ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. D. D. Blaikie | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 9 | Aug 1983 | Mar 1989 | 5y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | Third | Coward play cut for consumption in the sticks | mouse piece; ref. Noel C. |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 774 | VICTORINE | VHC | Jam’s bound to take in some fruit | to r in in vice |
| 762 | OBELISE | Second | Boil, seethe, hotly denying the label ‘bastard’ | anag. less the |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 709 | GINGER | VHC | Pop musicians’ one-night stand opened with debut of number by ‘Queen’ | n in gig + ER |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 679 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Veterans who got in vit/ally needed support late in the day | VE rally |
| 670 | TURNIP-FLEA | VHC | A little blighter, in excitement jumping, gobbles head of plantlets | p in elf in rut (rev.), & lit. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 600 | Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram) | VHC | Jonathan, who set the lot, I hie to doff the lum | |
1988-1989
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
827 MICKEY-TAKING
818 EMBUSQUÉ
814 SPOUSAGE
809 DOLCE VITA
805 LITOTES
796 UPHOLSTERY
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
740 ESCADRILLE
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
722 SUPERNACULUM
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1984-1985
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
1983-1984
615 HISTORIETTE
610 DOUBLETHINK
590 MINEVER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1989 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |