Competition clues by M. G. Wilson

Clues written by M. G. Wilson
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	Clues in archive	First Prizes	Other Prizes	VHCs	HCs	Hons points	First mention	Latest mention	Career span
M. G. Wilson	20	0	1	19	43	21	Jun 1978	Apr 1992	13y 10m

	Clue word	Award	Clue	Explanation
1990-1991
961	WAVESON	VHC	Saw oven exploding spread pieces of liner?	anag.; ref. oven liner
947	SHOULDER-SLIP	VHC	Abuse hurled, so youth wrecked joint	anag. + slip
1989-1990
891	CAT	VHC	What, leading a chorus, can cause distress?	cat(a strophe), & lit.
1988-1989
862	OFF-AND-ON	VHC	Sometimes there’s no abandoning ring after food ruined boxing devotee	fan in anag. + n(o)
844	THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)	VHC	Holy man whose death is questionable, playing hostage role after onset of turmoil	depth; t + anag.; ref. Terry Waite
1987-1988
823	SARBACANE	VHC	‘Blowpipe’ destroyed by a British Saracen	anag. incl. B; ref. missile, tank
805	LITOTES	VHC	Shedding pound, so little changed – no great slimmer, one might say!	anag. less l
1986-1987
750	SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)	VHC	Glum Athey missing English tour selection	anag. less E; ref. Bill A., cricketer
1984-1985
662	BARGE-COUPLE	VHC	Gable core up high?	anag. & lit.; h = drunk
1983-1984
627	AMBIENT	Second	In me, bat flitters	anag. & lit.
610	DOUBLETHINK	VHC	Being both Tory and Labour perhaps is uncommonly bold in the UK	anag.
1982-1983
572	SNAKE-OIL	VHC	Quack medicine, i.e. no Salk compound	anag.
547	GLEEMAN	VHC	George Mitchell’s principals, including Francis for example, need one	Lee in G M + an, & lit.; ref. Dai F. of B. & W. Minstrels and F. Lee, footballer
1981-1982
517	IMMORTELLE	VHC	Everlasting Rome; time’ll corrupt	anag.
478	BIBLIOPEGIST	VHC	One with work for example in catalogue under protective cover?	bib + I op e.g. in list, & lit.
1980-1981
469	APLUSTRE	VHC	What active perusal around rear of boat may reveal?	t in anag., & lit.
464	SIMKIN	VHC	I’m in Indian (not red) wine	I’m in (red)skin
452	DISSENTERISM	VHC	Agitated miners side with leaders of Steel Trade protest movement	anag. incl. S T
1979-1980
397	BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)	VHC	Face up to thoroughly weird headless bears for instance	beads; jib (rev.) + out + (e)erie
384	OUTSPREADING	VHC	Broadcast praise unto God without love? That can’t be right!	anag. less 0

HCs awarded to M. G. Wilson
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1991-1992
  1039 TOLERABLE

1990-1991
  982 ALMANAC
  974 AVANT-PROPOS

1989-1990
  922 REFORMADO
  920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
  908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
  895 TONE DEAF

1988-1989
  887 MONSTER
  882 DOSSIER
  878 MOUSEPIECE
  868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
  857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
  853 DEBACLE

1987-1988
  818 EMBUSQUÉ
  816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
  809 DOLCE VITA
  801 LINCHET

1986-1987
  779 MISSING LINK
  770 HERMITS
  762 OBELISE
  744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)

1985-1986
  731 STRING
  718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
  714 MOTE
  701 BALUSTRADE
  688 CUCURBITAL

1984-1985
  679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
  670 TURNIP-FLEA
  649 AUSTRALORP
  635 ROSEMARY

1983-1984
  590 MINEVER

1982-1983
  568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
  543 STAYING POWER
  530 PROMETAL

1981-1982
  525 PABOUCHE
  500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)

1980-1981
  460 SWOOP
  456 BALADINE
  454 CHRISTMAS BOX

1979-1980
  404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
  388 ALEXIPHARMIC

1978-1979
  366 MONKEY-SHINE
  323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)

Annual Honours record of M. G. Wilson
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Year	Prizes (1, 2, 3)	VHCs	HCs	Position
1991-1992	0	0	1	–
1990-1991	0	2	2	–
1989-1990	0	1	4	–
1988-1989	0	2	6	–
1987-1988	0	2	4	–
1986-1987	0	1	4	–
1985-1986	0	0	5	–
1984-1985	0	1	4	–
1983-1984	1 (0, 1, 0)	1	1	–
1982-1983	0	2	3	–
1981-1982	0	2	2	–
1980-1981	0	3	3	–
1979-1980	0	2	2	–
1978-1979	0	0	2	–