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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Perry | 45 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 115 | 53 | Feb 1948 | Dec 2015 | 67y 10m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1753 | DIAGONAL | VHC | Both corners are connected with this struggle in ring | agon in dial |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1672 | IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Keats on dope? That’s amiss – pot not in order! | coats on deep; anag. |
| 1637 | AMNESIC | VHC | Who’s likely to forget cinema’s ‘Rocky’? | anag. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1576 | FACADE | VHC | In Golf Academy Show Montgomerie’s drive is restricted by slice | hidden, ca’ in fade; ref. Colin M. |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1502 | RAPPEL | VHC | On making comeback famous conductor lacks depth in ‘Drum Roll’ | Leppar(d) (rev.); ref. Raymond L. |
| 1480 | SAMARITAN | VHC | Undated pottery discovered in Minnesota: phone specialist for advice | sa + arita in Mn |
| 1476 | LIGNIPERDOUS | VHC | Varying our leg spin I’d like to be attacking stumps | anag. |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1459 | GREATEST (Spoonerisms) | First | Top tip nobbled at St Leger – length short | tip-top: anag. less l |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1346 | PHARISEE | VHC | Heep’s air masked a sanctimonious hypocrite | anag.; ref. Uriah H. |
| 1336 | STOCKING | VHC | Wise man behind manger’s bending over gifts’ recipient at Nativity | cot’s (rev.) + King |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1300 | OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter) | VHC | Cambridge’s lead lost – cox gets too cross in wet – opposition’s home! | to; (C)ox ford |
| 1290 | NITERIE | VHC | Hot spot with temperature between Ulster and Republic rising | t between NI and Eire (rev.) |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | Turn up favourite tenor in Grove | up pet t in Gro.; ref. G.’s Dictionary of Music |
| 1203 | CLERICALISM | VHC | Ministers’ undue influence is crime – call for reshuffle | anag. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1194 | DONET | VHC | Did it show practice to avoid where English is concerned? | E in don’t, & lit. |
| 1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | Third | After pub’s closing drunken fellow’s merry like bear i.e. runs amok | b lit he; anag. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1147 | MAYDAY | VHC | There are always openers for dancers in my festival | ay da in my |
| 1108 | GREEN | VHC | Where bowling is concerned endless energy is wasted in meagre English showing | anag. less y, hidden |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1084 | PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM) | VHC | To arrow prone, I’d be a priceless mate; O peerless Gail, I’m one who’d trade his state! | |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 961 | WAVESON | VHC | What’s presently coming up with a ship half submerged? | a ves(sel) in now (rev.), & lit. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Black eye needs slice cut from beef | mouse piece |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 816 | POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter) | Third | Time to celebrate win – spinner has last four out for a duck | pot Lach(esis) 0 |
| 805 | LITOTES | VHC | What one can make of Aristotle without a second in Greek – not a lot perhaps? | anag. less a r |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 779 | MISSING LINK | VHC | Almost human character is nigh on unique in small animal | is singl(e) in mink |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 618 | CRETISM | First | Mister C’s inexactitude? | anag. & lit.; ref. Churchill |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 559 | EMBASE | VHC | To bring down Maggie’s last as well as first essential – Foot | e M base; M. Thatcher, Michael F. |
| 530 | PROMETAL | VHC | Cast iron trampoline lacking in bounces | anag. less in |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 949 | BROWSING | VHC | Reading (parts of): transport system due to engulf south | S in BR owing |
| 936 | MINI SKIRTS | VHC | Scanty garments impress no end—pity I’m had up | strik(e) sin I’m (rev.) |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 873 | VETERANS | VHC | E. g. X’s older solvers star even with Carte Blanche | anag.; C.B. = freedom and ref. title of puzzle |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 821 | SOMERSET | Second | Several on right go down: more than one will in this House | some r set; wills kept in S. House |
| 808 | WAGONER | VHC | Barkis was willing—pledge sent about it | on (adj.) in wager; Barkis, a carter, was “willin’” to marry Peggotty in D. Copperfield |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 804 | DETRUNCATE | VHC | How to shape untreated conifer top | anag. incl. c(onifer) & lit. |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 669 | DRUM | VHC | Captain urged England in extremity to use this ridge to beat Australian bunch | 4 mngs.; Drake’s Drum |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 612 | CARGO (Misprints) | VHC | What’s driven with energy should reach the hole | hold; car go; ref. golf |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 538 | BANISHING | VHC | Being thrown out from bar, I croon drunkenly, “Not enough brandy about an’ running out of Scotch too!” | ban I ‘shing’, an’ + ish in bing(o) |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 456 | PLAFOND | VHC | What’s overhead? Satellite no network picked up before today | pla(net) + fond (obs. vb.); ref. Sputnik, launched Oct 1957 |
| 443 | HALF-SEAS-OVER | Third | In mid-ocean—Drifting—S.O.S.—Have flare lit up | anag., 2 defs.; lit up = drunk |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 360 | WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left) | Second | Roughly wrenlike apart from tail tip set on feathered body; this is roughly gull-like | anag. less e; egg2 bird |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 249 | BALM | VHC | To preserve half-boot use newspaper padding—you won’t need a second pair | Bal(aa)m, 2 defs.; press slang |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 217 | DEPOSIT | VHC | Lay: old song about series of heroic events | epos in dit1 |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 149 | DOMESTIC | Second | Poet’s last sentence—The unfinished verse is not for the public | dome (= doom, Spens.) + stic(h) |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 126 | RASPBERRY | VHC | Spar tossed about by swell may be the result of the gods’ hostility | anag. + berry (= swell); gods = theatre gallery |
| 1948 (1) | ||||
| 75 | PETROLEUSES | VHC | Parisiennes burning with rage at gold turned over to the French customs | pet + or (rev.) + le + uses |
| 69 | MISANTHROPE | VHC | Mixing metaphors in society is anathema to him | anag. |
2015-2016
2272 SNOWMOBILE
2007-2008
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
2006-2007
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
2005-2006
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
2004-2005
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
2003-2004
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1650 SAPHENA
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1641 GADGETEER
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1563 SLYBOOTS
1541 CHUPRASSY
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1494 MARATHON
1999-2000
1450 PRETENDANT
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1419 SPLODGE
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1411 LOOK-SEE
1406 CHASSEPOT
1394 BERGAMOT
1367 SANBENITOS
1997-1998
1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
1329 PITHOS
1325 UPROOTAL
1322 CARPET
1316 FINGERLICKIN’
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1303 PONIARD
1273 SIPOREX
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1220 CASSANDRA
1994-1995
1200 Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)
1190 DENARIUS
1186 GRISELDA
1181 SLADE
1180 COLD TURKEY
1165 YAPSTER
1161 ADIAPHORON
1993-1994
1139 BENJAMIN
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1992-1993
1078 KIRBEH
1991-1992
1026 LET-OFF
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
1990-1991
974 AVANT-PROPOS
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
956 SPEAR-SIDE
1989-1990
917 HOOLIGANISM
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
862 OFF-AND-ON
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
1985-1986
722 SUPERNACULUM
692 FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number)
1984-1985
662 BARGE-COUPLE
1983-1984
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
603 FIGULINE
585 FLABELLIFORM
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1982-1983
534 DODGEM
1978-1979
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1143 MORGIANA
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1041 TEA-LEAD
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
989 GRENADINE
980 OMNIBUSES
1966-1967
945 OBLITERATE
935 MALAPROP
933 COTTABUS
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
1965-1966
882 SNAPDRAGON
878 ENTOMOSTRACA
1964-1965
856 RODOMONTADE
812 ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left)
1963-1964
760 METAMORPHOSE
1962-1963
738 ANAESTHETIC
730 ARCH-PIRATE
1961-1962
651 NIPCHEESE
647 MADCAP
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
634 BEDSTEAD
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
595 INORNATE / OMADHAUN (Right and Left)
1959-1960
573 SCAPEGALLOWS
1958-1959
519 RIDICULE (DLM)
512 NAYLOR (Libel)
495 PARTISAN
1957-1958
482 LEASING-MAKER
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
469 DAISY
460 ASTONISHMENT (Misprints)
447 TOUSLE
1956-1957
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
1954 (1)
269 ASCENT
267 TRADE
1953 (1)
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
1950 (2)
153 SAMISENS
151 OPEN-SESAME
1950 (1)
123 LEECHES
121 SNAPSHOT
118 MARAVEDI
1949 (2)
115 MISNOMER
1949 (1)
103 MOSES
95 SPOONER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 7 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1950 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1948 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |