HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. H. E. Watson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 55 | 16 | Aug 1974 | Jun 2015 | 40y 10m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1273 | SIPOREX | VHC | Bit of rump I expose, no end wobbly – builders’ stock-in-trade | anag. incl. r less e |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1069 | (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces) | VHC | Pity to enmesh poetic line in superfluous ornamentation | W; stich in woe |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 900 | (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Sham medicine – e.g. it might be ‘Art as Healing’ | comp. anag. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 869 | HOLD-UPS | VHC | Eggcup scare, and farming-group suffers ——; delaying tactics required | i.e. hold ‘ups’; ref. salmonella scare |
| 844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | VHC | Relax – forget R.I. – let go – to err is ah (swallow) divine | shallow; anag. less RI |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 792 | DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Bra in wash? The liar! The min/x posed, revealing all | |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 731 | STRING | VHC | If thong is strong, here’s thing to tie | i.e. thing is string |
| 722 | SUPERNACULUM | VHC | Use calm run-up to disguise a bumper | anag. |
| 714 | MOTE | VHC | Take seconds of smoked cod – steak helping’s a very small portion | second letters |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 679 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Dropping in plate some rude lin/gerie merged with collection | |
| 675 | CONSTERNATE | VHC | Navratilova’s first heavy slices cover England’s No. 1 in dismay | N stern in coat E; Martina N. |
| 631 | INTERLOCK | VHC | To neck with flirt (peeled) without restraint? | anag. incl. (f)lir(t), & lit. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 506 | ELANET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Just draw picture’s qu/intessential colours later | |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 443 | STEEPLECROWN | VHC | Witchcraft makes crone sweep ends of rat tail into it | anag. incl. t l, & lit. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 249 | RUDOLPH THE REINDEER | VHC | Originally butt of mean herd, hero with red end of nose lit up | anag. incl. n, & lit.; originally = innovatively |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | Could be Kentish for what Becket sought at Canterbury | anag. |
2014-2015
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2008-2009
1908 WE THREE KINGS
2006-2007
1804 CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms)
2005-2006
1737 ANIMUS
2004-2005
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
1654 CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)
1641 GADGETEER
1624 BELAY
2001-2002
1537 CAFTAN
2000-2001
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1480 SAMARITAN
1998-1999
1367 SANBENITOS
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1234 AVANT-PROPOS
1220 CASSANDRA
1994-1995
1186 GRISELDA
1993-1994
1130 AGRESTAL
1991-1992
1026 LET-OFF
1990-1991
974 AVANT-PROPOS
1989-1990
922 REFORMADO
1988-1989
878 MOUSEPIECE
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
827 MICKEY-TAKING
801 LINCHET
796 UPHOLSTERY
1986-1987
750 SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
709 GINGER
701 BALUSTRADE
683 BANISH
1984-1985
653 INTERNUNCIO
1983-1984
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
590 MINEVER
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
1980-1981
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
1979-1980
406 BOIL
1976-1977
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
1975-1976
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
40 FANTOCCINI
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1143 MORGIANA
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1093 MARTINET
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1966-1967
929 AMPHITHEATRE
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |