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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. R. Robinson | 72 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 196 | 79 | Sep 1976 | Jul 2009 | 32y 10m | D. A. Robinson Dr D. R. Robinson |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1879 | LITTER BASKET | VHC | Place for tucking away one’s ‘bits and pieces’ – funnily, a kilt’s better | anag. |
| 1856 | LITAS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | To satisfy the sensational press reporters tel/ex scandal | |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1831 | MARGINALIA | VHC | Sideline commentary from Milan/Cagliari playing after sending off odd characters in ‘calcio’ | anag. less c l i; ref. Italian football |
| 1801 | RUSE DE GUERRE | VHC | Learn this! All might well collapse as erreurs du général | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | A Prêtre ‘Fledermaus’ badly done could make us feel mad here | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Georges P., opera conductor |
| 1741 | LORD NELSON | VHC | Having a way with guns he could be scattering unwary dons’ galleons | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1728 | EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Stream of delusions can create these apparitions and sunset forms | stream; comp. anag. |
| 1711 | MINUS | VHC | Taking off without a modicum of decency nudism’s improper | anag. less d |
| 1680 | PILLOW-CUP | VHC | Maybe bumper contents of slip adds up to what’s foremost in cluemanship | pillow + c + up; ref. AZ slip |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | A doubly no good limerick with line blue-pencilled could possibly be this | anag. incl. ng ng less l, & lit. |
| 1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | Third | Dutch painter, accepting lead from Renaissance masters, about on track for becoming greater | r in Hals; c re scent |
| 1650 | SAPHENA | VHC | Pheasant cut and cooked – a course for draining the claret? | anag. less t |
| 1646 | BLACK | VHC | Beta-blocker man might be jocularly presented as: ‘Meet Baron ——’ | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Sir James B., Nobel prize winner for work on beta-blockers |
| 1641 | GADGETEER | VHC | Ingenious geegaw adherent? Could be a —— when excited | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1606 | TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps) | VHC | Hyena’s head’s dropped in cunning stealth in tall grass | in + anag. less h |
| 1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | ‘Mr Gas’, he. Prone to spin | anag. & lit. |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1550 | MEMORITER | VHC | For a broadcast to be this one needs to remember it, love | comp. anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| 1544 | PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Maybe a lot or a spread of Brussels sprouts is left after a port is drunk | anag. + l; B. s., rhyming slang for scouts |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1454 | GET-UP | VHC | Costume from ‘Hit the Deck’ | 2 mngs.; ref. musical by V. Youmans |
| 1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Epsom pre-dawn work out for gathering of hacks? | anag. |
| 1441 | Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug) | VHC | Coughing a lot and keeping away from people | hemming / aphid; heap + hiding |
| 1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | Being outmoded most of earls and the foremost of nobles get put out | anag. less s incl. n |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1411 | LOOK-SEE | VHC | Squint features eye lacking what completes focally | looks + e(y)e |
| 1387 | Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram) | VHC | Mandy’s whimsical cash loan’s titled ‘rash’ | |
| 1367 | SANBENITOS | VHC | Ximenes’ victims were stuck in these – all cracked sans one bit | anag. |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1342 | ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Lean is recollected making strangers empathise during encounter initially getting carried away | anag.; rap in e; ref. film ‘Brief Encounter’ dir. by David L. |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1281 | ABLUTOMANE | VHC | I’m curiously mental about scrubbing remotest bit of dirt | anag. less t, & lit. |
| 1273 | SIPOREX | VHC | Could be displayed by exciting Hirst expo (rejecting his extremes!) | anag. less H, t, & lit.; ref. Damien H. |
| 1268 | ARGIE-BARGIE | VHC | Dispute when Greek meets Greek (very put out, both) with some bickering between them | b in Argi(v)e Argi(v)e |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1238 | ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Young Mrs Bartok’s encouraged b/y musical pieces | Bela Bartok |
| 1225 | CURRY | VHC | The Vindaloo might —— appear as uncordial (very hot) | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1220 | CASSANDRA | Second | See girl left ignored – and by Priam (dismissive of odd characters) | c (l)ass and (P)r(i)a(m), & lit. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1190 | DENARIUS | VHC | With a this Cato could render aid unto Caesar | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1178 | BOOTLEG | VHC | Moonshine lit globe tonight, there being no obscurity | anag. less night |
| 1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | First | The ending of ‘Goldilocks’ in wee bear’s thible stirring is happy | s in urine; anag. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1104 | BURYING-PLACES | VHC | Forbidding Chambers, perhaps, cluing by Pears is hopeless | anag.; ref. Pears encyclopedia |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1087 | OLD SOLDIER | VHC | Solo fiddler is playing (not loud). It’s ‘Down among the dead men’ | anag. less f |
| 1069 | (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces) | VHC | ‘Beak’ rent by nasty itch – wearing this cope of hair | N; anag. in nose |
| 1056 | ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Thrilled to have no sun? Then weather for ducks must give you ‘go’ | ducks; (s)ent rain |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 995 | STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Finding my lu/te pleasing am I lascivious | ref. King Richard III, 1 i, 13 |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 961 | WAVESON | VHC | It could come from ’old in wrecked snow | ’ave in anag., & lit.; snow2 |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 930 | SABULOSE | VHC | Like gran, moving about less with passing of time | anag. less t; gran = granulated sugar |
| 920 | CHRIST-CROSS-ROW | VHC | The alphabet students had to learn, ’cos switch so inappropriate when instilling three R’s | anag. incl. r r r |
| 895 | TONE DEAF | VHC | Could a —— tenor be not feared at E. N. O.? Surprisingly, yes | comp. anag.; English National Opera |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Neat cut from Meo’s cue unexpectedly grabbing prize? | pie in anag.; ref. Tony M., snooker |
| 874 | BLUESTOCKING | VHC | A Chelsea-ite, maybe – but drabbly rigged out (club kit’s gone astray) | anag. & lit.; ref. arty district, football club |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 779 | MISSING LINK | VHC | Cuff needing this to draw together loose ends for flapping ‘long arm’ | double mng.; cufflink, shirt; ref. Sergeant C., police, in ‘The Moonstone’ |
| 770 | HERMITS | VHC | Solitaires owned by the woman possessing nameless millions | mi(n)t in hers |
| 750 | SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue) | VHC | This fairly translated could give you gallimaufry | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 735 | MALIGN | VHC | Badly run down Cavalier with rear tray missing | Malign(ant); car make; tray = set of 3 |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 731 | STRING | Third | What sets off resonance in fiddle | r in sting, & lit. |
| 709 | GINGER | VHC | Like the League in Holmes’ case – rugger made to lose its authority and it’s given in, helplessly | in in (RU)gger; ref. Terry H. and Sherlock H., ‘The Red-Headed League’ |
| 696 | ANTIMNEMONIC | First | ‘Un Macon intime’ drunk with no indication of good breeding could be this | anag. less U, & lit. |
| 688 | CUCURBITAL | VHC | Of about 18″ in length, pithy mainly inside – squashy, perhaps (like a marrow) | cur(t) in cubital |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 657 | SILLY-BILLY | VHC | It is absurd having Budd in jerk | silly + Billy; ref. ‘Billy B.’, Zola B. |
| 631 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Couple, splice, entangle or link etc. | anag. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 622 | SIMP (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Azed must be thinking: I’m enjoying this simple g/ulling | |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 568 | TETHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Never was/h one when sorting vintage bottles of wine! | |
| 552 | NOURICE-FEE | VHC | Charge made by full-breasted neighbour’s wife, possibly. That’s our fence getting broken! | anag. incl. i.e. |
| 547 | GLEEMAN | VHC | Charlemagne could inspire me with variations once daily poured out | anag. less char, & lit. |
| 530 | PROMETAL | Second | Possible product of Morpeth, hard cast and completely reduced | anag. less h + al(l), & lit.; NE foundry centre; reduce = bring to metallic state |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 517 | IMMORTELLE | VHC | As for this – an arrangement of memorial florets can be made from it | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 486 | JUMPED-UP | VHC | Behaved like a bounder in a superior class – à la M. Jourdain | jumped + up; ref. Molière, ‘Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme’ |
| 478 | BIBLIOPEGIST | VHC | One absorbed by covering of books. I work with for example catalogue binding | I in bb + I op e.g. in list, & lit. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 430 | TEGULA | VHC | A slide shortening the ascending scale | a luge t’ (rev.) |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 406 | BOIL | Second | Gathering steam | 2 mngs. |
| 404 | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Melon’s fate – any left unfinished gets kept around in chiller | felon’s mate; an(y) + held (rev.) in colder |
| 388 | ALEXIPHARMIC | VHC | It reaches those parts that need reviving. ‘Harp!’ I exclaim, wrongly | anag.; ref. beer brand and Heineken ads |
| 384 | OUTSPREADING | VHC | Welcoming arms are – having a guest drop in on the hop | anag. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 281 | DINOCERAS | VHC | ‘Credos in A’ conjure up an old fossil with two horn trios | anag. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 247 | FLIVVER | VHC | The character leading visibly twice in an unfair start is a flop | v v in flier |
| 234 | HOROSCOPIST | VHC | Her trade is laying bare the shape of things to come. Soho Strip Co? – no, much different | anag. |
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1923 ELLIPTIC
1918 PALAMPORE
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1910 BARPERSON
1901 SANITISE
1897 WASH-OUT
2007-2008
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1866 BINGE
1858 HUMONGOUS
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1814 HIPSTER
1810 HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)
1806 INEBRIANT
1797 HEART
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1752 MIDWINTER
1737 ANIMUS
2004-2005
1724 MONEYBAGS
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1698 CROSSTIE
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1637 AMNESIC
1633 EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1611 LEISLER
1593 MANSUETE
1585 SHIATSU
1580 MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1546 TRANSPARENT
1541 CHUPRASSY
1537 CAFTAN
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1524 INGRATITUDE
2000-2001
1511 DEEP-SEATED
1502 RAPPEL
1500 GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)
1999-2000
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)
1439 JOHN CANOE
1428 CRICETID
1419 SPLODGE
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1398 PERMETHRIN
1394 BERGAMOT
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1363 MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)
1997-1998
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1351 NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)
1334 CATACHRESTIC
1329 PITHOS
1322 CARPET
1316 FINGERLICKIN’
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1303 PONIARD
1294 TRANSENNA
1290 NITERIE
1286 CHALET
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
1242 KNOCKERS
1234 AVANT-PROPOS
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1229 GRUPPETTO
1216 CHAPERON
1212 HILDING
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1186 GRISELDA
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
1165 YAPSTER
1161 ADIAPHORON
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1130 AGRESTAL
1122 BASILIAN
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1108 GREEN
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1078 KIRBEH
1074 DEMIREP
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1039 TOLERABLE
1034 BURLAP
1021 BEARD
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1013 ALVEARY
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
1000 ONE THOUSAND
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
982 ALMANAC
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
969 BUNTER
956 SPEAR-SIDE
943 BARAGOUIN
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
934 LACE-UPS
926 NERD
913 ARCHIBALD
900 (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)
891 CAT
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
869 HOLD-UPS
866 NECTAREOUS
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
840 SONDE
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
818 EMBUSQUÉ
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
805 LITOTES
801 LINCHET
796 UPHOLSTERY
788 CROW
1986-1987
766 GUBBINS
764 CHILDERMAS
762 OBELISE
753 SHEEPDOG
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
722 SUPERNACULUM
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
714 MOTE
701 BALUSTRADE
1984-1985
662 BARGE-COUPLE
660 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)
649 AUSTRALORP
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
615 HISTORIETTE
607 CARNEY
590 MINEVER
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
559 EMBASE
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
543 STAYING POWER
538 INGRAIN
534 DODGEM
1981-1982
525 PABOUCHE
521 ATTITUDINISE
508 POSTURE-MAKER
504 SIMMENTHALER
495 CACOETHES
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1980-1981
469 APLUSTRE
464 SIMKIN
460 SWOOP
456 BALADINE
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
452 DISSENTERISM
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
401 GO-AHEAD
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
354 SHEER-HULK
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
340 BOOKSIE
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
332 NUT-CASE
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
1977-1978
276 AMTRACK
272 MALAGUETTA
263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
1976-1977
249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
221 PADDY-WHACK
1975-1976
156 OMBROPHOBOUS
1974-1975
143 Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle)
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
88 BLOOMERY
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
40 FANTOCCINI
Ximenes competitions
1968-1969
1036 CORONETED
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 3 | 8 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 7 | 23 |
| 1994-1995 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| 1985-1986 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |