ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr V. G. I. Deshmukh | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 11 | Feb 1979 | Aug 1999 | 20y 6m | Dr V. G. Deshmukh |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1247 | PREDICANT | VHC | E.g. Spooner’s plight, spouting bits of metathesis | predica(me)nt; ref. Rev. S. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 961 | WAVESON | Second | Hail falling amid melting snow spoils bobbing | ave in anag. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 904 | VOETGANGER | VHC | Not adult, I, when developed, go vegetarian! | anag. less A I, & lit. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 869 | HOLD-UPS | VHC | Jams, preserves fully bottled | up in holds |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 827 | MICKEY-TAKING | VHC | Teasing strip hot in the kinky magic dancing | anag. less H |
| 796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | Thoroughly vac 50% Terylene carpets, etc. | up hols Tery(lene) |
| 792 | DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Again Martin Amis se/t play of ‘The Rivals’ – getting better | ref. Martina Navratilova, Wimbledon |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 517 | IMMORTELLE | VHC | An —— ob. Untrue, I’m eternal bloom! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 460 | SWOOP | VHC | Women’s busts outsize – uplift needed round soft downward plunging | W in OS (rev.) + O p |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 397 | BIJOUTERIE (Misprints) | VHC | Duck à l’Ecosse almost consumed in one mouthful – recipe that’s for wee gums! | gems; jou(k) in bite + r + i.e. |
1999-2000
1419 SPLODGE
1991-1992
1000 ONE THOUSAND
1990-1991
987 IRON CURTAIN
969 BUNTER
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
1989-1990
926 NERD
917 HOOLIGANISM
891 CAT
1988-1989
874 BLUESTOCKING
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
1987-1988
823 SARBACANE
818 EMBUSQUÉ
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
805 LITOTES
801 LINCHET
788 CROW
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
722 SUPERNACULUM
714 MOTE
1983-1984
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
1981-1982
508 POSTURE-MAKER
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
1980-1981
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
384 OUTSPREADING
1978-1979
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |