Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
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M. D. Laws | 52 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 76 | 61 | Dec 1975 | Dec 2009 | 34y 0m | M. Laws |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2004-2005 | ||||
1707 | GALENA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Rejecting whiskey, have nibbles holding beer bottle | lagena; ale in gna(w) |
2001-2002 | ||||
1544 | PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Watch, cut up about art ‘superstar’ offering | anag. in lop rev. |
1999-2000 | ||||
1454 | GET-UP | Third | Doctor admits case for stitching one wanting dressing | etu(i) in GP |
1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Pen ample – left out sword for wielding here? | anag., less l, & lit. |
1997-1998 | ||||
1360 | BOG-ASPHODEL | VHC | Wild growth, environs solely ‘pool-based’ | anag. incl. g, h, & lit. |
1329 | PITHOS | VHC | Supply olpe’s regular contents with this? | anag. of o, p this, & lit. |
1325 | UPROOTAL | First | What ends urtica invading our plot in new allotment? | a in anag., & lit. |
1312 | REST-CURE | Third | On the base, new recruits won’t have one! | anag. less I + e, & lit. |
1996-1997 | ||||
1281 | ABLUTOMANE | VHC | Zealot finally going mental about scrubbing | anag. less t, & lit. |
1995-1996 | ||||
1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | First | Reason a doc’s worried about patient’s heart | i in anag., & lit. |
1242 | KNOCKERS | VHC | Dammit! With income of zero, one’s gone bust | 0 for I in knickers |
1985-1986 | ||||
718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Whereby to make a couple of bob, if short of a bit of readies? | flo(r)in, & lit. |
714 | MOTE | VHC | What may be raised, if you’ve to poke around? | (pro)mote(d), & lit. |
705 | MUSICOTHERAPY | VHC | EPs charm you, undergoing treatment with it? | anag. & lit. |
1982-1983 | ||||
564 | PARAMENT | VHC | Paper replacing two leading members of chapel with one could have its back to the wall! | a for ch in parchment |
552 | NOURICE-FEE | VHC | Old English cure’s fine, for treatment | anag. incl. OE, & lit.; fine = fee |
547 | GLEEMAN | VHC | See me doing a turn with a bit of accompaniment in merry England, and getting carried away? | me (rev.) + a, all in anag. less and, & lit. |
543 | STAYING POWER | VHC | With this, Playfair solver may succeed, yet gaps in row need juggling | anag. & lit; ref. puzzle |
530 | PROMETAL | VHC | More running in training needed? A novice found this, when preparing for strong heat | anag. in PT + a L; found2 |
1981-1982 | ||||
525 | PABOUCHE | VHC | Pedal ornament, oriental, incorporating possibly Arab cloth, backless | ab(a) in P ouch E, & lit. |
513 | ETYMOLOGICON | VHC | In motel, go coy with embarrassment, and book giving dubious origins? | anag.; ref. ‘etym. dub.’ |
508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | See me twist and double over in troupers’ variety? | me (rev.) + ka (rev.) in anag., & lit. |
495 | CACOETHES | VHC | Strong yen? It may be prejudicial to cash flow with EEC | anag. |
491 | SEVENTY-EIGHT | First | Single, on the shelf now, having been stood up days before tying the knot | eves (rev.) + anag. |
482 | BODY-SNATCHER | VHC | I may come to – put affectedly – nab thy dead corse | anag. incl. d, & lit. |
478 | BIBLIOPEGIST | VHC | I, being into books, like binding a single work, for example | I in bb + I op e.g. in list3, & lit. |
1980-1981 | ||||
464 | SIMKIN | VHC | I’m imbibed by society folk | I’m in S kin, & lit. |
454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | First | I may be full of seasonal largesse – being ‘Brahms’ it’s barmy getting in to steer | anag. in cox; ‘Brahms and Liszt’, rhyming slang |
452 | DISSENTERISM | VHC | Being unorthodox, I’d stress mine | anag. & lit. |
443 | STEEPLECROWN | VHC | Let new poser struggle with the acme in crosswords – Ximenes’ victims had to wear it! | anag. incl. c; Inquisition victims wore s., see hat in Brewer |
434 | JARDINIÈRE | VHC | Shock is followed by uproar and anger about Coe’s last lap | jar + din + e in ire; ref. Seb C., Olympic final |
1979-1980 | ||||
419 | RAMILLIES | VHC | Covering for the pate whose day has gone, sunk by a fashion of realism? | li(d) in anag., & lit. |
404 | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | VHC | One with wit lacks a bit of creativity – he’s brought back in quirk of droll dean | lit wax; c + he (rev.) in anag.; ref AZ’s re-use of old themes |
393 | INTRACARDIAC | First | Like the cockles in a barrow wheeled by road twisting about Ireland’s capital | in + a cart (rev.) + Rd + ca. I (rev.); ref. Molly Malone and c. of the heart |
375 | SPREATHE | VHC | Somerset chap? Arguably, he set par for puzzling | anag.; ref. Ximenes’s middle name |
371 | GRADIN | VHC | This seat could be filled by tragedians | comp. anag. & lit. |
1978-1979 | ||||
366 | MONKEY-SHINE | Third | If it’s played, one may put Yank on and see him forgetting 1st of April! | anag. less A, & lit. |
358 | UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number) | VHC | Break a trust, seizing power? He might | break; P in anag., & lit. |
352 | FAIRY LIGHTS | VHC | Railway in trouble, gripped by disputes? They should be strung up! | ry in ail in fights |
336 | ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left) | VHC | The French brought up a dispute supporting a rise for air men – it was crude, but could hurt someone taking time off work, perhaps; in short, the British needing to fly | le (rev.) + RAF (rev.) + row; cut + anag. incl. Br.; ref. air traffic controllers’ dispute |
323 | (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent) | VHC | Type of usurper, primarily – also kind of oaf | initial letters & lit.; type = lettering |
319 | PODESTA | VHC | Dope suspect starts to stand trial before one | anag. + s t + a, & lit. |
314 | MERIL (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Songster interminably belting first part of it leads to ban on ‘Maud’ | man on board; i(t) in merl(e) |
1977-1978 | ||||
298 | NOSER | VHC | You’ll see this potential blood-letter lie uneasy in Elsinore | comp. anag.; ref. Hamlet |
294 | HUMECT | VHC | Dutchmen, saving outlying parts, diverted water | anag. less D, n |
285 | BOYFRIEND (Misprints) | Third | Laver, perhaps, when young – the first to enthuse if Drobny smashed? | lover; anag.; ref. tennis, Rod L., Jaroslav D. |
276 | AMTRACK | VHC | One may initially manoeuvre at sea, shipping nucleus of corps | a + m + r in tack, & lit. |
267 | MORRIS-DANCE | VHC | In which you’ll see a gentleman turning, and jigging about, surrounded by more | sir (rev.) + anag. + c. all in more, & lit. |
263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Fervent Beatles fan, shy, st/illed those idols’ fear fully | |
1976-1977 | ||||
247 | FLIVVER | VHC | Dud would need added range, I suspect, to compose ‘Fringe’ revival | comp. anag.; suspect adj.; ref. Dudley Moore, ‘Beyond the Fringe’ |
238 | CRAMBOJINGLE | VHC | Blimey, without its ending, jargon will be obscure, after Cockney’s initial rhyming! | C + anag. less y |
1975-1976 | ||||
195 | SHILLY-SHALLY | VHC | Amiss must, in retiring, be caught in two minds | illy shall in shy1; ref. Dennis A. |
2009-2010
1958 HANGDOG
2008-2009
1910 BARPERSON
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)
2000-2001
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1480 SAMARITAN
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1450 PRETENDANT
1437 MISTLETOE
1428 CRICETID
1424 HEIST
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1394 BERGAMOT
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1380 RAPPORT (Misprints)
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1367 SANBENITOS
1997-1998
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1336 STOCKING
1316 FINGERLICKIN’
1996-1997
1300 OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter)
1294 TRANSENNA
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1273 SIPOREX
1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1987-1988
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1985-1986
722 SUPERNACULUM
683 BANISH
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
572 SNAKE-OIL
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
559 EMBASE
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
538 INGRAIN
1981-1982
517 IMMORTELLE
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
504 SIMMENTHALER
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
473 HERRING-BONE
1980-1981
460 SWOOP
456 BALADINE
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
430 TEGULA
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
406 BOIL
401 GO-AHEAD
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
384 OUTSPREADING
379 SCYTHEMAN
1978-1979
362 SEA-SOLDIER
332 NUT-CASE
327 HEMLOCK
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
306 DICKENS
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
289 AMNESIAC
281 DINOCERAS
272 MALAGUETTA
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
250 Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram)
243 OLYMPIC
225 VALETA
216 SCANTITY
212 SURCINGLES
208 RALPH
1975-1976
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2004-2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
2001-2002 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
1999-2000 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 5 | – |
1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
1997-1998 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 2 | 3 | 12 |
1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
1995-1996 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1985-1986 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1982-1983 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
1981-1982 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
1980-1981 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 6 | 8 |
1979-1980 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 7 | 7 |
1978-1979 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 6 | 3 | 5 |
1977-1978 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 7 | 10 |
1976-1977 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |