Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. P. Conway | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 17 | Aug 1982 | Oct 2017 | 35y 2m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2017-2018 | ||||
2364 | COMPOST HEAP | VHC | Some patch with potato skin recycling? | anag. incl. p, o, & lit. |
2016-2017 | ||||
2356 | PUBLIC SERVANT | VHC | One like Sir Humphrey, masking panic with bluster – and a touch of verbosity | anag. incl. v; ref. ‘Yes Minister’ |
2343 | RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Angry bull – go/ad or maltreatment the cause? | |
2013-2014 | ||||
2183 | SANGRAIL | First | Bet you it may be discovered in Glastonbury, i.e. a fabled treasure | comp. anag. |
1998-1999 | ||||
1389 | ALL-OVERISH | VHC | I’m strangely uneasy in revolution: I have Rolls | anag. |
1996-1997 | ||||
1307 | AGILE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | One getting stuck into a supporter ‘foot first’, as one jumping over stand’ll kick? | candlestick; I in a + leg with g first; ref. nursery rhyme and Eric Cantona |
1994-1995 | ||||
1181 | SLADE | Second | McLaren’s skidded, yielding ground – lead’s lost | 2 mngs., anag. |
1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Brisk opening to bullish trading hit with pound ending in trouble making bearish exchanges unrise | b + anag. incl. L, e; anag. |
1165 | YAPSTER | VHC | Noisy pup’s a pest railway punished – no ‘Miaow’ audible from him | anag. incl. ry; ref. youth fined for listening to his personal stereo on BR; ‘Miaow’ pop group |
1988-1989 | ||||
853 | DEBACLE | VHC | Disastrous conclusion – socialite’s presentation leads to this, perhaps, if non-U | deb + a cl(u)e |
1987-1988 | ||||
796 | UPHOLSTERY | Second | Marshal shot purely to show what West was famous for? | anag.; ref. Mae W. |
788 | CROW | VHC | Appearance of monstrous one put back onset of warning? | orc (rev.) + w, & lit.; ref. Tweedledum, -dee |
1986-1987 | ||||
764 | CHILDERMAS | VHC | What represents Herod’s capital crime with lads all murdered? | anag. incl. H, & lit. |
1982-1983 | ||||
538 | INGRAIN | VHC | Inveterate, gloomy old holy man – not finished! – leads troubled Iran | Ing(e) + anag.; ref. William I., ‘the gloomy Dean’ and Ayatollah Khomeini |
2016-2017
2322 VENTRICOSE
2012-2013
2135 LOB
2010-2011
2031 EMBROIDERY
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2009-2010
1962 ANADEM
2004-2005
1702 WORDSMITHERY
2003-2004
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1336 STOCKING
1996-1997
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1994-1995
1200 Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)
1993-1994
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1126 CHEATERY
1992-1993
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1074 DEMIREP
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1991-1992
1000 ONE THOUSAND
1990-1991
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
961 WAVESON
1989-1990
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
1988-1989
874 BLUESTOCKING
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1986-1987
774 VICTORINE
1985-1986
731 STRING
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1984-1985
653 INTERNUNCIO
1983-1984
615 HISTORIETTE
609 LUCKY-BAG
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
590 MINEVER
585 FLABELLIFORM
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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2017-2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
2016-2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
2013-2014 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |
2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1994-1995 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 18 |
1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
1987-1988 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
1982-1983 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |