ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Coles | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 45 | 25 | Jul 2000 | May 2022 | 21y 10m | Dr P. Coles |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | ||||
| 2547 | FILATORY | First | Fay trio with line in weaving? One spins thread | anag. incl. l; ref. the three Fates |
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 2473 | INTERPLAY | VHC | Mutual dealings between worlds though problematic aren’t excluded | interplanetary less anag. |
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2456 | TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps) | VHC | One feeds paper endless number of gripes threatening to replace Tory with Liberal | (record) trac(k); minatory with L for Tory |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2382 | STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number) | VHC | Strumpet, on vacation, ready with that lash! | strumpet; s, t + ripe |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Showing sex appeal in leather, very large bird knocked back cold fish | it in tan; grebe (rev.) |
| 2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | VHC | Speedy fix gets this cat playing at the correct tempo | anag. + in time |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2087 | ROCKET | VHC | Dicky ticker – love might make this one race! | comp. anag. |
| 2062 | APPLE-KNOCKER | VHC | Rube dips foreign bread in pork with pecan nuts | lek in anag. |
| 2049 | PARTY-POOPER | VHC | clue lost, see Slip no 2053 | |
| 2045 | CATENATE | VHC | Linked, as ‘Tate’ perhaps with ‘cane’ loosely | anag.; ref. sugar company |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2036 | AL CONTO | Third | Training via this could be vocational, with courses priced separately | comp. anag. |
| 2019 | OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left) | VHC | Cow or ewe cooked with odd bits of veal serving to make one nice hot stew? | anag. incl. v, a; anag. |
| 2010 | A COMING OF AGE | VHC | Breaking of German Enigma by one early pair of computers gives something to celebrate! | a + co + anag. incl. G; ref. Bletchley Park |
| 1992 | FOULARD | VHC | A square covering La Dame’s head? | La in four + D, & lit. |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1967 | SUBORDINATELY | VHC | In the manner of an inferior sandwich, prepared ‘to a New York deli recipe’ | sub + anag. incl. NY r |
| 1953 | TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints) | VHC | Dance forgotten, Travolta encountering Thurman’s shocked stare | state; Tra(volta) + Uma; ref. film ‘Pulp Fiction’ |
| 1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | Groom finds diva under student in bizarre opera – not The Ring! | L + (Mirella) Freni in anag. less O |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1910 | BARPERSON | VHC | One of indeterminate gender pouring out Britney Spears’ songs could be this sissy gent | comp. anag. |
| 1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | Lulu, with a hit of hers | w a ‘Shout’; ref. pop singer |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1879 | LITTER BASKET | VHC | Bin this 7 down, right? ‘And lit’ works even better, done with a bit of style | comp. anag. incl r, s |
| 1858 | HUMONGOUS | VHC | Enormous burden’s sound to leave in another’s keeping | hum + go in onus; burden2,1 |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1700 | FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW | VHC | I shoved a cow and flock scattered, exposing a bit of stubble | anag. |
| 1698 | CROSSTIE | VHC | Tension on railways is maintained by this baffling cost rise | anag. |
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2586 BALDERDASH
2573 HANDS-ON
2020-2021
2556 TOERAG
2530 STUDENTY
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2508 CHARACTER (Misprints)
2504 UPBEAT
2490 DREAMSCAPE
2482 VOX POP
2018-2019
2428 SHEPHERDS
2421 SPASMODICAL
2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
2412 UBIQUARIAN
2017-2018
2399 CHARMEUSE
2395 PURITANISM
2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
2016-2017
2351 RHAGADES
2015-2016
2296 IMPROPERLY
2014-2015
2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
2012-2013
2135 LOB
2126 DESPERATE
2122 NICETY
2113 PICAROON
2011-2012
2074 BENNET
2070 MISTREATMENT
2053 PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2000 TWO THOUSAND
1997 FADO
2009-2010
1984 ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)
1979 FAR-OUT
1962 ANADEM
1945 PRISON
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1923 ELLIPTIC
1918 PALAMPORE
2007-2008
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1806 INEBRIANT
2003-2004
1641 GADGETEER
2002-2003
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2000-2001
1467 CANAPÉ
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| 2010-2011 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |