Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
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E. Cross | 60 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 111 | 64 | Jan 1994 | Jun 2012 | 18y 5m | R. Cross |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2011-2012 | ||||
2058 | ROBUST | VHC | Wanting a coffee break after beginning to regret a drop of oatmeal stout | robust(a); r o bust |
2049 | PARTY-POOPER | VHC | Wet blanket? Try (soft) loo paper when changing (don’t use end of roll!) | anag. incl. p, less l |
2045 | CATENATE | VHC | Puke, having misguidedly eaten something like sausages | cat + anag.; something adv |
2010-2011 | ||||
2040 | EASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Several dolphins were sighted ahead that night and mor/n | |
2023 | CHAMBRANLE | VHC | Surround for fireplace? One with little latent heat within raised to ambient temperature | an L in chambré |
2019 | OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left) | VHC | Cow, duck and discordant weaver bird ear’s inclined to render concordant | 0 + anag.; hen + otic |
2006 | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Peak won is rewarded with this gold set in jade – that’s climbing! | weak pun; or in nag (rev.) |
2009-2010 | ||||
1953 | TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints) | VHC | Shock occasioned by gold found stashed in rickety pram | tram; Au in anag. |
1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | VHC | Pinch trade from old gardener with inadequate supplies | pinch; (Trade)scant |
2008-2009 | ||||
1936 | LITMUS TEST | VHC | New wine bottle, lowest-alcohol (according to admen) – check for acidity | must2 in litest |
1908 | WE THREE KINGS | Third | Our first course was from the east: moist, hot, smoky portion of samosa | wet H reeking s |
2007-2008 | ||||
1884 | FREELOADER | VHC | He indulges, but gets others to pay dodgy dealer for Ecstasy | anag. incl. E |
1879 | LITTER BASKET | VHC | Rambling blatherskite, hour wasted, has time and place for rubbish | anag. less h + t |
1856 | LITAS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Self-advertising eccentricity accounts for the celebrity da/ted from 1940 onwards | ref. Salvador Dali |
1853 | ANTIQUITARIAN | VHC | My beliefs are old-fashioned, quaint, eccentric, heretical … That’s about it! | it in anag. + Arian |
2006-2007 | ||||
1827 | AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number) | VHC | Tribal chiefs in Samoa, with bared skin, dancing | bared; anag. incl. (s)ki(n) |
1814 | HIPSTER | VHC | Monk, among others, sent me ‘Henry and Turbulent Priest’ | h + anag.; ref. Thelonious M., jazz pianist |
1801 | RUSE DE GUERRE | VHC | Distressed drug user starts to experience extreme reaction, encountering phoney ‘horse’ perhaps | anag. incl. first letters; ref. heroin and Trojan war |
1788 | ETHEREAL OILS | VHC | I see allegro is transposed – ignoring for example Bach’s sources? | anag. less e.g.; ref. Bach flower remedies |
1784 | TEARAWAY | VHC | Rash? If weeping, you can use clean tissue to wipe this | i.e. (wipe) tear away |
2005-2006 | ||||
1779 | NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints) | First | This is fresh oat scone WI exhibits (just a slice thereof) | out; hidden |
1762 | DUDDERY | VHC | Where you’d find useless bowler, bit of brim missing? | dud der(b)y, & lit. |
2004-2005 | ||||
1724 | MONEYBAGS | VHC | Five hundred pounds, not a thousand, I claim makes you a wealthy person | mon(K)ey bags |
1719 | ANHELATION | VHC | Halt this respiring condition? National Health could give it treatment | comp. anag. |
1715 | RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left) | VHC | See Lear, exasperated, surrender, hoarsely uttering damnation of ‘parings’ | anag.; anag.; ref. King Lear, 1, 4, 190 |
1702 | WORDSMITHERY | VHC | ‘Do writs rhyme with fits?’ – Logodaedaly Carroll excelled at | anag. |
2003-2004 | ||||
1650 | SAPHENA | VHC | Quivering aspen has little square leaves, example of inferior venation, largely | anag. less s |
1633 | EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left) | VHC | Dismal? Try wine blended with a spot of Lipton’s port, name to conjure with – champion! | L in anag.; anag. |
2002-2003 | ||||
1602 | FENESTRA | VHC | Window typically painting sun on English nave (ancient) from eastern end | art S E nef (all rev.) |
1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | Churchill, for instance, dashing German hopes about end of war | r in anag. |
1589 | JOKESMITH | VHC | Pal leaving, order him jestbook: Joe Miller, say | anag. less bo; ref. old jokebook |
2001-2002 | ||||
1533 | MASTER-MARINER | VHC | Cook? Fricassee man is rare term for him! | anag.; Captain C. |
1528 | STROP (Spoonerisms) | VHC | What’s used for boning in harbours east to west, Grimsby and Padstow, say? | honing in barbers; ports (rev.) |
1524 | INGRATITUDE | VHC | Air in G, short tenor duet, adapted theme from ‘Blow, blow thou winter wind’ | anag. incl. t; ref. song in AYLI, ‘…as man’s i.’ |
2000-2001 | ||||
1502 | RAPPEL | VHC | Alarming rattle, or tremulous rale, leads to pulmonary pneumonia | anag. incl. p, p |
1492 | The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram) | VHC | I sailed ‘over there’. A chart? You must be mad! – C.C. | |
1480 | SAMARITAN | VHC | As Martina faulted, might one give service ‘on the line’? | anag. |
1476 | LIGNIPERDOUS | VHC | Destroying wood pigeons, I’d rule out obliterating the last | anag. less e |
1472 | TORAN (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | Hardy campers don’t mind if a day’s we/ight of snow covers them | |
1467 | CANAPÉ | VHC | Savoury titbit – it could make appearance rehashed, with fruit filling | anag. less pear |
1999-2000 | ||||
1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Press centre of fastening down, Pampers needing adjustment | anag. incl. e; ref. nappies |
1441 | Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug) | VHC | Prime suspect in Scotland Yard | jammy / louse; jalouse + y |
1998-1999 | ||||
1411 | LOOK-SEE | VHC | Butcher’s unrestrained, bagging a thousand before end of June | k in loose + e; ref. Mark B., cricketer |
1385 | PANTRIES | VHC | Little cakes, not square but new, more than one buttery | n for s in pastries |
1380 | RAPPORT (Misprints) | Second | Criminal charge – or, in past, delation | relation; rap + or in pt |
1997-1998 | ||||
1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | With exercise, not overdo/se, muscle must be relaxed | |
1346 | PHARISEE | VHC | Writhing, Heep’s air betrays him | anag. & lit.; ref. Uriah H. |
1338 | SMART ALEC | VHC | Malpractices could be revealed by one police constable with this clever dick | comp. anag. incl. I PC |
1325 | UPROOTAL | VHC | Pour a lot out – it’s more effective than paraquat! | anag. |
1322 | CARPET | VHC | Three-to-one favourite following Arc upset | anag. + pet; ref. Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe |
1316 | FINGERLICKIN’ | VHC | Exceedingly fine ceiling Frink crafted (nobody’s attributin’ this to former arts minister!) | anag.; ref. Elizabeth F., and toe-sucking attributed to D. Mellor |
1312 | REST-CURE | VHC | This’ll recharge your batteries: current’s variable, not using nuclear energy | anag. less N + E |
1996-1997 | ||||
1290 | NITERIE | VHC | Bit of territory between Northern Ireland and Eire, seething hot spot | t between NI and Eire (rev.) |
1995-1996 | ||||
1247 | PREDICANT | VHC | Reformed Episcopal, Dutch, engaged in sanctimonious expression of moral sentiments | RE D in pi cant, & lit. |
1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | Grey overtaking favourite before turn | gr. up pet to |
1212 | HILDING | VHC | Once craven pupil accepts flogging? On the contrary! | L in hiding |
1994-1995 | ||||
1200 | Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent) | VHC | I run one out, one who’s scored 100 | (C)EN(T)URION; anag. |
1181 | SLADE | VHC | Porridge was served in this small square scoop | s + lade; ref. TV comedy series |
1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Sprightly, black and supple runner is abused, losing first and last of reputation – like Johnson? | b + lithe; anag. less r, n; ref. Ben J. and Dr Sam J., called ‘the Great Bear’ |
1993-1994 | ||||
1130 | AGRESTAL | VHC | Ploughing Greats, one student’s rusticated | anag. + a L |
2011-2012
2087 ROCKET
2083 BEWITCH
2074 BENNET
2010-2011
2036 AL CONTO
2031 EMBROIDERY
2014 HACKETTE
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2009-2010
1988 PERIQUE
1984 ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)
1979 FAR-OUT
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1958 HANGDOG
1949 PALFRENIER
1945 PRISON
2008-2009
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1906 MORSE
1897 WASH-OUT
1893 EARTHY
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1866 BINGE
1849 AUXESIS
1845 UPBRAID
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1831 MARGINALIA
1806 INEBRIANT
1804 CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms)
1797 HEART
2005-2006
1771 PARTERRE
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1758 BIMBETTE
1753 DIAGONAL
1752 MIDWINTER
1750 PLOUGHMAN
1741 LORD NELSON
1741 LORD NELSON
1737 ANIMUS
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1711 MINUS
1700 FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
1667 CLARINI
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1654 CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1646 BLACK
1641 GADGETEER
1637 AMNESIC
1628 ENCOMION
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1611 LEISLER
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1596 GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)
1593 MANSUETE
1580 MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1550 MEMORITER
1519 CARRY-ON
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1494 MARATHON
1489 FRONT-BENCHER
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1454 GET-UP
1450 PRETENDANT
1437 MISTLETOE
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1424 HEIST
1419 SPLODGE
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1398 PERMETHRIN
1394 BERGAMOT
1376 LOGO
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1363 MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)
1997-1998
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
1334 CATACHRESTIC
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1294 TRANSENNA
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1277 NOVE(M)BER (Letters Latent)
1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
1242 KNOCKERS
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1216 CHAPERON
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1190 DENARIUS
1186 GRISELDA
1178 BOOTLEG
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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2011-2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
2010-2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
2009-2010 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
2008-2009 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 6 | – |
2007-2008 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
2006-2007 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
2005-2006 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 10 | – |
2004-2005 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
2003-2004 | 0 | 2 | 11 | – |
2002-2003 | 0 | 3 | 8 | – |
2001-2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
2000-2001 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 5 | 5 | 12 |
1999-2000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
1998-1999 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 7 | 18 |
1997-1998 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
1995-1996 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
1994-1995 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |