ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. K. Maltby | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 65 | 21 | May 1974 | May 1995 | 21y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1152 | PARACETAMOL | VHC | Drug – normal one given me, a clot needing to be dispersed | par a + anag. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1126 | CHEATERY | VHC | Fraud – something to raise temperatures in the city when it emerges | heater in c(it)y |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 853 | DEBACLE | VHC | A flop? Plot needs a lift and a fifty per cent cut | bed (rev.) + a cle(ave) |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 801 | LINCHET | Third | Fifty, including the odd boundary | L inc. + anag. |
| 796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | Strain about rope’s end on climbing vacation? Could be curtains | up hols + e in try |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | Posh mare? Not me, I fool about | anag. & lit. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 649 | AUSTRALORP | VHC | I’m found in a rural spot, suffering battery | anag. & lit. |
| 631 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Connect, assemble or link, etc. | anag. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 581 | SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number) | VHC | Openings for sheep and ponies to stray on road – fencing needed | stray; s p + anag. |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 568 | TETHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Greek mothers give thanks, toast a r/eproduction goddess | Astarte |
| 556 | SWEAL (Misprints) | VHC | There’s little left after ocean pounds west coast | roast; W in sea + l |
| 530 | PROMETAL | VHC | Pig product for scratch meal, stuffed with sprig of thyme | pro + t in anag.; i.e. pig iron |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 525 | PABOUCHE | VHC | Soft shoe worn upon beach but not close to ocean | anag. less n |
| 491 | SEVENTY-EIGHT | VHC | I used to go round playing about six over par | 2 mngs.; 72 about average golf-course par |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 464 | SIMKIN | VHC | First draught in gluttony, perhaps | Mk I in sin, & lit. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 410 | CUL-DE-SAC | VHC | Blocked road has closed circuit round approach to Ullswater and dales after accident | U + anag., all in CC |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 212 | SURCINGLES | VHC | Girdles girls can use without a scramble | anag. less a |
| 208 | RALPH | VHC | E.g. Richardson, brilliant star appearing endlessly after his initial opening | R + alph(a); Ralph R. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 190 | CASSANDRA | VHC | With realm unsettled this prophet of doom could cause alarm and scares | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 169 | THUGGEE | VHC | Cross with vast following, including leaders of genius, extirpated pagan killing | T + g e in huge; T-cross |
1994-1995
1200 Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)
1186 GRISELDA
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1130 AGRESTAL
1992-1993
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
1990-1991
987 IRON CURTAIN
969 BUNTER
1989-1990
934 LACE-UPS
922 REFORMADO
1988-1989
862 OFF-AND-ON
849 VISITE
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
840 SONDE
1987-1988
827 MICKEY-TAKING
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
805 LITOTES
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
770 HERMITS
766 GUBBINS
764 CHILDERMAS
764 CHILDERMAS
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
753 SHEEPDOG
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
740 ESCADRILLE
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
722 SUPERNACULUM
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1983-1984
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
618 CRETISM
610 DOUBLETHINK
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
594 DOINGS
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
534 DODGEM
1981-1982
521 ATTITUDINISE
513 ETYMOLOGICON
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
486 JUMPED-UP
1980-1981
469 APLUSTRE
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
434 JARDINIÈRE
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
419 RAMILLIES
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
393 INTRACARDIAC
379 SCYTHEMAN
375 SPREATHE
1978-1979
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1977-1978
294 HUMECT
281 DINOCERAS
276 AMTRACK
1976-1977
243 OLYMPIC
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
1974-1975
146 CHARADES
135 GABIONADE
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
114 PANIC
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |