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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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F. R. Palmer | 181 | 9 | 20 | 152 | 211 | 210 | May 1952 | Jan 2014 | 61y 8m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2009-2010 | ||||
1979 | FAR-OUT | VHC | Avant garde (of initially unconventional Art Nouveau)? | anag. incl. u, & lit. |
1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | Arctic tern: ultimate in travel, top in sea roaming | anag. incl. l |
2006-2007 | ||||
1797 | HEART | VHC | Expression of courage by ‘a weak and feeble woman’ in a male profession | he art; ref. Elizabeth I |
2005-2006 | ||||
1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | Professional skill shown in a display of borders of rare arrangement of flower beds | art in per r(ar)e |
1762 | DUDDERY | VHC | Unconventional dude’s formal clothing? | anag. in dry, & lit. |
1752 | MIDWINTER | VHC | Shivery time, end of year, in which ‘wind doth blow’ | anag. in anag. incl. r, & lit.; ref. nursery rhyme/carol |
1746 | ENTOMIC | VHC | ‘Divided into three parts’ in Caesar’s first tome (all translated) | anag. incl. C; ref. Caesar’s ‘De Bello Gallico’ I,i |
2004-2005 | ||||
1724 | MONEYBAGS | VHC | Dives, the root of all evil (disreputable women) | money + bags |
1698 | CROSSTIE | VHC | Bad-tempered match, its score upsetting support from both sides | cross tie, anag. |
1694 | MISINTERPRET | Third | Distort (as tabloids might) feature on American bishop ‘accepting wrong-doing’, with endless make-believe | sin in miter + pret(end); ref. gay clergy |
2003-2004 | ||||
1667 | CLARINI | VHC | They’re deployed in miracle where perimeter falls away? | anag. of in (m)iracl(e), & lit.; ref. walls of Jericho |
1650 | SAPHENA | VHC | Name used in designation of what takes vital fluid to heart (two go from extremity) | n in sap hea(rt), & lit. |
1637 | AMNESIC | VHC | Since I am lacking a bit of intellectual ‘works’, about names I get confused | anag. less i, anag. incl. c., & lit. |
2002-2003 | ||||
1615 | RUGATE | VHC | Attendance at Twickenham, perhaps, is showing signs of decline | RU gate |
1606 | TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps) | Third | Means of communication teens love – it’s mobile | anag. incl. 0 |
1580 | MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number) | VHC | Market, having inside information, projects lost profit | projects; gen in mart |
2001-2002 | ||||
1563 | SLYBOOTS | VHC | The Artful Dodger, notoriously training boys to steal, if wanting a meal | anag. incl. s(tea)l |
1559 | THEOLOGASTER | VHC | It could be he’s got a minimum of learning re OT | anag. incl. I, & lit. |
1554 | PEARL | Second | What hangs in cowslip ear, lyrically? | hidden & lit.; ref. MND 2, 1, 15 |
1550 | MEMORITER | VHC | In this way learner’ll be content in remembering less than half? Quite the reverse! | tiro in remem(bering) (all rev.) |
1544 | PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | He’ll provide care, parts or fuel, if the empty sign shows for one | petrol with a for E, & lit. |
1537 | CAFTAN | VHC | Garment, long and loose, mostly to resist winds and sun? | fac(e) (rev.) + tan |
1533 | MASTER-MARINER | VHC | Possibly term I associate with seaman, leader of ratings, right | anag. incl. r + r, & lit. |
1524 | INGRATITUDE | VHC | Not displaying the first signs of breeding and etiquette, being churlish about returning thanks – it shows this? | (be)ing + ta (rev.) it in rude, & lit. |
2000-2001 | ||||
1489 | FRONT-BENCHER | VHC | Maybe Prescott’s tone getting French upset with British? | anag. incl. Br.; ref. John P. at EU conference |
1999-2000 | ||||
1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | What can make you pawn in subtle admen’s power? | p in anag., & lit. |
1441 | Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug) | VHC | Endlessly predicted cause of chaos proved a damp squib | bummer / wasp; bu(g) was per |
1437 | MISTLETOE | VHC | It’s no longer needed to pull a bird? Sounds like bird’ll do the pulling! | ‘miss’ll tow’ |
1424 | HEIST | First | Briefly, it’s forbidden to the believer, one constrained by ancient commandment | (’t)heist, i in hest, & lit., ref. 8th commandment |
1998-1999 | ||||
1406 | CHASSEPOT | VHC | What might be licensed by the cops as an antique fire-arm? | anag. |
1402 | PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Illicit drinks help to make one open to seduction | poteens; hidden |
1376 | LOGO | VHC | It appears in headings for letters of groups and organisations | first letters & lit. |
1997-1998 | ||||
1355 | DIACATHOLICON | VHC | Variety of ache treated with old medication? Could be this remedy which has no limits | comp. anag. incl. (r)emed(y), & lit. |
1334 | CATACHRESTIC | Third | Heavy tackle ending in player in pain rapidly has automatic response of bad language | cat + r in ache + ’s tic |
1316 | FINGERLICKIN’ | VHC | Steal to smoke crack? That’s hip, real cool! | finger lick in |
1996-1997 | ||||
1307 | AGILE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | ‘My bowl is empty, gimme another ladleful.’ ‘First helpings only, Twist.’ | mobile; anag. of first letters |
1300 | OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter) | VHC | Beef with destination Germany – too manifest a representative of lost causes? | to; ox for D; ref. M. Arnold: ‘Home of lost causes’ |
1294 | TRANSENNA | VHC | You’ll find this shroud is one to be arranged round a saint’s shrine | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit.; shroud = screen |
1286 | CHALET | VHC | Country house with no running water plugged by the French, or one found in Switzerland on a lease? | le in chat(eau), a in CH let, & lit. |
1281 | ABLUTOMANE | VHC | Soap freak, one of many almost completely captivated by Sky? | a + to man(y) in blue |
1273 | SIPOREX | VHC | Pornography containing elements of indecency and prurience or ‘artistic’ material? | i, p or in sex |
1268 | ARGIE-BARGIE | VHC | Words are inadequate to embody the primordial features of God Immortal, God Invisible | GI, GI in are bare |
1995-1996 | ||||
1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | Old king rising to call for introduction of favourite turn? | pet in GR up to; ref. Old King Cole |
1216 | CHAPERON | VHC | Hanky-panky in progress? See her butt in without a sign of hesitation | h(er) in caper on, & lit. |
1994-1995 | ||||
1186 | GRISELDA | VHC | Job (female)? Where one’s unusually glad about promotion? | rise in anag. |
1174 | DINGLE-DANGLE | VHC | Faced with endless sleaze, was leader taking a view or dithering? | ding(e) led angle |
1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Bear’s traditional practice assumes fall, discounting hint of rise: bull’s looking on the bright side | sin in ure; blithe(r); bull = nonsense |
1161 | ADIAPHORON | VHC | A ‘hard’ opinion’s involved in this? Yes and no | comp. anag. |
1993-1994 | ||||
1143 | DEATH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Isn’t til/ing used in baños (‘bathrooms’)? | |
1139 | BENJAMIN | VHC | Peak traffic hold-up because of out-dated equipment for winter? | ben jam in |
1134 | TOVARICH | VHC | Mate for Kasparov? Yes, it could be he’s a victory | comp. anag.; ref. Gary K. |
1130 | AGRESTAL | VHC | Lilting line, a great prime feature of Swinburne, as found in ‘A Forsaken Garden’ | anag. of l a great S |
1128 | CHRISTMAS PRESENT | First | Spectre, but not the last – miser hasn’t fully reformed | anag. less e, & lit.; ref. ‘A Christmas Carol’ |
1992-1993 | ||||
1078 | KIRBEH | VHC | Unjustified BR hike, a recommendation to travellers to desert | anag. |
1076 | PARLOUR GAMES | VHC | Queen showing bravery in very worrying diversions for the family | R game in parlous |
1074 | DEMIREP | First | With whom we see English MP’s involvement with dire results | anag. incl. E, & lit. |
1056 | ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number) | First | What troubles are not lessened by love in life? | love; anag. less O + in |
1052 | AGANIPPE | Second | First three essentials for Wimbledon champion – agility, extremes of pace, inspiration | Aga(ssi) + nip + p(ac)e; ref. Andre A. |
1991-1992 | ||||
1034 | BURLAP | VHC | British display of hesitation over the European President’s material for package | B ur la P |
1030 | PASTILLE | VHC | For which you’ll find pallet is not in order? | anag. & lit; pallet = palette |
1013 | ALVEARY | VHC | A volume, early, through which Latin would be translated | a v early with L ‘translated’, & lit. |
1008 | SPORTSCASTER (Misprints) | VHC | E.g. Swanson, leader in sophisticated style, to wit, old-timer star | Swanton; s port sc aster; ref. E. W. S. |
995 | STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Do Ayatollahs practise fir/m sin control of the faithful? | |
1990-1991 | ||||
978 | DOUBLE-CENTURY | VHC | Jazzy tune could be frame for really terrific score | anag. + r, y |
974 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | Something to start with – a pepper, its centre mixed with bits of rice and nuts, and spices too | ava + anag. of (pe)pp(er) r n s too |
972 | Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram) | VHC | UNO tough – hence final Arab battle? | |
965 | EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number) | Second | For digger, jaw links remnants of bear with relics of fire | links; anag. + ash |
961 | WAVESON | VHC | Drift created by swirling snow with hail in it | ave in anag. |
943 | BARAGOUIN | VHC | Legal profession’s convoluted lingo, perhaps, for long a prime symbol of unintelligibility | bar + anag. with a u for I, & lit. |
1989-1990 | ||||
939 | A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left) | VHC | Suspect soccer fraud, an ideal item for embroidery by English papers wanting lead | anag.; anag. less p |
934 | LACE-UPS | VHC | Onset of perplexity with first of April clues dispelled – ‘They’re tied crosswise!’ | anag. incl. p A |
930 | SABULOSE | VHC | Like many of our beaches – sea so polluted with endless rubbish dumped in it | bul(l) in anag. |
922 | REFORMADO | VHC | Whistleblower or passionate initiator of ‘openness’? | ref or mad o, & lit.; ref. glasnost |
917 | HOOLIGANISM | Second | With introduction of identification, Moynihan’s goal is crushing any —— | comp. anag. incl. i, & lit.; ref. sports minister |
908 | INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | Enthusiast flies to mal/es on games afar – ‘I must see Lions’ | Malindi |
900 | (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Empiricism? What’s ensured I’m so confused with it? Possibly, rationalism has! | comp. anag. |
895 | TONE DEAF | VHC | Oft a ground’s setting for bowling paradise – having perfect pitch? Quite the opposite! | Eden (rev.) in anag. |
891 | CAT | VHC | E.g. Korky’s comic act in ‘The Dandy’ | anag., 2 defs.; ref. K. the Cat |
1988-1989 | ||||
887 | MONSTER | VHC | Grotesque vision of ten more with Mrs T, no term in sight | anag. less term; i.e. years in power |
882 | DOSSIER | Second | Papers give sensational account of Miss P. Bordes (with British MPs involved) | comp. anag. incl. B; ref. scandal involving Pamella B. |
874 | BLUESTOCKING | VHC | Superior Oxford or Cambridge type, making an object of ridicule | Blue stocking, & lit. |
866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | Sweet course laced with neat rum | anag. |
857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | M.P. embarrassed over better treatment of City with North East manifesting a measure of discrimination | red cap; anag. incl. NE; cap vb. |
840 | SONDE | VHC | Meteorologist’s guide to damage done by onset of storm | s + anag. |
1987-1988 | ||||
823 | SARBACANE | VHC | End of arms’ race negotiated with a ban for missile launcher? | s + anag. |
818 | EMBUSQUÉ | VHC | Bum? You do see that here, without question | Qu. in anag. |
809 | DOLCE VITA | VHC | What’s laid out with ‘Vote Conservative’? | anag. incl. C, & lit. |
796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | What may get spoilt as your pet starts to shed loose hairs? | anag. incl. s l h, & lit. |
1986-1987 | ||||
783 | CAMPESINO | VHC | What, with a bit of capital, you might allow peon aims to become? | c + anag., & lit. |
779 | MISSING LINK | VHC | I’m not really a man – you’ll see me collapse after consuming just one short | mi + singl(e) in sink; me2 |
766 | GUBBINS | VHC | White man oppresses black – with those in power something of little importance | B in gub + ins |
764 | CHILDERMAS | VHC | Day bound up with heartless one giving shivers to mothers | d in chi(l)ler + mas, & lit. |
753 | SHEEPDOG | VHC | Elder person (allowing introductions only) keeping girl and boy apart? | e p in she dog, & lit. |
740 | ESCADRILLE | VHC | What’ll stage exercise representing power in flight? | escape with drill for P |
735 | MALIGN | VHC | Cut a person with a crude lie? | lig in man, & lit. |
1985-1986 | ||||
718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Use of ad with this to get rid of stuff, a dubious sales activity | i.e. of ad with flo in = offload |
683 | BANISH | VHC | What UEFA’s decided to do to English clubs, an expression of disgust about recurrent criminal behaviour | sin (rev.) in bah; ref. England’s UEFA ban |
1984-1985 | ||||
666 | Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts) | VHC | What’s Revelation? Ecumenical —— on behalf of mankind in the New Testament | pron(ounce)ment; pro + men in NT |
662 | BARGE-COUPLE | VHC | Lumber, long, used in sloping roof job | barge + l in coupé, & lit. |
657 | SILLY-BILLY | VHC | ‘Cake with nuts on ——’? No good entering that! | silly + ill in by; by, on = near; ref. prize-winning clue to MADCAP in Ximenes comp |
635 | ROSEMARY | First | An ideal companion for lamb? | rose Mary, & lit.; ref. nursery rhyme |
1983-1984 | ||||
618 | CRETISM | VHC | Cram, heading for championship, times runs devastatingly | c + anag. incl. r; cram = lie; ref. Steve C. |
610 | DOUBLETHINK | VHC | Party’s central point headed ‘the contrary must be held in conjunction’ | do + (h)ub + anag. in link, & lit. |
600 | Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram) | VHC | How hale the faith of just men not loth to die! | |
594 | DOINGS | VHC | Mix gin and soda? That’s not accepted – you need it | anag. less a |
590 | MINEVER | VHC | On snow see me disappear, tail only showing! | mi névé + r, & lit. |
585 | FLABELLIFORM | VHC | Description of title of Oscar? Label for film that’s exceptional | anag.; ref. O. Wilde, ‘Lady Windermere’s Fan’ |
581 | SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number) | VHC | Where passing’s involved, parking on roads spoils it | spoils; anag. incl. P |
1982-1983 | ||||
559 | EMBASE | VHC | See Mab rousing take to what? Bottom | anag.; ref. MND; bottom vt. |
547 | GLEEMAN | Third | Fame, for example, back around ’50. Or ’70? | L in name e.g. (rev.); ref. Georgie F., pop singer |
534 | DODGEM | VHC | Bumper, a fair device? Something skilfully designed to go after head? | dod + gem; head = cut the top off |
530 | PROMETAL | VHC | Indication of alternative ‘Rejected,’ Mrs T (and others) hold. ‘It won’t work’ | or (rev.) in PM et al.; ref. Thatcher’s slogan ‘there is no alternative’ |
1981-1982 | ||||
506 | ELANET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | A lot of skilful clipping is needed to give a fair dams/on crop | |
478 | BIBLIOPEGIST | VHC | One involved in books – essential part’s binding work in press | I in bb + op in lie2 + gist, & lit. |
1980-1981 | ||||
469 | APLUSTRE | VHC | An extra bit of trimming right on the stern of a trireme | a plus + t + r + e, & lit. |
456 | BALADINE | VHC | Show-biz type to make deal with Bani? | anag.; ref. R. Reagan, B. Sadr, Iran hostage crisis |
454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | VHC | What’s given when, with year virtually gone, Mary, the crib, ox and ass are displayed | comp. anag. & lit.; virtually = loosely |
443 | STEEPLECROWN | VHC | What’s adorned Welsh crone’s pate? This has | comp. anag. & lit. |
430 | TEGULA | VHC | Getting at glue, you’d appear to have one loose | anag. & lit.; ref. glue-sniffing |
423 | ACCOUTRE | VHC | Invest to equip rig? The bill’s fantastic – and so is what’s to accrue | acc. outré, anag., 3 defs. |
1979-1980 | ||||
419 | RAMILLIES | VHC | You’d find me among advertisements for Marlboro, or Marlborough | mi in rallies; ref. motorsports sponsored by M.; me2 |
414 | UNBOSOMER | VHC | Energy boom runs out, leaving man with no reserve | anag. incl. E |
404 | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | VHC | One to think with left? He’ll be cooler, with greater age, about revolutionary thought | link with theft; held (rev.) in can older |
401 | GO-AHEAD | VHC | A man without drive is the opposite of this | i.e. a he in goad, & lit. |
397 | BIJOUTERIE (Misprints) | First | Refuse tips unacceptable – rising indignation over energy waste products? | paste: jib (rev.) + out + ire (rev.) + E |
393 | INTRACARDIAC | VHC | Which involves atria and several components of circulation? | anag. of atria and circ, & lit. |
375 | SPREATHE | Third | What sun and wind will make you (get out west for a bit of patois!) | s + wreathe with p for w, & lit. |
371 | GRADIN | VHC | It’s a curious, half-complete, grandstand without one | I in anag. of grand(stand), & lit. |
1978-1979 | ||||
362 | SEA-SOLDIER | VHC | Who’s easier fooled, tricked, taken in? You can tell his lot anything | sold in anag.; “Tell it to the marines” |
354 | SHEER-HULK | VHC | A ship? You’ll see her dismantled, a huge structure with its top part removed | she + anag. + (b)ulk, & lit. |
349 | ODDCOMESHORT | Second | Cheap piece, not even getting engaged before getting into bed | odd + mesh or3 in cot |
340 | BOOKSIE | VHC | What’s predicated in ‘The guy is versed in perfect English’? | bo + is (rev.) in OK E, & lit.; versed = reversed |
336 | ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left) | Second | What M.P. may look for – arrangements to cut the bank rate (a relic of the gnomes) – it could be far lower | anag. incl. br; anag.; M.P. = military police |
332 | NUT-CASE | Second | ‘Silly-billy’ orders cut in proceeds from North Sea | anag. in anag. incl. N; ref. Denis Healey’s nickname and tax increase on oil revenues |
319 | PODESTA | Third | School Latin is a help to one who would try Italian | pod2 + est + a; help to = contribute to |
314 | MERIL (Spoonerisms) | VHC | For countrymen, force of sun’s contribution to summer ills | source of fun; hidden |
1977-1978 | ||||
301 | TROLLOPISH | VHC | Like a pro, when Hill’s involved with sport, nothing interferes | 0 in anag.; pro = prostitute; ref. Jimmy H. |
300 | SLINK-BUTCHER | VHC | A —— could make lunch time be a risk | comp. anag. incl. t, & lit. |
281 | DINOCERAS | Second | Once I’d bumps on head, now not wholly visible in bones on right geological formation | anag. + ras, no(w) in dice + r ås, & lit. |
267 | MORRIS-DANCE | VHC | Frantic broadcast in morse boats in distress put out? Mayday’s the signal for it | anag. less anag. |
263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Dreary cafe? T/ips of ten p., all regular customers agree | |
259 | TRANSIRE | VHC | Some imports have it – rest I suspect get smuggled in | ran in anag.; suspect adj. |
1976-1977 | ||||
243 | OLYMPIC | VHC | Of sport in which politics may become involved – its one defect | anag. less its a, & lit. |
238 | CRAMBOJINGLE | VHC | Get full employment back – individual with no opening is prescription for ‘trouble and strife’ | cram + job (rev.) + (s)ingle; example of rhyming slang |
229 | METRICATE | VHC | Get rid of pounds? Tea-time’s out and beginnings of calorie regulation are in! | anag. incl. c r |
225 | VALETA | First | Revolutionary steps, as in Boston, against a drink tax, with no vote | v ale ta(x); ref. Boston Tea Party, waltz |
216 | SCANTITY | VHC | Half fearing being topless, modern girl seeks this in swim-wear | sca(red) (e)ntity |
208 | RALPH | Third | Reader, for one, needs to make good to get right arrangement of letters | r alph(abet); ref. Ralph R. |
1975-1976 | ||||
203 | BOGY | VHC | What frightens a child, ends in harming psychologically | bo + g y, & lit. |
197 | CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | No longer sterling, the South African coinage be/nds | |
195 | SHILLY-SHALLY | Third | What’s doubly involved hospitals in senseless issue? | H H in silly sally, & lit.; ref. junior doctors’ and consultants’ dispute |
187 | POWDERING-TUB | VHC | Jar, say, we’d pot grub in | anag. & lit; jar vb. |
178 | A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent) | VHC | Now’s the time to take a holiday, instead of not getting one in | against less a in |
174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | It’s an adjunct to the make-up of any real poet | i.e. anag. less an, & lit.; ’s = has; adjunct adj. |
169 | THUGGEE | Second | It’s renewed by the mugger (bar the extremes) | anag. incl. (m)ugge(r), & lit. |
165 | Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram) | VHC | Hooha (Market debate looming up – Barbara, Benn, H. Scanlon, Co. con people) | |
161 | ANCON | Second | One’s can, crooked, inebriate | anag. + on, & lit. |
1974-1975 | ||||
148 | BALLYHOO | VHC | Singularly vulgar nonsense (on the verge of indecency), a lot of noisy fuss | ball(s) + y + hoo(ha), & lit. |
130 | EADISH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | No sugar for bottling fruit – inst/all deep freeze | |
123 | SCATTERGOOD | VHC | What’s sort to cadge from? Me! | anag. & lit. |
110 | GALLOWS-RIPE | First | Such as rope and gravity will settle | anag. incl. g, & lit. |
105 | Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram) | VHC | ‘O hear gale’, I warn, collect, harbour on board every animal | |
1973-1974 | ||||
100 | CENTENARIAN | VHC | One to make an entrance, I – in the last scene of all? | anag.; ref. AYLI, Seven Ages of Man |
95 | THUNDERCLAP | VHC | The country’s down with a strike – there’ll be a mighty clash | th’ under clap |
92 | BRAINWASH | VHC | Refuse and refuse to admit the first sign of indoctrination? Not if you suffer this | i in bran wash |
88 | BLOOMERY | VHC | A slip’s what you’d start with to produce one of the plants that smelt | bloomer + y |
75 | GROCETERIA | VHC | Where to buy butter or a loaf, get rice or a stew | anag. |
70 | GESTAPO (Misprints) | VHC | Old age pension gets reviewed – outcome’s a cruel farce | force; anag. incl. OAP |
66 | NONSENSE | VHC | Tripe and onions being English I love – they’re super | (0)n(I)ons ens E; super = supernumerary |
62 | SOLITAIRES | VHC | Singularly they set in gold display the outward signs of engagements | it in sol air + e, s, & lit. |
57 | MINARET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Greek expert’s research in se/a – so rig in; some gas will follow | eta’s, omega’s |
53 | ALEXANDERS | VHC | Erstwhile extra vegetable served after last part of meal | (me)al + ex and ers; and n. |
1972-1973 | ||||
50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | King Cole put out – suffering results of merriment | anag. incl. R |
45 | NEMORAL | VHC | Source of most of modern ethic? Shaw’s so described | ne(w) moral; ref. G. B. S.; shaw = wood |
18 | EPIGONE | VHC | Individual succeeding heroic leader of Greeks, without the first sign of character | epi(c) + G + one, & lit. |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1969-1970 | ||||
1106 | LEXICOGRAPHY | VHC | It can be a help with the limits of your comprehending X, one to deceive | X I cog (vb.). in anag. |
1968-1969 | ||||
1049 | SLANGWHANGER | VHC | Vulgarly show the beginnings of white hot rage? He might | slang + w, h + anger, & lit. |
1041 | TEA-LEAD | VHC | It provides the source of a beverage with a dry surrounding | ale + a, in ted, & lit. |
1967-1968 | ||||
993 | JONATHAN | VHC | Inhabitant of N.E., perhaps, needs some sort of hat on in a winter month | anag. in Jan; New England |
962 | PALING | VHC | Nothing to be put in the opening? Quite the reverse | nil in gap (all rev.), & lit. |
1966-1967 | ||||
941 | HYPODERMIC | VHC | It can produce melancholy, perverse activity, and a variety of crime. | hyp + do (rev.) + anag., & lit.; hyp = hypochondria |
2013-2014
2170 SAYONARA
2012-2013
2100 A STITCH IN TIME
2096 TRICK
2010-2011
2027 THRENETICAL
2014 HACKETTE
1997 FADO
2009-2010
1962 ANADEM
1945 PRISON
2008-2009
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1927 TONSURE (Spoonerisms)
1910 BARPERSON
1906 MORSE
1897 WASH-OUT
1893 EARTHY
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
1879 LITTER BASKET
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1866 BINGE
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1858 HUMONGOUS
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
1849 AUXESIS
2006-2007
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1814 HIPSTER
1806 INEBRIANT
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1788 ETHEREAL OILS
2005-2006
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1758 BIMBETTE
1753 DIAGONAL
1741 LORD NELSON
1737 ANIMUS
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1700 FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1654 CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)
1646 BLACK
1641 GADGETEER
1633 EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)
1628 ENCOMION
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1611 LEISLER
1602 FENESTRA
1598 PHRASEMONGER
1593 MANSUETE
1589 JOKESMITH
1585 SHIATSU
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1541 CHUPRASSY
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1511 DEEP-SEATED
1494 MARATHON
1480 SAMARITAN
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1439 JOHN CANOE
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1428 CRICETID
1419 SPLODGE
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1398 PERMETHRIN
1385 PANTRIES
1380 RAPPORT (Misprints)
1363 MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1346 PHARISEE
1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
1338 SMART ALEC
1336 STOCKING
1329 PITHOS
1325 UPROOTAL
1996-1997
1303 PONIARD
1290 NITERIE
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1277 NOVE(M)BER (Letters Latent)
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1247 PREDICANT
1242 KNOCKERS
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1234 AVANT-PROPOS
1225 CURRY
1220 CASSANDRA
1212 HILDING
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1180 COLD TURKEY
1165 YAPSTER
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1147 MAYDAY
1126 CHEATERY
1122 BASILIAN
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1104 BURYING-PLACES
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1069 (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)
1065 TANDOORI
1048 GALLOPADE
1991-1992
1039 TOLERABLE
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1021 BEARD
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
1000 ONE THOUSAND
1990-1991
982 ALMANAC
969 BUNTER
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1989-1990
926 NERD
1988-1989
878 MOUSEPIECE
869 HOLD-UPS
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
862 OFF-AND-ON
853 DEBACLE
849 VISITE
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
827 MICKEY-TAKING
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
805 LITOTES
788 CROW
1986-1987
762 OBELISE
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
1985-1986
727 WELL-TO-DO
722 SUPERNACULUM
714 MOTE
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
709 GINGER
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
692 FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number)
688 CUCURBITAL
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
653 INTERNUNCIO
649 AUSTRALORP
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
640 MACHETE
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
615 HISTORIETTE
609 LUCKY-BAG
607 CARNEY
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
564 PARAMENT
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
552 NOURICE-FEE
1981-1982
521 ATTITUDINISE
517 IMMORTELLE
513 ETYMOLOGICON
508 POSTURE-MAKER
486 JUMPED-UP
482 BODY-SNATCHER
473 HERRING-BONE
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
460 SWOOP
452 DISSENTERISM
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
434 JARDINIÈRE
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
410 CUL-DE-SAC
384 OUTSPREADING
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
327 HEMLOCK
1977-1978
306 DICKENS
285 BOYFRIEND (Misprints)
272 MALAGUETTA
1976-1977
249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
247 FLIVVER
234 HOROSCOPIST
1975-1976
200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)
183 PICKLE
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
139 PIEPOWDER
127 FRITHSOKEN
114 PANIC
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
79 SLAPSTICK
1972-1973
31 KITCHENDOM
27 VINEGAR
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1123 MAXIMIST
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1062 CALLING-CRAB
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1006 CHROME-PLATING
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
1000 THOUSAND
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
936 MINI SKIRTS
924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
1961-1962
669 DRUM
664 MANIPULATE
647 MADCAP
1953 (2)
251 UNMETHODICAL
243 LODESTAR
1952 (1)
193 TRADUCER
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013-2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
2009-2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
2006-2007 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
2005-2006 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
2004-2005 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 4 | 22 |
2003-2004 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
2002-2003 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 9 | 24 |
2001-2002 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 7 | 2 | 5 |
2000-2001 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
1999-2000 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 6 | 16 |
1998-1999 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
1997-1998 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 7 | 22 |
1996-1997 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
1995-1996 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
1994-1995 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
1993-1994 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 6 | 16 |
1992-1993 | 3 (2, 1, 0) | 2 | 6 | 8 |
1991-1992 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 5 | 8 |
1990-1991 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 5 | 3 | 8 |
1989-1990 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 7 | 1 | 1 |
1988-1989 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 5 | 7 | 8 |
1987-1988 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
1986-1987 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
1985-1986 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
1984-1985 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 5 | 10 |
1983-1984 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
1982-1983 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 5 | 11 |
1981-1982 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
1980-1981 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
1979-1980 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 6 | 2 | 4 |
1978-1979 | 4 (0, 3, 1) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
1977-1978 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 5 | 3 | 8 |
1976-1977 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
1975-1976 | 3 (0, 2, 1) | 6 | 2 | 1 |
1974-1975 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 4 | 11 |
1973-1974 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
1972-1973 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1968-1969 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
1967-1968 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1953 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |