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 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2021-2022
2603TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)VHCWell-known model twerking arse – it’s grotesquearse; T + anag.
2584GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste)VHCCastigated government assuming that it was primarily how donation was elaborately covered upRAPPEDGIFTW; rapped g, if, ’t, w(as); ref. Downing St
2578VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent)VHCTriumphant cheer in game following review of referee’s decision having several interpretationsio in VAR + RU
2573HANDS-ONThirdManual worker numbers needing to be contracted going uphand + nos (all rev.)
2020-2021
2547FILATORYVHCMisguided royal tiff not finished – I’m employed in spinning a lineanag. less f; ref. Sussexes
2019-2020
2482VOX POPFirstA focus group could supply this very neat reportv ox pop
2477SPRAT-WEATHERVHCShort odds on a rather wet stormy outlook at this time of yearSP + anag.
2469GUDDLE (Spoonerisms)VHCPromiscuous dude with good looks initially dazzled frumpfrazzled dump; anag. incl. g, l
2018-2019
2456TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps)VHCRunway not finished, aircraft propeller decapitated animal transported with discomfort to the corporationtrac(k); anag. less a
2451CAPUTVHCLeader of council surmounts a rebellion wanting dismissal of school headc + a put(sch)
2447CONGENERVHCCandidate minister dismissed for information appearing from a close groupcontender with gen for tend; ref. Gavin Williamson
2438MONTE DI PIETÀVHC‘This is where government keeps pledges’ desperate May endlessly petitionedanag. less y
2017-2018
2403SWALE (Spoonerisms)VHCFiery men overturning European regulationsmiry fen; E laws (rev.)
2399CHARMEUSEVHCAlternative to cashmere bearing posh labelU in anag., & lit.
2390POISSON D’AVRILFirstPerhaps spaghetti trees or ravioli ponds should be treated with a pinch of saltanag. incl s; ref. famous 1957 ‘Panorama’ hoax
2376SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)VHCFollowing broadcast, Spain’s in turmoil about divided structuresow + tree in anag.; ref. Catalonia
2369FACETIAEVHCFemale, not being embarrassed, ignored affectionate off-colour quipsanag. less anag. incl. f
2364COMPOST HEAPVHCMPs too embroiled in tatty decaying pileanag. in cheap; ref. House of Commons
2016-2017
2347ASLEEPVHCAmerica to experience Trump’s extreme character, left caught nappingl in A see p
2322VENTRICOSEVHCFollowing early market upturn company involved with prominent corporationvent3 + co. in rise
2309GLOBETROTTERVHCDrop English batsman suffering from stress, last to score runs as touristglob E Trott + e, r; ref. Jonathan T.
2015-2016
2291AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)VHCLaissez faire government le/t a steel company free to close plantref. Tata Steel
2283BARGAINVHCBank bonus broke agreementbar gain; 2 defs.; broke vb
2279CLEMENTINEVHCAttlee’s victory with electorate finally ousting W ChurchillClement (w)in + e; ref. 1945 election, C. Churchill
2261GANGSTERLANDVHCViolent gents portrayed in select literature as the Mobanag. in garland
2014-2015
2244AVANT-GARDISTEVHCI could produce deviant art as Goebbels, primarily, heldG in anag., & lit.
2013-2014
2191PLUGVHCStop pack being form of tobacco promotion4 meanings
2178PARISONVHCEgotistical character interrupting minister on inflation could produce a fiascoI in parson; f. = bottle
2148ZOLLVEREINVHCExchanging pounds sterling, levy almost zero in free trade areaanag. incl. L, less y + in
2012-2013
2105TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)VHCTime one beat stupendous Wimbledon champion, not defeated initially, an undemonstrative charactert I tan; (Stefan) E(d)berg
2096TRICKFirstSell old fob watch3 meanings
2011-2012
2083BEWITCHVHCCourt with sex appeal firing heart?w it for n in bench, & lit.
2074BENNETVHCA common habit of an Austen heroine (marriage finally for love) such as Elizabeth or Jane?bonnet with e for 0
2070MISTREATMENTVHCTeam is furious about Terry’s innermost character and players getting caught in race abuser in anag. + men in TT; ref. John T. affair
2062APPLE-KNOCKERVHCAmerican for coarse, bumbling Peckham plonkeranag. with A for ham; ref. ‘Only Fools and Horses’
2053PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)VHCI could rate as malevolent being downright heartlessperi sh(e)er, & lit.; rate
2010-2011
2023CHAMBRANLEVHCName for a touch of rococo in elaborate marble archn for r in anag., & lit.
2012BLOATINGVHCResult of endless overindulgence having consumed a lot indiscriminatelyanag. in bing(e), & lit.
2010A COMING OF AGEVHCPoint round about first of occasions male lit trial cigarette?o, m, in go, fag all in ace; & lit.
2000TWO THOUSANDVHCWho stands out with no end of sexiness? That’s fantastic MManag. less s; ref. Marilyn Monroe
1997FADOVHCPrimarily folk rather than soul, melancholy love songsad with f for s + 0, & lit.
2009-2010
1988PERIQUEVHCThe Faerie Queen is without measure – this might constitute a plugperi + que(en)
1962ANADEMThirdDecoration that’s trimmed, twisted and placed on onean + meda(l) (rev.), & lit.
1953TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)VHCKnocking our favourite finally from amateur dancing produces a shock reactionout; anag. less e
2007-2008
1871FAIRY GOLDFirstCause of inflation unknown, government in collapse, money becoming worthlessair y G in fold
1858HUMONGOUSVHCTitanic: entertaining, no good as a slice of realityhumorous with ng for r; ref. film
1849AUXESISVHCA universal result of mounting libido is in tumescencea + U + sex (rev.) + is
2006-2007
1823KISSSecondDropping centre of scrum risks broken neckanag. less r; ref. rugby football
1801RUSE DE GUERREVHCOperation embodied in false surrender e.g. concealing half of guns in retreatuse in anag. less (gu)ns (rev.), & lit.
1797HEARTVHCMeat balls2 mngs.
1788ETHEREAL OILSVHCNow nearly everyone is enthralled by European works such as produced by Bachthere al(l) in E toils; ref. Bach flower remedies
2005-2006
1771PARTERREVHCWhittle about Terry not quite 100%, the basis of blooming display at Chelsea?Terr(y) in pare; ref. football, John T. and C. flower show
1762DUDDERYThirdClouts ineffective bowler across the pond, no trace of balldud der(b)y
1753DIAGONALVHCBias: a loading that’s skewedanag.
2004-2005
1719ANHELATIONVHCNeeding a pee, relief in a race leaves us gaspinghel(p) in a nation; ref. Paula Radcliffe
1707GALENA (Definition of Anagram)SecondEnd of voyage, Ellen finally cracks celebratory bottlelagena; e, n in gala (adj); ref. E. MacArthur
1689SYNODVHCLearned men set up to comprehend the ultimate in theologyy in dons (rev.), & lit.
2003-2004
1676CRINGE-MAKINGVHCConcealing joint, Mick Jagger, ninety, half cut, is prancing about – it’s ——anag. incl. nin(ety) less J, & lit.
1659SCAREDY-CATVHCCraven ‘A’ and popular tipple suffering a rise in tax – that’s traditionalA + cyder (rev.), all in scat; ref. cigarettes
1654CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)VHCNot straight about secret name being released, Hutton Report initially too curtailed, has riveting effectc + anag. incl. n; HR als(o); ref. Iraq War inquiry
1648MAGIC LANTERNVHCA shining light revealing a tableau, Wise Men meeting a family group of threeMagi clan tern
1646BLACKVHCConrad, for example, depicting horror in ‘Heart of Darkness’2 mngs.; ref. Conrad B., Joseph Conrad
1624BELAYVHCSecure by looping round middle of cleat in knotted fashionanag. in by, & lit.
2002-2003
1602FENESTRAVHCPossible terrorist gang interned by a judge who’s reversed summarily – a loophole perhaps?nest in a ref (rev.)
1593MANSUETEVHCOne-time domestic servant, pursued by outside police force, Queen gets releasedman + su(R)eté; ref. Paul Burrell
1585SHIATSUVHCMassaging nude, therapists pretend this works as an alternative treatmentcomp. anag.
1572SHIELD-MAYVHCVirago published, there being no bar, raunchy, gay chapteranag. less pub + May; feminist publishers
2001-2002
1563SLYBOOTSVHCNothing in lobby system is manipulated – spinning by me exceptedcomp. anag. incl. 0, & lit.; ref. spin doctor
1544PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)VHCSecurity check reports a perfunctory duty that’s not completedpat + rol(e)
1541CHUPRASSYVHCDomestic pussy-cat’s lost tail tangling with Henry and Rexanag. less t, incl. H, R
1537CAFTANThirdLoose Middle-Eastern outfit sheltering one violent fanaticanag. less I; ref. al-Qaida
1524INGRATITUDEVHCLack of appreciation because of grey demeanour Tories’ leader discardedin + gr. + a(t)titude; ref. J. Major
1519CARRY-ONVHCClamour surrounding the Gunners rising just after A Visit to Highbury perhaps?RA (rev.) in cry + on; ref. sequel to ‘Emma’ by Joan Austen-Leigh
2000-2001
1515SNIDEVHCNasty Nick’s dominant character consumed by arroganceN in side; ref. TV series ‘Big Brother’
1511DEEP-SEATEDVHCProfound debate rages about sacrificing the essential character of Britishness after race is brought upspeed (rev.) + anag. less B
1502RAPPELVHCEminem’s music accompanied by endless rage is a pulsating invitation to violencerap + pel(t)
1480SAMARITANVHCLifesaver receiving a distress call: ‘Santa Maria foundering with one overboard’anag. less a
1999-2000
1463REVERSIONALVHCRecurrent source of violence in Sierra Leone, endlessly in turmoilv in anag. less e
1459GREATEST (Spoonerisms)VHCPest of the back street gang not half mixed upbest … pack; anag. incl. ga(ng)
1450PRETENDANTVHCNot quite fair about Ken, polled ahead of Dobson and Norris initially, being a candidate(K)en + D a N in prett(y); ref. London mayoralty
1437MISTLETOEVHCA seasonal excuse for ‘Brief Encounter’? A film on old-fashioned restraint, love and the essential character of the Englishmist + let2 + 0 + E
1433NEANDERTHALVHCReactionary heartland in revolt following bill abolishing foremost of blood-sportsne(b) + anag.
1428CRICETIDVHCConservative right in charge – upset veteran saying, ‘It’s lemming-like’C r i/c + dite (rev.)
1419SPLODGESecondGood-for-nothing poodles being incontinent – this could be the result!anag. with g for 0, & lit.
1415MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)VHCGive a gas/p when central heating is fixed promptly 
1998-1999
1398PERMETHRINVHCWhat’s devastating near Hemiptera, last one eradicatedanag. incl. nr less a, & lit.
1385PANTRIESVHCAlternatives to drawers containing what’s used for recipe?r in panties, & lit.
1380RAPPORT (Misprints)VHCClose the gate after rebuketie; rap port
1367SANBENITOSVHCBaffled sensation born of habits acquired when confronted by Ximenes perhapsanag. incl. b; of = consisting of
1997-1998
1346PHARISEEVHCFellow endlessly going round splitting hairsanag. in pee(r), & lit.
1338SMART ALECVHCSting associated with Guinness, perhaps one too clever by halfsmart Alec
1334CATACHRESTICSecondDubious cachet associated with racist using incorrect languageanag.; ref. backlash against PC language
1996-1997
1284STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)VHCJoseph, for example, is associated with a story: what was radiant material used to make a garment?STA(LIN ING)LE; ’s + tale
1281ABLUTOMANEVHCI’m mental about endless latheringanag. less t, & lit.
1268ARGIE-BARGIEVHCI hold, contrariwise, English to be inferior to Argentine beefI grab (rev.) + E, all below Argie
1264TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)VHCOld wood broken by repeated practice, game played with 3 iron taking 5 with short exclamation that’s vehement!drill in tree; V O! in ferrous
1260OUT-AND-OUTVHCAbsolutely devastating to Ulster Unionist to embrace rising Nationalist partyNat (rev.) do in anag. incl. UU
1995-1996
1247PREDICANTVHCPastor with perverted doctrine, the principle of apartheid having replaced loveP + anag. with a for 0, & lit.
1242KNOCKERSVHCNew Australians following Keating’s lead, these detractors might slump without supportK n ockers, 2 defs.; ref. Paul K.
1238ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)VHCThanks to Tories, railways al/ter city services – withdrawn 
1234AVANT-PROPOSVHCScript that’s first and foremost porn. A TV soap is savagedanag.; ref. ‘Brookside’ controversy
1232The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)VHCNicholson must hate what Tories would do. 
1225CURRYVHCCall boxing a sport? That’s preposterous, victim being deadRU (rev.) in cry; ref. recent tragedy in boxing; curry3
1212HILDINGThirdDrum made endless repetitive noise – that’s oldie’s description of funkhil(l) ding; ref. funk music
1994-1995
1200Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)ThirdRay upset about gripe – Atherton’s position no longer tenable(C)AP(T)AINRY; pain in anag.; ref. R. Illingworth, England team manager
1181SLADEVHCClough unsettled Leeds, acting briefly after Revie’s final partinganag. incl. a less e; ref. Brian C., Don R.
1178BOOTLEGVHCForged logo? – bet it’s ——anag. & lit.
1169BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)VHCJolly powerful explosive following endless bomb damage ruins east of Paddington perhapsblit(z) + HE; anag. + E; P. Bear
1161ADIAPHORONVHCMature restraint possessed by paranoid schizophrenic? You don’t have to believe itho in anag.
1993-1994
1130AGRESTALThirdAs garden not half let run to seed?anag. incl. gar(den), & lit.
1992-1993
1087OLD SOLDIERThirdLord’s in disarray about one that’s played a lot and is popular ex-captain perhapsoldie in anag.; ref. Gower affair
1069(P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)VHCOne tops chief-justice perhaps without old school tie being involvedL; anag. less o
1065TANDOORIVHC‘Indo-roast’ cooked with no end of spicesanag. less s, & lit.
1061MAGICVHCAugust, not, looking back, endlessly fine spellmagnific less fin(e) (rev. )
1056ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)VHCSporting Etonian runs for love – that’s the spiritlove; r for 0 in anag.
1991-1992
1039TOLERABLEVHCIndifferent Ballesteros, losing heart, drops second shotanag. less s, s
1030PASTILLEVHCTake out Trollope’s first Palliser novel for something soothing to savouranag. incl. T minus r
1013ALVEARYVHCA really fantastic victory for the left – a source of sweetness for the workersanag. with V for L
1990-1991
987IRON CURTAINVHCProceed with brief to crack IRA by total bar on communicationon curt in IRA + in
982ALMANACVHCAnnual grant to charities cut throughout by capping of councilalm(s) + ana + c; see ana in C.
969BUNTERFirstOne on the prowl for food with breadth rather than height as primary characteristichunter with b for h, & lit.
965EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)VHC‘Go on and on’ line repulsed attempt to drop leader of Conservativesdrop; ra(C)e (rev.) + bash
1989-1990
934LACE-UPSVHCOxford is one of these places associated with upper-class, dissolute loafers? Certainly not!anag. incl. U, 2 defs.
926NERDVHCAn annoying drip – turn water completely off with both tapsdrench (rev.) less H, C
922REFORMADOThirdType active in left-wing circle?form a in red + O, & lit.
895TONE DEAFVHCConfusing do, fa and nete?anag. & lit.
1988-1989
887MONSTERVHC‘No end to mandate’, Mrs T resolved – it’s dreadful!anag. incl. e
878MOUSEPIECEVHCWeakling needs iron to get a bit of beefmouse + piece; iron, piece = gun
868ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)VHCInnkeeper turning funny about extra lodging, ideal wife brought about cry of wonder in sort of penlandlord, biro; and in droll (rev.); rib (rev.) + O!
853DEBACLEVHCRush managed to return North, almost back in – the end of Aldridge?bac(k) in led (rev.) + e; ref. Ian R., John A., Liverpool FC
849VISITEVHCModel, in bid for success, discarded clothing above the waistsit in vie
1987-1988
823SARBACANEThirdRioting Arabs to get measure of Israelis? Hard lacking a missile launcheranag. + cane(H)
796UPHOLSTERYVHCPolyurethane giving off a nitrogen compound?anag., less a, N, & lit. (?); ref. emission of cyanide gas from burning p. furnishings
792DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)VHCBrash Australian la/w champion crushing top-ranking opponent in dramatic court encounterref. Pat Cash, Wimbledon
1986-1987
750SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)VHCTaking off cap to Azed, laugh at my faltering pasticheanag. less A
1985-1986
714MOTEVHCCause of contamination could be atomic pile that’s no longer in service3 mngs.; mote1,3
712PANTOMIME HORSEVHCTerm associated with Homo sapiens in disguise (head of rear section out of sight)anag. less s, & lit.
688CUCURBITALVHCLike a squash club with a court to be rebuilt, one entering for nothingI for 0 in anag.
683BANISHVHCTransport strike off2 mngs.
1984-1985
679ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCLiverpool? My footb/all team is Everton! 
653INTERNUNCIOVHCFormation of union certain to be complicated without one?anag. less a, & lit.
649AUSTRALORPVHCModified part with universal solar battery might be packed with this type of layeranag. incl. U
1983-1984
627AMBIENTThirdIf miners’ leader supplants Conservative reshuffle of Cabinet could be in the airanag. with m for C
622SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)VHC‘Home Secretary maintains Metropolitan Police for m/artial law enforcement’ (agency) 
610DOUBLETHINKVHCThis might be exhibited by far left in 2000 – or nowi.e. thin in double K; thin, golf; K = 1,000; now = 1984
581SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)VHCSteel: original leader of Alliance and SDP, associated with Scots borderoriginal; anag. + roon; ref. David S., MP for Tweeddale
1982-1983
559EMBASEThirdTake down embassy flag having been expelledembas(sag)e
558MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)VHCHeard of marvellous, fantastic E.T.? Cinema’s filling for the seasonhead; anag. incl. m
556SWEAL (Misprints)VHCToast and buttergutter; 2 mngs.
543STAYING POWERVHCWhat one needs to finish race in sporting way, struggling?e in anag., & lit.
538INGRAINVHCInveterate Tory – ‘Leading member of government’s wet’in g rain; in = member of governing party
534DODGEMVHCMargaret being returned after poll might have to make a U-turn to avoid impending crashdod + Meg (rev.); ref. M. Thatcher
1981-1982
517IMMORTELLEVHCRile Meg (leading character) with motel getting destroyed – the blooming thing goes on for everanag. incl. M; ref. TV’s ‘Crossroads’
495CACOETHESVHCWhat’s formed by a derivative of coca, sniffed initially, now no longer easily injected?ethe in anag. + s, & lit.
478BIBLIOPEGISTVHCI’d be involved in books on mounting work which includes page protectionI in bb + p egis in toil (rev.), & lit.
473HERRING-BONEThirdSingular result of German invasion? A certain type of struttingi.e. Herr in GB + one; ref. goose-step; strut1,2
1980-1981
469APLUSTREVHCForm of art comprising additional symbolic representation on the end of trireme?plus in anag. + e, & lit.
460SWOOPSecondStrike having circled round?O in swop, & lit.
454CHRISTMAS BOXVHCManipulating tax, rich boss could provide this losing only a little bit of moneyanag. incl. m, & lit.
430TEGULAVHCThatcher has no use for this endless legal bickering with Trade Unionanag.: lega(l), TU; bicker = quiver
1979-1980
371GRADINVHCFrom which we get uproar after first of the goals by the Gunners?g + RA + din, & lit.; ref. Arsenal, Cup Final
1978-1979
349ODDCOMESHORTVHCNot paired off right after amorous murmur about engagement – I might be left on the shelfodd + mesh in coo + rt.
340BOOKSIEVHCWhat one might call Lord Alfred Douglas that’s about right?OK in Bosie, & lit.
332NUT-CASEVHCCake with fruit on the outsidenut + case; cake = madcap
1977-1978
306DICKENSVHCThis author’s characters which recur in his Papers are found in haunts of miseryick (from Pickwick) in dens, & lit.
294HUMECTVHCA small house with interior cement half crumbled away and rising dampcem(ent) (rev.) in hut
272MALAGUETTAVHCSort of grain, not half tart, embodying burning sensationague in malt + ta(rt), & lit.
259TRANSIREVHCWhat might accompany start of trade when restraint is relaxedanag. less t, & lit.
1976-1977
255ROYAL SILVER JUBILEEVHCJamboree of rule with real joy visibleanag. & lit.
249RUDOLPH THE REINDEERVHCThere’s an animal of the Northern sky about, with redness always roundthere in dolphin in rud e’er, & lit.; ref. Delphinus
229METRICATEVHCOrder mile to be in French (one badly drafted Act involved)anag. in m être, & lit.
208RALPHVHCTake A to M? I might, mischievouslyi.e. r. + half of alphabet, & lit.
1975-1976
203BOGYVHCA frightening word applied to effigy not fit for childrenbo + g(U)y, & lit.
169THUGGEEVHCUnionist bomb thrown back in the sectarian killingU + egg (rev.), all in the
1974-1975
127FRITHSOKENVHCUnderwood’s right on top of last pair of batsmen – the pavilion might provide thisfrith’s OK en; ref. Derek U.; frith3
Ximenes competitions
1969-1970
1058Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram)VHCHenry’s goal—marry, prove we could bear a son 

 
HCs awarded to C. A. Clarke
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2021-2022
  2599 DESIDERATA
  2595 FIFTY YEARS
  2591 GHAT
  2586 BALDERDASH
  2582 ACHITOPHEL
 
2020-2021
  2564 CLEARING
  2560 BOMBAST
  2556 TOERAG
  2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
  2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
  2532 POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)
  2530 STUDENTY
 
2019-2020
  2512 OSCITATE
  2508 CHARACTER (Misprints)
  2504 UPBEAT
  2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
  2495 BUNG
  2486 BRUHAHA
  2480 STOCKING FILLERS
  2464 BRAINPOWER
 
2018-2019
  2428 SHEPHERDS
  2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
  2412 UBIQUARIAN
 
2017-2018
  2408 LUNCHEONETTE
  2395 PURITANISM
  2360 VIDENDA
 
2016-2017
  2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
  2351 RHAGADES
  2338 TRUMP
  2330 BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left)
  2325 MASON
  2324 CELEBRATIONS
 
2015-2016
  2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
  2287 VALET
  2270 FENESTRA
  2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
  2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
 
2014-2015
  2248 WAISTLINE
  2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
  2230 GATES OF DEATH
  2226 DOUBLE-PARKING
  2222 OBJECT LESSON
  2220 A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker)
  2218 FOREIGNER
  2209 (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent)
  2200 BRINDISI
 
2013-2014
  2187 WEST
  2183 SANGRAIL
  2170 SAYONARA
  2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
  2165 OUT OF ORDER
  2152 STUFFED SHIRT
 
2012-2013
  2144 INFERNO (Spoonerisms)
  2135 LOB
  2131 DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)
  2126 DESPERATE
  2122 NICETY
  2118 BLOKEISH
  2113 PICAROON
  2100 A STITCH IN TIME
 
2011-2012
  2091 SNIFTER
  2087 ROCKET
  2065 DERMESTIDAE
  2064 COLD TURKEY
  2058 ROBUST
  2045 CATENATE
 
2010-2011
  2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
  2036 AL CONTO
  2031 EMBROIDERY
  2027 THRENETICAL
  2014 HACKETTE
  2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
  1992 FOULARD
 
2009-2010
  1984 ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)
  1979 FAR-OUT
  1971 WATERMANSHIP
  1945 PRISON
  1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
 
2008-2009
  1936 LITMUS TEST
  1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
  1923 ELLIPTIC
  1918 PALAMPORE
  1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
  1910 BARPERSON
  1908 WE THREE KINGS
  1906 MORSE
  1901 SANITISE
  1897 WASH-OUT
  1893 EARTHY
 
2007-2008
  1884 FREELOADER
  1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
  1866 BINGE
  1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
  1845 UPBRAID
  1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
  1836 POSTHASTE
 
2006-2007
  1831 MARGINALIA
  1814 HIPSTER
  1810 HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)
  1806 INEBRIANT
  1804 CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms)
  1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
  1784 TEARAWAY
 
2005-2006
  1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
  1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
  1758 BIMBETTE
  1752 MIDWINTER
  1746 ENTOMIC
  1737 ANIMUS
  1733 PALESTRA
 
2004-2005
  1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
  1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
  1711 MINUS
  1702 WORDSMITHERY
  1698 CROSSTIE
  1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
  1680 PILLOW-CUP
 
2003-2004
  1663 ARMAMENTARIA
  1650 SAPHENA
  1641 GADGETEER
  1637 AMNESIC
  1628 ENCOMION
 
2002-2003
  1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
  1615 RUGATE
  1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
  1596 GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)
  1576 FACADE
 
2001-2002
  1559 THEOLOGASTER
  1554 PEARL
  1550 MEMORITER
  1533 MASTER-MARINER
  1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)
 
2000-2001
  1506 BARE(-)BONES
  1494 MARATHON
  1492 The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram)
  1489 FRONT-BENCHER
  1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
 
1999-2000
  1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
  1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
  1439 JOHN CANOE
  1424 HEIST
 
1998-1999
  1411 LOOK-SEE
  1389 ALL-OVERISH
  1387 Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram)
  1372 MASTERSTROKE
 
1997-1998
  1351 NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)
  1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
  1336 STOCKING
  1329 PITHOS
  1325 UPROOTAL
  1316 FINGERLICKIN’
  1312 REST-CURE
 
1996-1997
  1303 PONIARD
  1294 TRANSENNA
  1290 NITERIE
  1286 CHALET
  1277 NOVE(M)BER (Letters Latent)
  1273 SIPOREX
 
1995-1996
  1255 CATAFALCO
  1207 EPOCH-MARKING
 
1994-1995
  1194 DONET
  1190 DENARIUS
  1180 COLD TURKEY
  1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
  1165 YAPSTER
 
1993-1994
  1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
  1113 EMPLASTRUM
  1100 CONCORDANCE
 
1992-1993
  1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
  1074 DEMIREP
  1052 AGANIPPE
  1048 GALLOPADE
 
1991-1992
  1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
  1034 BURLAP
  1026 LET-OFF
  1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
  1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
  995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1990-1991
  991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
  974 AVANT-PROPOS
  961 WAVESON
  947 SHOULDER-SLIP
 
1989-1990
  939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
  917 HOOLIGANISM
  913 ARCHIBALD
  891 CAT
 
1988-1989
  866 NECTAREOUS
  857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
  844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
  840 SONDE
 
1987-1988
  831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
  827 MICKEY-TAKING
  818 EMBUSQUÉ
  816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
  814 SPOUSAGE
  809 DOLCE VITA
  805 LITOTES
  801 LINCHET
  788 CROW
 
1986-1987
  779 MISSING LINK
  774 VICTORINE
  770 HERMITS
  766 GUBBINS
  762 OBELISE
  757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
  735 MALIGN
 
1985-1986
  731 STRING
  722 SUPERNACULUM
  718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
  709 GINGER
 
1984-1985
  670 TURNIP-FLEA
  666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
  662 BARGE-COUPLE
  660 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)
  657 SILLY-BILLY
  644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
  635 ROSEMARY
  631 INTERLOCK
 
1983-1984
  615 HISTORIETTE
  609 LUCKY-BAG
  603 FIGULINE
  600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
 
1982-1983
  572 SNAKE-OIL
  564 PARAMENT
  547 GLEEMAN
  530 PROMETAL
 
1981-1982
  513 ETYMOLOGICON
  508 POSTURE-MAKER
  506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
  504 SIMMENTHALER
  500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
  491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
  482 BODY-SNATCHER
 
1980-1981
  452 DISSENTERISM
  443 STEEPLECROWN
  426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
  423 ACCOUTRE
 
1979-1980
  401 GO-AHEAD
  397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
  388 ALEXIPHARMIC
  379 SCYTHEMAN
 
1978-1979
  366 MONKEY-SHINE
  358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
  319 PODESTA
  314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
 
1977-1978
  301 TROLLOPISH
  300 SLINK-BUTCHER
  289 AMNESIAC
 
1976-1977
  247 FLIVVER
  234 HOROSCOPIST
  225 VALETA
  221 PADDY-WHACK
 
1975-1976
  197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1974-1975
  152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
  110 GALLOWS-RIPE
 


Annual Honours record of C. A. Clarke
Clues  |  HCs   |  Other competitors
YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
2020-20210 1 7
2019-20201 (1, 0, 0) 2 8 30
2018-20190 4 3 25
2017-20181 (1, 0, 0) 5 3 15
2016-20170 3 6
2015-20160 4 4 28
2014-20150 1 9
2013-20140 3 6
2012-20131 (1, 0, 0) 1 8
2011-20120 5 6 17
2010-20110 5 7 15
2009-20101 (0, 0, 1) 2 5 27
2008-20090 0 11
2007-20081 (1, 0, 0) 2 7 24
2006-20071 (0, 1, 0) 3 7 21
2005-20061 (0, 0, 1) 2 7 25
2004-20051 (0, 1, 0) 2 7 22
2003-20040 6 4 17
2002-20030 4 5 24
2001-20021 (0, 0, 1) 5 5 9
2000-20010 4 5 24
1999-20001 (0, 1, 0) 7 4 6
1998-19990 4 4 18
1997-19981 (0, 1, 0) 2 7 22
1996-19970 5 6 17
1995-19961 (0, 0, 1) 5 2 9
1994-19951 (0, 0, 1) 4 5 9
1993-19941 (0, 0, 1) 0 3
1992-19931 (0, 0, 1) 4 4 13
1991-19920 3 6
1990-19911 (1, 0, 0) 3 4 17
1989-19901 (0, 0, 1) 3 4 17
1988-19890 5 4 15
1987-19881 (0, 0, 1) 2 9 17
1986-19870 1 7
1985-19860 4 4 20
1984-19850 3 8
1983-19841 (0, 0, 1) 3 4 17
1982-19831 (0, 0, 1) 5 4 5
1981-19821 (0, 0, 1) 3 6 13
1980-19811 (0, 1, 0) 3 4 14
1979-19800 1 4
1978-19790 3 4
1977-19780 4 3 20
1976-19770 4 4 25
1975-19760 2 1
1974-19750 1 2
 
Ximenes competitions
1969-19700 1 0