Clues written by W. Islip
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W. Islip4004374Jan 1950May 199242y 4m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1979-1980
384OUTSPREADINGVHCBig spanner’s feature does grip a nut awkwardlyanag.
1978-1979
349ODDCOMESHORTVHCRum issue neat? A small amount for meodd come short
1976-1977
221PADDY-WHACKVHCDivine in pay strike. Hence saeva indignatio?DD in pay + whack; ref. Swift, who refused pay for poiltical writings, and his epitaph
1975-1976
197CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)VHCGeisha’s client be/t her ten sen – a Ming his request 

 
HCs awarded to W. Islip
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1991-1992
  1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
  1013 ALVEARY
 
1989-1990
  926 NERD
  904 VOETGANGER
 
1988-1989
  849 VISITE
 
1987-1988
  814 SPOUSAGE
 
1986-1987
  764 CHILDERMAS
 
1985-1986
  722 SUPERNACULUM
  701 BALUSTRADE
 
1983-1984
  622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
  581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
 
1980-1981
  423 ACCOUTRE
 
1979-1980
  419 RAMILLIES
 
1978-1979
  354 SHEER-HULK
 
1977-1978
  298 NOSER
  294 HUMECT
  272 MALAGUETTA
  267 MORRIS-DANCE
  263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1976-1977
  234 HOROSCOPIST
  229 METRICATE
 
1975-1976
  178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
  165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
  161 ANCON
  156 OMBROPHOBOUS
 
1973-1974
  79 SLAPSTICK
 
1972-1973
  40 FANTOCCINI
 
Ximenes competitions
 
1969-1970
  1106 LEXICOGRAPHY
 
1955-1956
  364 HELLEBORE
 
1954 (1)
  263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
  261 DECANTER
 
1952 (1)
  193 TRADUCER
 
1951 (2)
  178 HIDEOUS
 
1951 (1)
  160 RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry)
  156 LAVEROCK
 
1950 (2)
  153 SAMISENS
 
1950 (1)
  121 SNAPSHOT
 


Annual Honours record of W. Islip
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
1991-19920 0 2
 
1989-19900 0 2
1988-19890 0 1
1987-19880 0 1
1986-19870 0 1
1985-19860 0 2
 
1983-19840 0 2
 
1980-19810 0 1
1979-19800 1 1
1978-19790 1 1
1977-19780 0 4
1976-19770 1 2
1975-19760 1 4
 
1973-19740 0 1
1972-19730 0 1
 
Ximenes competitions
1969-19700 0 1
 
1955-19560 0 1
 
1954 (1)0 0 2
 
1952 (1)0 0 1
1951 (2)0 0 1
1951 (1)0 0 2
1950 (2)0 0 1
1950 (1)0 0 1