Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
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J. Grimes | 64 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 123 | 76 | Jul 1989 | May 2022 | 32y 10m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2021-2022 | ||||
2591 | GHAT | VHC | Heading from Ganges boater possibly brings one to this | G + hat, & lit. |
2569 | BILBO | VHC | What makes this blade bold red? Blood dribble, possibly | comp. anag. & lit. |
2020-2021 | ||||
2517 | LITERATIM | VHC | High rate one with entry to maisonette splashed out to the letter | lit + anag. incl. I, m |
2019-2020 | ||||
2490 | DREAMSCAPE | Third | A space reimagined with REM after onset of dormancy? | d + anag., & lit. |
2486 | BRUHAHA | VHC | Pantomime turn getting quick laugh in woman’s underwear | U + hah in bra |
2480 | STOCKING FILLERS | VHC | Mini presents loveless gonks with frillies to see slyly | anag. less 0 incl. c |
2469 | GUDDLE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Direct debit involved in gold tip for diddlers | dip for tiddlers; DD in gule |
2018-2019 | ||||
2443 | ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | That divine woman is h/ot, her figure awe-inspiring to mere mortals | Hera |
2434 | STONKERED | VHC | With Buds served up Reed’s misbehaving so? | knots (rev.) + anag.; ref. Budweiser beer, Oliver R. |
2421 | SPASMODICAL | VHC | As disco lamp’s flickering? | anag. & lit. |
2412 | UBIQUARIAN | VHC | The same as ‘universal’, adjective comprehended by university man? | iq U a in U Brian, & lit. |
2017-2018 | ||||
2395 | PURITANISM | Third | What makes pi furious with naturism? | anag. & lit. |
2390 | POISSON D’AVRIL | VHC | For which cod on old Paris div’s back is required? | anag. incl. v; see div4; origin of French expression |
2378 | PROPOSAL | VHC | Presentation of prize ring with jewel embodying special love that’s returned? | PR + s, 0 (rev.) in opal, & lit. |
2373 | CACOGASTRIC | VHC | Round a bowl to throw up with middle in crick? | a cog in cast + ric, & lit. |
2369 | FACETIAE | First | What wags feature in acts? Turns with ——, possibly | comp. anag. & lit. |
2016-2017 | ||||
2347 | ASLEEP | First | What gets you this nightly? Tallying sheep, possibly | comp. anag. & lit. |
2309 | GLOBETROTTER | Second | Role of Jason going after Golden prize in film? | (Golden) Globe + Trotter, & lit.; ref. film ‘Jason and the Argonauts’, David J. in TV comedy series ‘Only Fools and Horses’ |
2015-2016 | ||||
2300 | MISHMASH | First | Confused mass Hamish expresses as ‘guddle’ | anag. less as, & lit. |
2261 | GANGSTERLAND | Second | Crooked side of town Legs D ran at end of bootlegging? | anag. incl. n, g; ref. Jack ‘Legs’ Diamond, US gangster during Prohibition |
2014-2015 | ||||
2248 | WAISTLINE | VHC | What chips one eats endlessly will ultimately ruin? | anag. incl. I less n, & lit. |
2226 | DOUBLE-PARKING | VHC | Transport loading up kerb? | anag. & lit. |
2013-2014 | ||||
2196 | SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps) | VHC | Raving mates ran musical bars with straight beams from strobe at edge | anag.; hidden |
2191 | PLUG | VHC | Centrepiece of amalgam in canine? | l in pug, & lit. |
2168 | CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter) | VHC | Old soldiers in a bath, introduction of Noel truce ending in muddy play | batch; anag. incl. N, y; ref. WWI incident |
2012-2013 | ||||
2144 | INFERNO (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Fan of equestrian’s finale with rein? Hickstead’s here! | Styx heads; anag. incl. n |
2135 | LOB | VHC | Liberal old boy Nick’s changing sides by abandoning campaign group pitch | L OB; rob with l for r; lob(by) |
2126 | DESPERATE | VHC | Barge chap ignoring chart steered up the creek | anag. incl. (ch.)ap |
2118 | BLOKEISH | VHC | Hot boys, expressing yen, like Nuts – being so? | anag. incl. H less y; ref. popular lad mag |
2113 | PICAROON | VHC | One lifting what’s good from freight inspired by nip o’ rum? | car(g)o in anag., & lit. |
2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | VHC | Popular Wisdom flick cinema hit about singular idiot | s tit in anag.; ref. 1963 Norman W. film |
2011-2012 | ||||
2078 | RÉCOLLET | VHC | I’ll be cloaked in le cloître détaché | anag. less I, & lit. |
2065 | DERMESTIDAE | VHC | English covertly sited armed harbours hide destroyers | E in anag. |
2010-2011 | ||||
2036 | AL CONTO | VHC | As trattoria list offering numerous costed options with assorted starters | anag. of first letters, & lit. |
2019 | OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left) | VHC | Bully dealing Ecstasy round rave with harmonizing techno beat enthralling one | anag. incl. E, O, w; I in anag. |
2010 | A COMING OF AGE | VHC | What’s represented if little adult can e.g. go with ring to bag maiden? | m in anag. incl. O |
2006 | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | First | See king crowned, grand on horse, organ playing some allegro anthems | creaking sound; g + roan/anag./hidden |
2009-2010 | ||||
1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | Second | Fan E. Blair won putting out book? | anag. less b, & lit.; fan vb. |
1979 | FAR-OUT | VHC | Fab Four at work beginning to formulate a Magical Tour | anag., f + a + anag. |
1967 | SUBORDINATELY | VHC | Yank used Tony Blair like a lackey | anag.; ref. G. W. Bush |
1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | Unveiling life partner could make this groom tense | anag. less t |
1945 | PRISON | VHC | Place right for ring involved in corruption | poison with r for o, & lit. |
2008-2009 | ||||
1910 | BARPERSON | VHC | One’s found working right poser in Prohibition | anag. incl. r in ban, & lit. |
2007-2008 | ||||
1884 | FREELOADER | VHC | See ace secured by staggering Federer – he’s effortlessly taking advantage | lo A in anag. |
1875 | GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left) | VHC | To cultivate beginning of end for love in turmoil drop ring in bottomless drain | uproar with e for 0; O in gutte(r) |
1849 | AUXESIS | VHC | Uranium treasure site in waters up north of Iceland will produce growth | U ‘X’ in sea (rev.) + IS |
2006-2007 | ||||
1806 | INEBRIANT | VHC | Fuzz ban niterie doling out Ecstasy that’s mind-blowing | anag. less E |
1797 | HEART | VHC | What may be stolen if love supersedes sense? | ear for 0 in hot, & lit. |
1788 | ETHEREAL OILS | Third | Present in fresh aloe lilies lie leaves producing aromatics | there in anag. less lie |
2005-2006 | ||||
1779 | NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints) | VHC | Fresh constriction that is displacing trade in racecourse | construction; i.e. for market in Newmarket |
1752 | MIDWINTER | Second | Carol’s bleak period in time R. W. died tragically | anag. incl. d; ref. C. Vorderman, the late Richard Whiteley in ‘Countdown’, and C. Rossetti carol |
1746 | ENTOMIC | VHC | What one changes in mien for parody of flits, say | i.e. changing en to mic in mien = mimic |
2004-2005 | ||||
1711 | MINUS | VHC | Sign of negativity in pits with uranium used for energy | mines with U for E |
2003-2004 | ||||
1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | First | Ginger McCain splashed out a thousand for colt of very little merit | anag. with K for c; ref. racehorse trainer |
1667 | CLARINI | VHC | Charlie in Busted – he pulls out the stops! | anag. less he; ref. rock band |
1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | VHC | Bent, booting ball out of soccer ground, thrills the Arsenal fanatical (but not team’s heart) | anag. less O; anag. less ea; ref. Marcus B., Leicester City footballer |
1628 | ENCOMION | VHC | Show love for maiden in mnemonic moving tribute | anag. with 0 for m |
2002-2003 | ||||
1572 | SHIELD-MAY | VHC | Ali: ‘My daughter, she trained as a fighting woman’ | anag. incl. d; ref. Laila A., boxer and daughter of Muhammad A. |
2000-2001 | ||||
1485 | BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left) | VHC | Italian fan is too nervous about Ferrari’s number one, sweating before swerving ruse in traffic hotspot | F in anag.; BO + anag. |
1999-2000 | ||||
1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | Slipping back iron leaves jockey clutching racehorse’s head | r in anag.; iron = stirrup |
1997-1998 | ||||
1334 | CATACHRESTIC | VHC | Using ‘luxuriant’ for ‘luxurious’ about arches carved in classical Greek style | c. + anag. in Attic |
1322 | CARPET | VHC | This may be Persian, as in it hides Persian cat | comp. anag. |
1992-1993 | ||||
1069 | (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces) | VHC | What makes Bruce’s top hilarious does itch when worn | D; anag.; ref. B. Forsyth |
1989-1990 | ||||
930 | SABULOSE | VHC | Gritty SAS blow up enemies? It wipes men out | comp. anag. |
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2595 FIFTY YEARS
2586 BALDERDASH
2584 GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste)
2020-2021
2556 TOERAG
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
2532 POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)
2530 STUDENTY
2521 CHAMBERS
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2508 CHARACTER (Misprints)
2504 UPBEAT
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2482 VOX POP
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2460 TWEET
2451 CAPUT
2447 CONGENER
2438 MONTE DI PIETÀ
2430 CLERIHEW
2428 SHEPHERDS
2425 EPILIMNION
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
2399 CHARMEUSE
2364 COMPOST HEAP
2016-2017
2351 RHAGADES
2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
2338 TRUMP
2325 MASON
2322 VENTRICOSE
2313 PERFECT
2015-2016
2296 IMPROPERLY
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2287 VALET
2274 SIMPATICO
2272 SNOWMOBILE
2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
2014-2015
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2239 ERADIATE (Spoonerisms)
2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
2222 OBJECT LESSON
2213 SOLECISM
2205 CUMBERSOME
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2183 SANGRAIL
2178 PARISON
2161 FARRAGO
2152 STUFFED SHIRT
2148 ZOLLVEREIN
2012-2013
2116 YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)
2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2096 TRICK
2011-2012
2070 MISTREATMENT
2064 COLD TURKEY
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2031 EMBROIDERY
2023 CHAMBRANLE
2014 HACKETTE
2012 BLOATING
1997 FADO
1992 FOULARD
2009-2010
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1958 HANGDOG
2008-2009
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1918 PALAMPORE
2007-2008
1866 BINGE
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1858 HUMONGOUS
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1831 MARGINALIA
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1823 KISS
1814 HIPSTER
1804 CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms)
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
1771 PARTERRE
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1762 DUDDERY
1753 DIAGONAL
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1646 BLACK
1641 GADGETEER
1637 AMNESIC
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1602 FENESTRA
1598 PHRASEMONGER
1593 MANSUETE
1589 JOKESMITH
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1546 TRANSPARENT
1544 PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)
1541 CHUPRASSY
1537 CAFTAN
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)
1519 CARRY-ON
2000-2001
1500 GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)
1480 SAMARITAN
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)
1454 GET-UP
1428 CRICETID
1419 SPLODGE
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1376 LOGO
1997-1998
1329 PITHOS
1312 REST-CURE
1996-1997
1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
1994-1995
1190 DENARIUS
1993-1994
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1108 GREEN
1989-1990
895 TONE DEAF
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020-2021 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
2019-2020 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 6 | 19 |
2018-2019 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
2017-2018 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 3 | 4 | 15 |
2016-2017 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 0 | 6 | 26 |
2015-2016 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 0 | 6 | 28 |
2014-2015 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
2013-2014 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
2012-2013 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
2011-2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
2010-2011 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 7 | 15 |
2009-2010 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 4 | 3 | 11 |
2008-2009 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
2007-2008 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
2006-2007 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 7 | 26 |
2005-2006 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 6 | 25 |
2004-2005 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
2003-2004 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 4 | 20 |
2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – |
2000-2001 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1999-2000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1989-1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |