1858HUMONGOUSVHCEnormous burden’s sound to leave in another’s keepinghum + go in onus
1700FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOWVHCI shoved a cow and flock scattered, exposing a bit of stubbleanag.
1698CROSSTIEVHCTension on railways is maintained by this baffling cost riseanag.

HCs awarded in competitions:

1467, 1572, 1606, 1641, 1806, 1836, 1853, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1936, 1945, 1962
 


Annual Honours record of P. Coles
Clues  |  Other competitors
YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
2008-20090 2 4
2007-20080 2 2
2006-20070 0 1
 
2004-20050 2 0
2003-20040 0 1
2002-20030 0 2
 
2000-20010 0 1

Figures above refer to records currently in the Archive