Clues written by G. P. Conway
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G. P. Conway1412113417Aug 1982Oct 201735y 2m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2017-2018
2364COMPOST HEAPVHCSome patch with potato skin recycling?anag. incl. p, o, & lit.
2016-2017
2356PUBLIC SERVANTVHCOne like Sir Humphrey, masking panic with bluster – and a touch of verbosityanag. incl. v; ref. ‘Yes Minister’
2343RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)VHCAngry bull – go/ad or maltreatment the cause? 
2013-2014
2183SANGRAILFirstBet you it may be discovered in Glastonbury, i.e. a fabled treasurecomp. anag.
1998-1999
1389ALL-OVERISHVHCI’m strangely uneasy in revolution: I have Rollsanag.
1996-1997
1307AGILE (Spoonerisms)VHCOne 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
1181SLADESecondMcLaren’s skidded, yielding ground – lead’s lost2 mngs., anag.
1169BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)VHCBrisk opening to bullish trading hit with pound ending in trouble making bearish exchanges unriseb + anag. incl. L, e; anag.
1165YAPSTERVHCNoisy pup’s a pest railway punished – no ‘Miaow’ audible from himanag. incl. ry; ref. youth fined for listening to his personal stereo on BR; ‘Miaow’ pop group
1988-1989
853DEBACLEVHCDisastrous conclusion – socialite’s presentation leads to this, perhaps, if non-Udeb + a cl(u)e
1987-1988
796UPHOLSTERYSecondMarshal shot purely to show what West was famous for?anag.; ref. Mae W.
788CROWVHCAppearance of monstrous one put back onset of warning?orc (rev.) + w, & lit.; ref. Tweedledum, -dee
1986-1987
764CHILDERMASVHCWhat represents Herod’s capital crime with lads all murdered?anag. incl. H, & lit.
1982-1983
538INGRAINVHCInveterate, gloomy old holy man – not finished! – leads troubled IranIng(e) + anag.; ref. William I., ‘the gloomy Dean’ and Ayatollah Khomeini

 
HCs awarded to G. P. Conway
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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
 


Annual Honours record of G. P. Conway
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
2017-20180 1 0
2016-20170 2 1
 
2013-20141 (1, 0, 0) 0 0
2012-20130 0 1
 
2010-20110 0 2
2009-20100 0 1
 
2004-20050 0 1
2003-20040 0 1
 
1998-19990 1 0
1997-19980 0 2
1996-19970 1 1
1995-19960 0 1
1994-19951 (0, 1, 0) 2 1 18
1993-19940 0 2
1992-19930 0 3
1991-19920 0 1
1990-19910 0 2
1989-19900 0 1
1988-19890 1 4
1987-19881 (0, 1, 0) 1 0
1986-19870 1 1
1985-19860 0 2
1984-19850 0 1
1983-19840 0 5
1982-19830 1 0