ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. M. Holroyd | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 34 | Jun 1977 | Mar 2001 | 23y 9m | F. M. Holroyd |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1502 | RAPPEL | VHC | King’s call with only one answer? | R + appe(a)l, & lit. |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1238 | ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | I shriek if, e/g, I’ve sat on a bee! | |
| 1232 | The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram) | VHC | Now dosh-mad toil with nature loses touch. | |
| 1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | Ornament opening bagatelle perhaps? | i.e. B, A, G, A |
| 1216 | CHAPERON | VHC | Crone, possibly, restricting contingence once? | hap in anag. & lit.; contingence = contact |
| 1212 | HILDING | VHC | He’s first in escape, displacing women? | h for w in wilding, & lit. |
| 1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | Like Virgil’s epic? It sends Homer packing | anag.; ref. The Aeneid, celebrating the founding of Rome |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1200 | Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Batting a very long time, changing ends – cricket can be restricted here | INSE(CT)ARY; in + years changing ends |
| 1186 | GRISELDA | Second | She’s one ill-treated? Also resigned | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1181 | SLADE | VHC | It’s ground about right for alders | anag. less r, & lit. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 495 | CACOETHES | VHC | Bad company teaches – this? | anag. incl. co., & lit. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 460 | SWOOP | VHC | Leads to sudden winged onslaught on prey? | first letters |
| 454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | VHC | Its charm’s set off on a tree | anag. + box, & lit. |
| 447 | URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left) | VHC | Rash modification of repeated air – cut a page, turn over, scrambling unfinished phrase – photocopies needed? | anag. of air air cut; a p + go (rev.) + anag. of phras(e) |
| 439 | LINGA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Mens sana…? That’s nonsense – I’m fee/ble-bodied and feeble-minded | |
| 434 | JARDINIÈRE | VHC | Type of vessel – with fancy reed in one? | jar + anag. incl I, & lit. |
| 423 | ACCOUTRE | Third | Prepare one to receive cut or hit? | anag. in ace, & lit. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 410 | CUL-DE-SAC | VHC | Might turning quarry lose seconds here | c(o)uld + c(h)ase (rev.), & lit. |
| 401 | GO-AHEAD | Second | One may get less so from age and lose dash | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 397 | BIJOUTERIE (Misprints) | VHC | Surface covered by mounting refuse – in other words, trippery | frippery; outer in jib (rev.) i.e. |
| 371 | GRADIN | VHC | Before the day, taken in by a smile – what lies beyond the altar? | a.d. in grin; marriage |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 366 | MONKEY-SHINE | VHC | A dark blotch – swarm’s in sight, making hum | monk + shin in eye; swarm2, hum2 |
| 352 | FAIRY LIGHTS | VHC | Answer may be mesa in transfigured fir, say | light in anag., & lit. |
| 336 | ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left) | VHC | One that does not work could be chert but trouble after erratic flare indicates flint | anag.; anag. + row |
| 332 | NUT-CASE | VHC | Fruit covering cake | nut case |
| 327 | HEMLOCK | First | No sensation above knee now – what has tumbler in it? | hem lock, & lit. |
| 314 | MERIL (Spoonerisms) | VHC | None of the wine men would make a miler | one of the nine; anag. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 306 | DICKENS | VHC | Any trading with him could give you a darn sticky ending | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Faust, etc. |
| 300 | SLINK-BUTCHER | VHC | His seasonable offering may cause complaint: awkward b——, cluers think! | anag.; s = to be seasoned |
| 272 | MALAGUETTA | VHC | Could it be a glutamate? It’s pepper, not salt! | anag. |
1996-1997
1290 NITERIE
1995-1996
1225 CURRY
1220 CASSANDRA
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1190 DENARIUS
1992-1993
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1069 (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1991-1992
1039 TOLERABLE
1026 LET-OFF
1989-1990
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
1983-1984
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
1981-1982
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
1980-1981
469 APLUSTRE
464 SIMKIN
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
419 RAMILLIES
406 BOIL
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
384 OUTSPREADING
375 SPREATHE
1978-1979
354 SHEER-HULK
340 BOOKSIE
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
301 TROLLOPISH
276 AMTRACK
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 1994-1995 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 1979-1980 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 1978-1979 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |