Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
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P. F. Henderson | 138 | 8 | 14 | 116 | 144 | 160 | May 1978 | May 2022 | 44y 0m | P. Henderson |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2021-2022 | ||||
2603 | TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number) | VHC | Rat with second tail in place, possibly | tail; anag. incl. s, e, & lit. |
2591 | GHAT | VHC | Leading feature of Ganges, also area passing through height | G + A in ht, 2 mngs., & lit. |
2584 | GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste) | VHC | Wife, in richly-decorated dress, twirling, looking ready for Christmas party? | TWRAPPEDGIF; w in trapped + fig (rev.) |
2019-2020 | ||||
2495 | BUNG | VHC | Unknown amount I handed out in bribing? | bu(y I)ng, & lit. |
2017-2018 | ||||
2395 | PURITANISM | VHC | What’ll have you madly up in arms about sex? | it in anag., & lit. |
2012-2013 | ||||
2131 | DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left) | VHC | Owner’s millions – not quite matching take from various bars? | m alik(e); dive(r)s |
2011-2012 | ||||
2070 | MISTREATMENT | VHC | Clobber in tatters about me following my – this? | m’ + me in anag., & lit. |
2058 | ROBUST | Second | Hardy book supplied in Kindle? | b in roust |
2049 | PARTY-POOPER | VHC | Some unknown humourless person stifling start of orgy | o in part y po per, & lit. |
2010-2011 | ||||
2012 | BLOATING | VHC | Complaint of sheep, say, with energy going to zero? | 0 for E in bleating, & lit. |
2006 | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Pound, inspired by sun, penning end of canto in great Italian style | sound … pun; o in gran |
2009-2010 | ||||
1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | How to represent E. Blair now, after book’s come out? | anag. less b, & lit. |
1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | Listen to Opera North broadcast, missing nothing – like the company? | anag. incl. N less 0; ON based in Leeds |
1971 | WATERMANSHIP | VHC | What means I start to row with unsettling power? | anag. incl. r + P, & lit. |
1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | Jeweller’s conclusion: ‘Pearl fine for shaping – jade means hard work for me’ | anag. incl. r; jade2 |
1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | First | Reduce boob in first stages of cosmetic surgery (nip and tuck) | nip; anag. of first letters; boob vt. |
2008-2009 | ||||
1936 | LITMUS TEST | VHC | ‘Trial by paper’ sparked frenzy attracting heart of Fleet Street | lit must4 e St |
1932 | NINE-TO-FIVE | VHC | Occupying office, after turning up I’ve often worked – thus? | in (rev.) + anag., & lit. |
1927 | TONSURE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Leering shocks le beau monde without fail | shearing locks; ton sure |
1923 | ELLIPTIC | VHC | Explicitly not using algebraic quantities in reformulation of geometric shape | anag. less x, y |
1914 | VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent) | VHC | Maiden over’s centrepiece: one amongst weaker batsmen dismissed | (o)ve(r) + ta(i)l |
1908 | WE THREE KINGS | VHC | Actively seeking the origins of World’s Redeemer? That’s us | anag. incl. w R, & lit. |
1901 | SANITISE | VHC | Remove offensive stuff from it before corruption of tinies | SA + anag. |
1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | Who’s a floundering mutt at heart? | anag. + (m)ut(t), & lit. |
2007-2008 | ||||
1884 | FREELOADER | Third | One’ll be agitating for real feed having no trace of finance | anag. less f, & lit. |
1879 | LITTER BASKET | VHC | Drunk on back-street, not caught staggering, showing attachment to lamp-post? | lit + anag. less c |
1875 | GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left) | VHC | Pair in United are working to lift half of team after zest shows a drop | pr in U + anag.; gout + te(am) |
1871 | FAIRY GOLD | VHC | Specie that’s specious, turning dull with a capital D! | fair + logy (rev.) + D, & lit. |
1866 | BINGE | VHC | Person downs repeated quantity of beer in this | being with e moved to end, & lit. |
2006-2007 | ||||
1818 | POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent) | VHC | Ravioli’s ‘pods’ confused one taken in by spaghetti ‘trees’ | anag.; ref. ‘Panorama’ spoof |
1806 | INEBRIANT | VHC | What’s provided by bar and tinnie when getting drunk? | anag. & lit. |
1792 | APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left) | VHC | French café beginning to experiment – it’s meant to be Crazy Horse – apparently almost everyone loves it | e + anag.; app al(l) 00 SA; ref. Paris cabaret |
2005-2006 | ||||
1750 | PLOUGHMAN | VHC | Hang-up with loam would do for a working —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
2003-2004 | ||||
1648 | MAGIC LANTERN | VHC | It projected indefinable aura around family providing occupant for rickety manger | clan in it in anag. |
2002-2003 | ||||
1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Chap travelling round is a gypsy | tsigane; is in gent + a |
2000-2001 | ||||
1500 | GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools) | First | Reason running short aboard hoy! | SLOGITOP; logi(c) in stop! |
1996-1997 | ||||
1303 | PONIARD | VHC | Take one in upward thrust into belly – and it could be fatal! | r a in (rev.) in pod |
1300 | OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter) | VHC | Centre of religious movement supporting following of Christ? Good | God; o’ X for D |
1286 | CHALET | VHC | The avalanche would do for this (a haven otherwise) | comp. anag. & lit. |
1284 | STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels) | Third | View light in the sky – origin of Saviour’s the story proclaimed | STA(R ANG)LE; S + tale |
1281 | ABLUTOMANE | VHC | You’ll find me resorting to a balneum | anag. & lit. |
1995-1996 | ||||
1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | Heart trouble’s represented as ‘ado in core’? | anag. |
1220 | CASSANDRA | VHC | Fortune-teller with unbelievable skill giving new reading of cards as one cuts | an in anag. |
1216 | CHAPERON | VHC | I may provide check acting on individual unacquainted with Society | ch a per(S)on, & lit. |
1212 | HILDING | VHC | Scab: man having left off strike? | hil(l) + ding |
1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | Chief male on ship getting pigeon flapping round? Such is the way we remember the great in history! | Ch m + ark, all in anag.; ref. Nelson’s Column |
1203 | CLERICALISM | VHC | Ximenean influence? Turning out 1201 is really setting apart X’s successor | anag. incl. MCCI less y; Ximenes series ended at 1200 |
1994-1995 | ||||
1194 | DONET | VHC | Historic primer? ‘X on …’ would get held up as such | ten o’ ’d (all rev.); ref. ‘Ximenes on the Art of the Crossword’ |
1180 | COLD TURKEY | First | Gospel shows Lord in simple bed – the original crib? | Ld in cot + ur-key |
1178 | BOOTLEG | VHC | Number taken from broadcast of Elton John’s going round – in such a form? | anag. less n in bog, & lit. |
1165 | YAPSTER | First | Variety of English pastry? Dane would probably look down on it! | anag. incl. E; i.e. Great Dane |
1161 | ADIAPHORON | VHC | This tenet? Not a point heard tossed about with energy | comp. anag. incl. E, & lit. |
1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | VHC | Like a ball (less clearly rendered as ‘near to spheric’) | anag. |
1152 | PARACETAMOL | First | Excellent thing for a head, taken in by mouth | ace tam in parol, & lit.; see Tam o’ Shanter |
1993-1994 | ||||
1143 | DEATH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Horses, we learnt at school, make a whinnying sound (a ‘n/ay’?) | |
1139 | BENJAMIN | VHC | Ulster-related item? Labour MP wants to trap Major over one | Maj. (rev.) + I in Benn; ref. Tony B., John M. |
1134 | TOVARICH | Third | Kasparov’s mate: this ends play as Short caved in? | comp. anag.; ref. Chess championship, Gary K., Nigel S. |
1130 | AGRESTAL | VHC | Garden least dug over comes to this end? | comp. anag. & lit. |
1126 | CHEATERY | VHC | Reason the City is corrupted (as this is not being punished?) | comp. anag. & lit. |
1113 | EMPLASTRUM | VHC | Lump’s treatment without external protective cover? Not so | anag. less tent, & lit. |
1108 | GREEN | Second | Such bottles are reduced by one in what singer sings? | (a)re in gen, & lit.; ref. ‘Ten G. Bottles’ |
1100 | CONCORDANCE | VHC | Preacher’s reference text possibly concentrated on commandment not much followed | conc. + ord(in)ance |
1992-1993 | ||||
1095 | STINK | VHC | Term for noxious tang? | s + tink, & lit. |
1091 | SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms) | First | Puff on stale fags a good deal | stuff on pale; saps a go; pale3 |
1087 | OLD SOLDIER | VHC | Lord’s ground will enthrall even members of side bowled out in inane fiasco | anag. of alternate letters in anag.; inane fiasco = empty bottle |
1076 | PARLOUR GAMES | Third | Norm L – some argue endlessly – must be moved: party managers may arrange such | par + anag. less e; ref. N. Lamont |
1065 | TANDOORI | VHC | Dish in oriant? Possibly (if spelt correctly!) | do (= cheat) in anag., & lit. |
1061 | MAGIC | VHC | Work the —— – conjuring ace might! | comp. anag. & lit. |
1056 | ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Elevated tone drops when expressing love life in Paris | love; en(o)t (rev.) + rain |
1052 | AGANIPPE | VHC | Source of spirits invoked in Marvell-ing? | nip in agape, & lit.; ref. Andrew Marvell |
1991-1992 | ||||
1043 | PESTO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Do/cks may be restricted as a result of Customs swoop | |
1039 | TOLERABLE | VHC | Left are to be working with Liberal – finding coalition that’s this? | anag. incl. l, L |
1034 | BURLAP | VHC | Good canvassing material? A Tory would need this to unsettle Labour Party | comp. anag. |
1026 | LET-OFF | VHC | A chance wasted by inside left, possibly | of in anag. |
1017 | SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left) | VHC | Head of Army invested in a great Apple computer, initially taking chances with amount of memory in it, for part of military outfit | A in per main; c + haps + K in SA |
1013 | ALVEARY | Second | This item? Buzzing may reveal it | comp. anag. & lit. |
1000 | ONE THOUSAND | VHC | A grand Azed puzzle? Note excited addict tackling it | anag. + SA in hound |
995 | STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | For excitement I have Aze/d venture – some routine stuff is not for me | |
1990-1991 | ||||
991 | BRASH (or BRUSH) | First | This word’s not right for ‘shy’! | i.e. brash less r = bash, & lit.; bash, shy = attempt |
965 | EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number) | VHC | Negligée has bear or rabbit on | negligée; anag.; n. = necklet, careless |
956 | SPEAR-SIDE | VHC | Son not occurring? Awful despair – end of line (i.e. this) | s(on) + anag. + e, & lit. |
952 | STAR (Spoonerisms) | VHC | A stew of this nature may do for restaurant diner demanding shark | shiner … dark; comp. anag. |
947 | SHOULDER-SLIP | VHC | Is dull sore throbbing in joint indicating this? | ’s + anag. in hip, & lit. |
943 | BARAGOUIN | Second | Sunspeak, say, would replace ‘Labour gain’ with ‘Left KO’d’ | anag. less l |
1989-1990 | ||||
934 | LACE-UPS | Second | Contrived a clue: ‘Chemists’ group?’ (The answer could be BOOTS) | anag. + PS |
904 | VOETGANGER | VHC | Graveney got led astray (wanting money, ultimately)? He’ll be using pads in Durban | anag. less y; pad = path; ref. David G., rebel cricket tour of S. Africa |
1988-1989 | ||||
878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Some clue (cryptic, not long) snatching prize – something meaty from Dexter, perhaps | pie in anag. less l; ref. N. C. D., cattle |
869 | HOLD-UPS | Second | Heists plus road works, I assert, will satisfy such! | comp. anag. & lit. |
868 | ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels) | VHC | Legendary ‘fiery’ player in one Roses match to strike a blow with three from Lancashire going down | Nero, land; hidden; Lan + d; ref. Fred Trueman |
866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | Introduction of ‘Christmas Reause’ not out of place, advertising the purest drink? | anag. incl. C; ref. Perrier ads |
862 | OFF-AND-ON | VHC | Concerning thing that may blow hot or cold – unfinished amour, possibly | of fan don(a), & lit. |
857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | Display of precision in C (new edition thereof) – etymology (summary about origin of derivation), and help with handling, e.g., valise (U.S.) | anag. + ety.; d in recap |
849 | VISITE | VHC | Introduction of sanctions – the thing involved in conflict in the Cape? | s it in vie; ref. sanctions on S. Africa |
844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | VHC | Three goals to do it? My players need to show more application | prayers; anag.; do = beat up |
840 | SONDE | VHC | A variety of weather conditions may register reaction with this | comp. anag. & lit. |
1987-1988 | ||||
835 | PROSAICAL | First | Such works are nothing special (never entertaining English) | anag. incl. O less E, E, & lit. |
816 | POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter) | Second | Some fetch coal to point up a winter festival | hidden rev.; ref. first-footing |
814 | SPOUSAGE | VHC | What’s customary after love (and with no kids beforehand!) | sp + 0 + usage, & lit. |
801 | LINCHET | VHC | ‘Shelf’ in dialect – or you may see this as ‘field bound’ | comp. anag. & lit.; bound = spring, leap |
796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | ——’s so nice – see the embroidered polyester cushions? | comp. anag. & lit. |
792 | DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | ‘Pain can make you go “O/w!”’ – Doctrine of a flagellant convert? | |
1986-1987 | ||||
783 | CAMPESINO | Second | Such as some Hispanic cropping his produce, possibly | anag. less his, & lit. |
770 | HERMITS | VHC | What moves them is a bit of reclusion | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
766 | GUBBINS | VHC | Something trivial stimulated origins of US board game now in British shops | anag. of first letters; ref. Trivial Pursuit |
762 | OBELISE | VHC | Mark, showing doubt? ‘Second of gospels with insufficient faith’ admits Saint | S in o + belie(f) |
744 | SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left) | VHC | Rejected Foreign Office stooge is sent in to stop threat to SA’s export trade? Sounds likely to fizzle – this ado could produce no apartheid links | FO (rev.) + feed is, all in cease; comp. anag.; S. Africa / America |
735 | MALIGN | Second | Foul lying may, repeatedly detracting the same character | anag. less y y, & lit. |
1985-1986 | ||||
731 | STRING | VHC | What might be tight when bloke’s dispatched by gravity? | strin(gent) + g, & lit.; hangman’s rope |
727 | WELL-TO-DO | VHC | ‘Low-looted, expending nothing’ would clue this badly | anag. less 0, & lit.; clue2 |
722 | SUPERNACULUM | VHC | I’m unmuscular, unco-ordinated round gym, becoming completely drained | PE in anag. |
718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Wapping factory’s opening areas of new production (though Sun doesn’t appear) | f + loin(S); ref. printing dispute |
712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | After start of performance, I and some other man will cavort in this rôle | p + anag. |
709 | GINGER | Third | Could be the end of stitching, sewing-machine needing only seconds to put zip in | g + (S)inger |
701 | BALUSTRADE | VHC | Security for those on a flight involves nearly everyone in the aeroplane business | al(l) in bus trade |
683 | BANISH | VHC | Aspirins have been changed – there’s a new formulation to —— severe pain | comp. anag. |
1984-1985 | ||||
670 | TURNIP-FLEA | VHC | True, F-plan works – if one tucks in. I could murder some cabbage, for instance | I in anag.; ref. diet |
657 | SILLY-BILLY | VHC | What can lead to dope? Misfortune in society’s fringes can | ill in s, y + billy |
1983-1984 | ||||
610 | DOUBLETHINK | VHC | This is shown by the Party in the UK Blair, expressing atmosphere, evolved | do + anag. less air, & lit.; Blair = Orwell |
607 | CARNEY | VHC | 75% of any cream is churned to make the local butter | anag. of any cre(am) |
603 | FIGULINE | VHC | This bit of biscuit may be smashed if I bungle | comp. anag. incl. b, & lit. |
594 | DOINGS | VHC | It’s no good anagramming – that makes this business too complicated | comp. anag.; ref. AZ clue comp. |
590 | MINEVER | VHC | Use ‘vide “ermine”’ possibly for clue? Me? No way! | anag. incl v., mi never!, & lit.; me2 |
1982-1983 | ||||
564 | PARAMENT | VHC | Flowing stuff no longer in use? It’s restricted, being interrupted by a strike | a ram in pent; ref. water-worker’s strike |
558 | MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter) | VHC | Spicy seasonal preparation – a dash of Cointreau in me and mater will be tipsy | mate; anag. incl. C |
547 | GLEEMAN | VHC | Leg spinning – big shot sent the wrong way – I’m ready for catch | anag. + name (rev.) |
538 | INGRAIN | VHC | An —— dye is one way of fixing e.g. Indian yarn | comp. anag. & lit. |
530 | PROMETAL | VHC | There’s a switch for Palmer to a special iron, brought into play when the heat is on | anag.; ref. Arnold P. |
1981-1982 | ||||
521 | ATTITUDINISE | VHC | I do it in ‘Statues’, wavering – —— so shakily, that is | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. party game |
504 | SIMMENTHALER | VHC | Butchering these market animals could provide you with a —— steak | comp. anag. & lit. |
495 | CACOETHES | VHC | Use of drugs? British athlete pitched into a variety of cheats | Coe in anag.; ref. Seb C.’s speech to IOC |
491 | SEVENTY-EIGHT | VHC | Yes, the vintage playing is due to spinning a —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
486 | JUMPED-UP | VHC | Pretentious Jude, out of place at university, riven by traces of many passions | m p in anag. + up; ref. ‘J. the Obscure’ |
1980-1981 | ||||
469 | APLUSTRE | VHC | Lacking hydrogen, the pulsar spins in part of Argo-Puppis? | anag. less H; Puppis = poop, stern; part of constellation Argo |
447 | URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left) | VHC | Rash primaries in USA – really, those idiots Carter and Reagan (ignoring Anderson) – you can’t choose between them! Perhaps hostages will be released – then you could say: ‘He’s set these free’ | first letters; comp. anag.; ref. US election, Iran crisis |
426 | MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent) | VHC | Cryptic? See heartless Azed smiling deviously | anag. incl. A(ze)d |
1979-1980 | ||||
419 | RAMILLIES | VHC | Rise unsteadily in a boxing match? On the contrary, show style from earlier fight | i.e. a mill in anag. |
410 | CUL-DE-SAC | VHC | If clued: ‘Cars turn here’, this could be about right? | comp. anag. incl. r, & lit. |
1978-1979 | ||||
319 | PODESTA | VHC | Might be a case set out before one | pod + anag. + a, & lit. |
2021-2022
2582 ACHITOPHEL
2020-2021
2560 BOMBAST
2018-2019
2428 SHEPHERDS
2012-2013
2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2011-2012
2087 ROCKET
2074 BENNET
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2064 COLD TURKEY
2062 APPLE-KNOCKER
2053 PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)
2010-2011
2027 THRENETICAL
2019 OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left)
2014 HACKETTE
2000 TWO THOUSAND
1997 FADO
1992 FOULARD
2009-2010
1988 PERIQUE
1979 FAR-OUT
1962 ANADEM
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
1958 HANGDOG
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
1945 PRISON
2008-2009
1918 PALAMPORE
1906 MORSE
1893 EARTHY
2007-2008
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
2006-2007
1823 KISS
1797 HEART
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
1771 PARTERRE
1752 MIDWINTER
2004-2005
1700 FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW
2001-2002
1544 PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)
2000-2001
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1999-2000
1424 HEIST
1998-1999
1363 MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)
1997-1998
1338 SMART ALEC
1996-1997
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1247 PREDICANT
1242 KNOCKERS
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1229 GRUPPETTO
1225 CURRY
1994-1995
1200 Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)
1190 DENARIUS
1186 GRISELDA
1181 SLADE
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
1169 BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)
1993-1994
1147 MAYDAY
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1122 BASILIAN
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1104 BURYING-PLACES
1992-1993
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1078 KIRBEH
1069 (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)
1048 GALLOPADE
1991-1992
1030 PASTILLE
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1021 BEARD
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
1990-1991
982 ALMANAC
978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
974 AVANT-PROPOS
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
969 BUNTER
961 WAVESON
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
930 SABULOSE
926 NERD
922 REFORMADO
917 HOOLIGANISM
913 ARCHIBALD
900 (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)
895 TONE DEAF
891 CAT
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
882 DOSSIER
874 BLUESTOCKING
853 DEBACLE
1987-1988
827 MICKEY-TAKING
823 SARBACANE
818 EMBUSQUÉ
809 DOLCE VITA
805 LITOTES
1986-1987
774 VICTORINE
764 CHILDERMAS
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
753 SHEEPDOG
750 SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
714 MOTE
692 FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number)
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
675 CONSTERNATE
666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
653 INTERNUNCIO
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
640 MACHETE
635 ROSEMARY
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
615 HISTORIETTE
609 LUCKY-BAG
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
585 FLABELLIFORM
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
572 SNAKE-OIL
559 EMBASE
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
552 NOURICE-FEE
534 DODGEM
1981-1982
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
482 BODY-SNATCHER
478 BIBLIOPEGIST
473 HERRING-BONE
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
460 SWOOP
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
452 DISSENTERISM
434 JARDINIÈRE
430 TEGULA
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
401 GO-AHEAD
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
393 INTRACARDIAC
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
379 SCYTHEMAN
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
362 SEA-SOLDIER
354 SHEER-HULK
349 ODDCOMESHORT
327 HEMLOCK
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020-2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2019-2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
2018-2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2017-2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
2012-2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
2011-2012 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 6 | 26 |
2010-2011 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
2009-2010 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 7 | 11 |
2008-2009 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
2007-2008 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 2 | 11 |
2006-2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
2005-2006 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2003-2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2000-2001 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1996-1997 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 2 | 12 |
1995-1996 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
1994-1995 | 3 (3, 0, 0) | 4 | 6 | 3 |
1993-1994 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 6 | 5 | 4 |
1992-1993 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
1991-1992 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 7 | 5 | 4 |
1990-1991 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 4 | 6 | 6 |
1989-1990 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 9 | – |
1988-1989 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 8 | 4 | 3 |
1987-1988 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 4 | 5 | 3 |
1986-1987 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 4 | 6 | 5 |
1985-1986 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 7 | 2 | 4 |
1984-1985 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
1983-1984 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
1982-1983 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
1981-1982 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
1980-1981 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
1979-1980 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |