ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Jacks | 33 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 56 | 39 | Jan 1974 | Dec 2016 | 42y 11m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2324 | CELEBRATIONS | First | Festivities seen in church or in stable originally | CE + anag. |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1746 | ENTOMIC | VHC | Developing nit may become this? No ‘maybe’ involved | anag. less may be, & lit. |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1698 | CROSSTIE | Third | What’s holding up railway? Awful skid on frost and ice – wrong kind of leaves | anag. less anag. |
| 1694 | MISINTERPRET | VHC | Unfold wrongly collated Times reprint | anag. |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | With difficult class, conscientious teacher may not be sa/d, of course | |
| 1338 | SMART ALEC | VHC | He claims to know a star, Mel C., ‘sporty’ | anag.; ref. Spice Girl |
| 1336 | STOCKING | Third | Here we may see initial evidence of Santa Claus, one bringing Christmas gifts to put in | to in S C King, & lit. |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1220 | CASSANDRA | VHC | She reveals first indication of ruin in store after earlier introduction of horse-like thing | ass, r separately in C and A, & lit. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1180 | COLD TURKEY | Second | Truly done with coke? Such suffering after one’s withdrawal | anag. less one, & lit. |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1008 | SPORTSCASTER (Misprints) | Second | Spray carrots with pests – one may report end of pests within five days | Tests; anag. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 947 | SHOULDER-SLIP | VHC | It might make us hold pliers awkwardly | anag. & lit. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 887 | MONSTER | VHC | Man with a heart made of stone, perhaps | anag. in Mr, & lit. |
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Budget cut sends city into instant profit scramble | EC in mo use pie2; London postcode |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 835 | PROSAICAL | VHC | I’m not striking, working P & O Calais run | anag. incl. r |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 766 | GUBBINS | VHC | Big buns, crackers, small beer | anag. |
| 753 | SHEEPDOG | VHC | Whistler gets him to sit in field – oddly he posed first for Gauguin | anag. + G; ref. painters |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 727 | WELL-TO-DO | VHC | Flush nothing away from old wet loo that’s out of order | anag. less 0 |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 666 | Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts) | VHC | It’s looking gloomy. No new control for arms | s(cow)ling; sling |
| 660 | Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram) | VHC | So creative an arrangement’s sure to win out | |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 517 | IMMORTELLE | VHC | What’s long, long time and more a-wilting | anag. incl. l l, & lit. |
| 482 | BODY-SNATCHER | VHC | Pour the C.O.’s brandy – he’ll take a stiff one | anag. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | VHC | Critic starts – B. Rix has most farcical seasonal presentation | C + anag.; ref. Brian R., farceur |
| 443 | STEEPLECROWN | VHC | Note Peel wound in county up north is what soars over brow | te + anag., all in Worcs (rev.) + N |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 410 | CUL-DE-SAC | VHC | Crisp Azed clue, cryptic? Might get prize with it. This gets nowhere | comp. anag. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 289 | AMNESIAC | VHC | Forgetting, names unsound clue the first | anag. + 1 ac. |
| 281 | DINOCERAS | VHC | This animal’s lain in American soil and decayed | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 238 | CRAMBOJINGLE | VHC | Pack, black, ring, ting constitute it | cram B O jingle, & lit. |
| 225 | VALETA | Third | Virginia accepts an umpire’s decision. Set moves to 3-4 | a let in VA; ref. V. Wade, dance time |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 197 | CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Broadcast in summer – Australian tests Be/di – ‘O stop sport!’ | |
| 195 | SHILLY-SHALLY | VHC | Close run out twice getting in horrific dither | H H in silly sally; ref. Brian C.; H, former film certificate |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 146 | CHARADES | VHC | In which to find tea and sin’s result in teasin’s | char + Ades, & lit.; teasings |
| 123 | SCATTERGOOD | VHC | One who’s always paying tax has consequently overdrawn | scatt ergo o/d |
| 110 | GALLOWS-RIPE | VHC | Pears will go rotten. Get ready for tree with no fruit | anag. |
2015-2016
2270 FENESTRA
2014-2015
2222 OBJECT LESSON
2013-2014
2183 SANGRAIL
2007-2008
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
2005-2006
1753 DIAGONAL
2004-2005
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1667 CLARINI
2000-2001
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1385 PANTRIES
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1229 GRUPPETTO
1216 CHAPERON
1994-1995
1178 BOOTLEG
1165 YAPSTER
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1026 LET-OFF
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
974 AVANT-PROPOS
956 SPEAR-SIDE
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
943 BARAGOUIN
1989-1990
934 LACE-UPS
917 HOOLIGANISM
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
891 CAT
1988-1989
869 HOLD-UPS
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
866 NECTAREOUS
840 SONDE
1987-1988
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
1986-1987
774 VICTORINE
1984-1985
662 BARGE-COUPLE
1983-1984
615 HISTORIETTE
1982-1983
559 EMBASE
1981-1982
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
1980-1981
452 DISSENTERISM
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
406 BOIL
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
1977-1978
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
267 MORRIS-DANCE
1976-1977
243 OLYMPIC
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |