ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Boyd | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 63 | 18 | May 1993 | Jan 2011 | 17y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1927 | TONSURE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | It results in Brown being called terribly stern and dour at heart | crown … bald; anag. incl. (d)ou(r) |
| 1910 | BARPERSON | VHC | I.e. —— could be one busy with apron and beers | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit. |
| 1901 | SANITISE | VHC | Purge Stalin orchestrated with revolutionary energy succeeded in isolating Left | anag. incl. E s i’ less l |
| 1897 | WASH-OUT | First | Dashing southpaw ‘Prince’ exits a failure | anag. less P; ref. flamboyant boxer ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed, dethroned by Barrera in 2001 |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1884 | FREELOADER | VHC | One taking advantage of dealer’s high, having swallowed Ecstasy? Right | E in anag. + r |
| 1866 | BINGE | VHC | Get run out of banger I renovated – not a Jag | anag. less r, a; jag2 |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1801 | RUSE DE GUERRE | VHC | Martial device employed after war’s end – devious Greek lure left King vanquished | r use + anag. less l, K; ref. Trojan horse |
| 1797 | HEART | VHC | Gripped by passion, Romeo expresses innermost feelings | R in heat |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | What’s sickening? Rattled France’s second nicking game | anag. incl r; ref. Euro 2004 |
| 1637 | AMNESIC | VHC | Oblivious of history, warmonger regularly struck out thus | alternate letters + sic |
| 1633 | EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left) | VHC | Miserable, weak and entirely lacking energy, wretched tramp giddily takes refuge in one battered old haunt | w + anag. less E; anag. in anag. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1619 | GISMO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | We follow yo/ur philosophy as Sid has practised it | sidhas |
| 1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | Rilke, say, composing the ultimate in High German prose | anag. incl. h |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1559 | THEOLOGASTER | VHC | RE? He’s got a lot, sketchily | anag. & lit. |
| 1546 | TRANSPARENT | VHC | Excavating explosive’s spread thinly like golden syrup, perhaps | ran spare (adv.) in TNT |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1402 | PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram) | Third | Standing still outside tent, temperature dropping, Pathan might put on this | posteen; (t)ent in pose |
2010-2011
2014 HACKETTE
2000 TWO THOUSAND
1997 FADO
2009-2010
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1945 PRISON
1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
2008-2009
1906 MORSE
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
1849 AUXESIS
2006-2007
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1788 ETHEREAL OILS
2005-2006
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
1771 PARTERRE
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1737 ANIMUS
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1694 MISINTERPRET
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1641 GADGETEER
1628 ENCOMION
2002-2003
1615 RUGATE
1602 FENESTRA
1593 MANSUETE
1576 FACADE
2001-2002
1541 CHUPRASSY
1537 CAFTAN
2000-2001
1502 RAPPEL
1500 GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)
1494 MARATHON
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)
1454 GET-UP
1450 PRETENDANT
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1998-1999
1394 BERGAMOT
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1346 PHARISEE
1334 CATACHRESTIC
1996-1997
1294 TRANSENNA
1286 CHALET
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1242 KNOCKERS
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1234 AVANT-PROPOS
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1212 HILDING
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1161 ADIAPHORON
1993-1994
1139 BENJAMIN
1126 CHEATERY
1992-1993
1095 STINK
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |