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Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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J. C. Leyland | 204 | 12 | 33 | 159 | 173 | 249 | Nov 1969 | May 2022 | 52y 6m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2021-2022 | ||||
2599 | DESIDERATA | VHC | Diamonds, fooling around aside, are starlet’s ultimate essential? They are that | d + anag. incl. t |
2595 | FIFTY YEARS | First | Showing no end of invention, smart X’s successor held in reverence with ‘special’ for golden occasion | (n)ifty + Y in fear + s; X = Ximenes |
2591 | GHAT | VHC | Is this entrance for groups seen swimming in the Ganges? | comp. anag. incl. g, & lit. |
2584 | GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste) | Second | Smacks of donor’s generosity, infamous flat having interior finished off with fancy paper? Exactly that | DGIFTWRAPPE; first letters + f(la)t + w +anag.; ref. Downing St flat |
2573 | HANDS-ON | VHC | Playing up-front parts in activities, holding no sinecure or non-executive directorship? | anag. of first letters & lit. |
2569 | BILBO | VHC | Obbligato’s not half off-key – it needs to be sharp for Don Quixote? | anag. |
2020-2021 | ||||
2564 | CLEARING | VHC | Deforested area horrendously large leads to climate inching closer to meltdown | anag. incl. c, i, n |
2560 | BOMBAST | VHC | What’s heard from demagogue as mob starts to bay and turn wild? | anag. incl. b, t; semi & lit. |
2556 | TOERAG | Third | Given regular cancellations, travelling Algarve route could be a snip | anag. of alternate letters |
2551 | SPAVIN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Bridge accommodating six trainspotters | pains trotters; VI in span |
2547 | FILATORY | VHC | Fail miserably, judge accepting nowt? Heald could keep in line anything I produce! | anag. + 0 in try; ref. RJH; see heddle in C. |
2543 | CABRETTA | VHC | When moving a tab, etc, right clicker’s essential? | anag. incl. r; ref. computing; clicker = leather cutter |
2534 | BOTTLE-WASHER | VHC | Not the first to use brush and tea-towel at work | anag. less u, & lit. |
2521 | CHAMBERS | VHC | Brash Rumpole’s No. 3 Equity Court of which leaders merely appear inept? | anag. incl. m, E C, & lit.; ref. address of R. of the Bailey |
2517 | LITERATIM | VHC | See with lo-cal diet fat more regularly reduced when followed to letter | lite + anag. of alternate letters |
2019-2020 | ||||
2495 | BUNG | First | Bursting out of stir after screw’s given bribe? | bursting less anag. |
2490 | DREAMSCAPE | VHC | In which see madcap Salvador’s latest work? | anag. incl. r, & lit.; ref. S. Dali |
2486 | BRUHAHA | VHC | Raab dithering with Wuhan? He might create a new ——! | comp. anag. & lit. |
2482 | VOX POP | VHC | Current thinking is unknown chamber work’s penned by Vivaldi originally | V + x po in op |
2480 | STOCKING FILLERS | VHC | For which rummage in pound stores first to find kids’ little Christmas gift ideas? | anag. incl. L and first letters, & lit. |
2477 | SPRAT-WEATHER | VHC | Onset of pitch-dark winter blowing in as earth tilts? | anag. incl. p less in, & lit. |
2473 | INTERPLAY | VHC | With alternate parts blending well, many an opera trio demonstrates this | anag. of alternate letters, & lit. |
2469 | GUDDLE (Spoonerisms) | Second | Gaultier urges dress designers, primarily the French, to tackle kitsch? | tickle catch; first letters + le |
2018-2019 | ||||
2460 | TWEET | Second | Dinky toys eschewed by grandkids for activity on iPad? | twee + t(oys) |
2456 | TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps) | Second | I do drag queen act nervously, performing in lamé with no end of collywobbles | anag. incl. R; anag. less e |
2451 | CAPUT | VHC | What are the odds of Trump march upsetting the chump? | alternate letters reversed; ref. London demo |
2447 | CONGENER | VHC | Given lack of it, a trained négociant may be withering with conclusions on nose and flavour | anag. + e, r less anag., & lit. |
2438 | MONTE DI PIETÀ | VHC | Popping item on iPad saves time with latest in software here? | t, e in anag., & lit.; save = protect |
2428 | SHEPHERDS | VHC | The Lord’s seraph directs us to a first sighting of little King | comp. anag. incl. l, R, & lit. |
2412 | UBIQUARIAN | VHC | Beginners in Boolean algebra grapple with a universal quantifier – no mean feat all round | anag. incl. B, a, U, less anag. |
2017-2018 | ||||
2403 | SWALE (Spoonerisms) | Third | Bent Curragh jockey leads to lost wager after stewards’ enquiry | Kent borough; anag. of first letters |
2395 | PURITANISM | VHC | Stormy Daniels? One Trump, in short, lied about being silenced, professing high morals | anag. incl. i’ less anag. |
2386 | PENNY-A-LINER | VHC | One who’ll write any rubbish, on next to nothing, due for a rise? | pen + anag. + re nil (rev.), & lit.; rubbish (adj) |
2382 | STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number) | First | Arrangement of ‘Pirates’ is striking centrepiece for brass band | brass; anag. less a |
2378 | PROPOSAL | First | Rough loo paper’s leaving one’s rear tender | anag. less e |
2373 | CACOGASTRIC | VHC | Off-colour comic act gags border on racially offensive, though avoiding Manning’s extremes | anag. incl r less M, g; ref. Bernard M., racist comedian |
2016-2017 | ||||
2356 | PUBLIC SERVANT | VHC | ‘Hacker’s Nemesis?’ Specially programmed antivirus PC able to block AI | anag. less AI; ref. Sir Humphrey, Jim Hacker in ‘Yes Minister’ |
2351 | RHAGADES | VHC | Acting in Brief Encounter’s ending a gutted Howard goes sadly lovelorn – result: tears on cheeks? | anag. incl. a, r, a, Hd less o; ref. Trevor H. in film B. E. |
2347 | ASLEEP | Third | Thus see Christopher maybe tucked in after saying prayers initially? | Lee in first letters & lit.; ref. C. Lee, C. Robin |
2343 | RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Temptress offered her all, u/p in businessmen’s hotel room | |
2330 | BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left) | VHC | Forward gun sacks setter cowed in shock by his shot | AZ in Bren; mop + anag.; ref. e.g. grouse shooting |
2325 | MASON | Third | With year out, see many leading characters on showbiz obit list, e.g. Perry, James | anag. incl. s, o less y; ref. Jimmy Perry, scriptwriter, Perry M., James M. |
2322 | VENTRICOSE | Second | This fat? We could give recent ‘five twos’ a shot | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. 5:2 diets |
2313 | PERFECT | VHC | What represents Last of the Summer Wine? That iconic clip of elderly three in a bar | anag. of last letters; triple time |
2015-2016 | ||||
2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Doctor starts to explore garment related allergens, especially cotton | anag. of first letters; doctor |
2300 | MISHMASH | VHC | Salad? It doesn’t feature in e.g. sliced ham starter for slimmer being naughty | mish(it) + anag. incl. s |
2296 | IMPROPERLY | First | How intimate embraces lead to rakish Don Giovanni maybe getting end away? | r oper(a) in imply, & lit. |
2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Believers joyfully regard Turin Shroud with gr/ins as proof of resurrection | |
2287 | VALET | VHC | Finale to polonaise in very little-used key, typically Polish | e in v Alt |
2283 | BARGAIN | VHC | Banger letting off steam? Ring AA for breakdown truck | b(anger) + anag. |
2261 | GANGSTERLAND | VHC | Snarling ‘Do him!’ characters here are leaders of rival hoods nailing Legs Diamond with gat? | comp. anag. incl. r, h, n, & lit. |
2257 | BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left) | VHC | Needing data circuit and RAM, scrap laptop, it’s mad spending 50 with disk also rattling | bus tup; anag. less L, O |
2250 | MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter) | VHC | Swinging ‘lone male’ site may guide one to gal | goal; anag. incl. m |
2014-2015 | ||||
2248 | WAISTLINE | VHC | Given extremes of expansion was it L. Pavarotti’s ultimate undoing? | anag. incl. e, n, i, & lit. |
2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | Second | I’d savage what’s central to conventional art with abandon | nt in anag., & lit. |
2226 | DOUBLE-PARKING | First | See plod rebuking a delinquent for what fouls up kerb-loading? | double anag. & lit. |
2213 | SOLECISM | Third | Short shrift’s first thing it’s given by fussy schoolmistress? | comp. anag. incl. s, & lit. |
2013-2014 | ||||
2196 | SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps) | VHC | In fuzz, are man’s feet finally hammered? They are pretty well flat with no arches | anag. incl. t; beate(n) |
2191 | PLUG | VHC | Gas has gone up about 50 quid? | L in gup (rev.) |
2174 | CHARET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | I’m vexed to find local ben/t on getting my wine bar licence refused | |
2170 | SAYONARA | VHC | Ta-ta in Tokyo? Sure, a must on leaving each other | anag. of alternate letters, & lit.; must4 |
2161 | FARRAGO | VHC | Suggestions of fling – Andy and Rebekah’s paper providing cover for love nest? | first letters + rag + 0; ref. A. Coulson, R. Brooks; down clue |
2157 | MELODRAMATIC | VHC | What starts off Miliband raving to Dacre, Mail being this? | M + anag., & lit. |
2012-2013 | ||||
2135 | LOB | VHC | Latest from glib Nigel: No performing clown, I? Quite | anag. of last letters; ref. N. Farage |
2131 | DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left) | VHC | Proprietor possibly makes a milk bar front for Tehran strip joints | anag.; dives(T) |
2122 | NICETY | VHC | If going for diamonds, try nifty finesse | nifty with ice for if |
2118 | BLOKEISH | Second | If ——, leaders of synod poo-poo changes like female bishops | comp. anag. incl. s, p, f, & lit. |
2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Boob, an enormous one – calling copper ‘pleb’: Dave finally treated comrade to a rocket | tit an; anag. of last letters; ref. salad veg & Andrew Mitchell affair |
2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | First | Fitter/machinist adjusted frequently failing part of saw, recommending early repair | anag. less fr |
2096 | TRICK | VHC | Those facing tyrannical rule imposed charter on King John | first letters + K; see John |
2011-2012 | ||||
2083 | BEWITCH | Third | Those introducing hosepipe ban ignore complaints and wet, stormy spell | anag. of initial letters & wet |
2074 | BENNET | VHC | Bun in oven? Not half, after a bit of a bounder’s seen to score | b + (ov)en + net |
2065 | DERMESTIDAE | VHC | Basil’s residents maybe see maître d’ angrily belting a little dago | d in anag.; basil2; ref.’Fawlty Towers’ |
2045 | CATENATE | VHC | Like Albert, eaten unfortunately by lion? | cat + anag.; ref. Marriott Edgar |
2010-2011 | ||||
2036 | AL CONTO | VHC | You’ll see starters to coffee and liqueurs normally offered on this list | anag. of first letters & lit. |
2031 | EMBROIDERY | VHC | Melville’s ending? Dire – Moby ran amok, that’s not an exaggeration | anag. incl. e less an |
2027 | THRENETICAL | VHC | As keen cooks we plot chic dinner parties regularly | anag. of alternate letters; keen2 |
2014 | HACKETTE | VHC | Starts off cub, hopes to rank with Kate Adie ultimately? | anag. incl. c, h, t, e, & lit. |
2012 | BLOATING | VHC | Till diets start in earnest, isn’t answer to this … indigestion tablets? | comp. anag. incl. e, & lit.; till vb |
2000 | TWO THOUSAND | VHC | Who sang to us? Those opening the do, merrily belting out G & S number (special one) | anag. incl. t d less G S; ref. musical tribute at AZ 2,000 lunch |
1997 | FADO | Second | Do Albufeirans replace blues number with this air? | comp. anag. incl. n, & lit.; ref. Albufeira, Portuguese town |
2009-2010 | ||||
1988 | PERIQUE | VHC | Fairy Queen has eyes on Bottom but certainly isn’t available for Snout? | peri + Qu + e(yes); ref. MND |
1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | With Mrs T’s offensive stricken miners lost war, sadly, after 1984? | anag. less anag.; ref. 1984-5 miners’ strike |
1979 | FAR-OUT | VHC | Who offers correspondence course in fine art? Taking this could make father the intellectual! | OU in f art, father with far out = the |
1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | Northern Rock inept loans management finally leads to embarrassing run | anag. incl. t and e r; ref. failed bank |
1971 | WATERMANSHIP | VHC | Doctor saw sign of paralysis in the arm, characteristic of a stroke | anag. incl. p |
1967 | SUBORDINATELY | VHC | Yank used Tony Blair as a poodle? | anag.; ref. G. W. Bush |
1962 | ANADEM | VHC | Laurel maybe with mate Hardy, men regularly seen in a fine mess | anag. of alternate letters |
1958 | HANGDOG | Third | How nagged husband possibly appears after wife he upset’s let fly? | anag. incl. h less anag. incl. w, & lit. |
1949 | PALFRENIER | VHC | Left in charge I may, if bent, nobble fine racer with pill | comp. anag. incl, l i/c, & lit. |
1945 | PRISON | Second | Taste of Pinot Noir’s ruined in cooler | P + anag. |
1940 | SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number) | Second | Wanting seconds in asylum? Management, scandalised, snub starving Twist | snub; anag. of second letters |
2008-2009 | ||||
1932 | NINE-TO-FIVE | VHC | Lord, —— PA work? I’ve no life! – D. Parton | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. ‘9 to 5’, 1981 hit by Dolly P. |
1927 | TONSURE (Spoonerisms) | First | Yield from our nets hit by erratic harbour’s trade? | hieratic barber’s; anag. |
1923 | ELLIPTIC | Second | Unfinished cello trio of Tippett’s – I improvised missing part of exposition | anag. of cell(o) Tip(pet) I |
1914 | VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent) | VHC | It’s ‘Vale’ to fooling around – no love for me | anag. less 0, & lit. |
1908 | WE THREE KINGS | VHC | Us? Ones having left exotic Eastern thrones seeking leader of Way | anag. incl. E, W less ones, & lit. |
1906 | MORSE | VHC | You’ll find him dry wit, hard to beat in wordsmithery | comp. anag. incl. H, & lit. |
1901 | SANITISE | Second | A NHS sister’s aim? —— hospital MRSA’s contaminated | comp. anag. incl. H, & lit. |
1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | With no sign of bra, how a bust must flop! | anag. less b; must4 |
1893 | EARTHY | Third | Sack the charlady leaving every other piece unpolished | anag. of alternate letters |
1888 | RASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | What can beat atmosphere as opera buffs start clapping and jostling o/f elbows | ref. Bryn Terfel |
2007-2008 | ||||
1884 | FREELOADER | Second | Refer l’addition to me? – don’t, I’m one dodging round it | comp. anag. incl. it, & lit. |
1871 | FAIRY GOLD | VHC | If a ‘Del Boy’ hints of getting rich quick … could this be result? | comp. anag. incl. g r, & lit.; ref. ‘Only Fools and Horses’ |
1866 | BINGE | VHC | See big meal lead to poor ’Enry perishing – lamprey one? | comp. anag. incl. p, & lit.; ref. Henry I’s ‘surfeit of lampreys’ |
1853 | ANTIQUITARIAN | VHC | Least suggestion of insulting Qur’an with a little teddy ain’t on, I held | I in anag. incl. i and t, & lit.; ref. Gillian Gibbons affair |
1849 | AUXESIS | VHC | With Heather finally gone, what breaks Sir Paul’s heart, ex’s exorbitant claim? | anag. less r incl. au; ref. Mills / McCartney divorce settlement |
1845 | UPBRAID | Second | Posh pine boards refurbished after removing one’s worn-out carpet | U + anag. less anag. |
1840 | W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent) | VHC | Oh no! new Peugeot’s big end rattling – ringing the AA’s favourite? | the in anag. incl P; ref. A. A. Milne |
2006-2007 | ||||
1831 | MARGINALIA | VHC | Rain 1 a.m., gale blowing east veering a few points laterally | anag. less E |
1827 | AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number) | VHC | Natal men (top ones) giving ma oxygen as kid cleared of end of cord in labour | cleared; anag. incl. O less d |
1823 | KISS | VHC | Eskimos? Give ’em one with end of boko, vigorously | comp. anag. incl o, & lit.; ref. Inuit custom |
1814 | HIPSTER | Third | Cat for the ‘snip’ will knock up no —— female! | comp. anag. incl. f |
1810 | HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM) | Second | Attend rehabilitation group to cut down on booze which has affected one aspect of marriage that may lead to our separation, i.e. it’s (entre nous) a little ‘organ’ problem | |
1788 | ETHEREAL OILS | VHC | The chancellor blowing chance, I see? A spin doctor may pooh-pooh such | anag. less chance |
1784 | TEARAWAY | VHC | A weary tee shot lands one in the rough | a in anag. incl. T |
2005-2006 | ||||
1775 | ROUGH-AND-READY | Third | Does Ryanair save one dough, dear? Not half, it’s ‘no frills’ | anag. less I incl. de(ar) |
1753 | DIAGONAL | First | Possibly I do anag. & lit. rendering it lamely: ‘A line doing a slant’ | anag. less it, anag. incl. l, & lit. |
1737 | ANIMUS | VHC | Old Nick probing Faust’s inner being exudes malevolence | nim in aus |
2004-2005 | ||||
1728 | EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Images stream from surreal Dali erotica (odd ones) | stream; anag. of alternate letters |
1719 | ANHELATION | VHC | Inspiration maybe coming hard, A. Sullivan finally pens orchestration of Iolanthe | anag. in A, n |
1702 | WORDSMITHERY | VHC | Endless dry wit? My Sabbath hero revels in it | anag. less y incl. S, & lit. |
1698 | CROSSTIE | VHC | It’s soccer ground throwing out fanatic finally that’s thwarted supporter | anag. less c |
1694 | MISINTERPRET | VHC | Enterprise wings away drastically cutting flying time in warp | anag. less e, e in anag.; ref. USS E. in ‘Star Trek’ |
1689 | SYNOD | VHC | Would it grasp a nettle such as gay parsons a little delicately? | comp. anag. incl. d, & lit. |
2003-2004 | ||||
1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | Licking German in war – Basil’s ultimate unmentionable? Quite | anag. less l; ref. classic ‘Fawlty Towers’ episode |
1672 | IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms) | VHC | What wouldn’t go down well with Strine folks? It’s a Pom’s whingeing | fine strokes; anag. |
1667 | CLARINI | VHC | Extreme parts for trumpet such as might be scored in Scarlatti | comp. anag. incl. t, t, & lit. |
1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | VHC | Brief swell in sound? Bow rivets, edges of hull astern damaged | cresc(endo); anag. incl. h, l |
1637 | AMNESIC | VHC | Machines without hard drives badly lacking memory | anag. less h; drive vi |
1633 | EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left) | VHC | I’ll try new left parting after rinse, blue as before, back combed not a perm | anag. less l; anag. |
1628 | ENCOMION | Second | Plonk importer’s first into inferior Macon, one lacking a bouquet | i in anag. less a |
2002-2003 | ||||
1611 | LEISLER | Third | Hammer Horror’s latest is Lee with his leading part in Cousin of the Vampire | anag. incl. r, L; ref. Christopher L. |
1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Foundation garment short of room – bust is pinched | seating; is in anag. less rm |
1589 | JOKESMITH | VHC | Billowing smoke’s stopped just-in-time with hydrant (old stand-up type) | anag. in JIT + H |
1580 | MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number) | Second | The old lip’s quivering in anger – maiden on verge of tears | tears; anag. incl. m + t |
1576 | FACADE | VHC | A finish in shellac stops dulling veneer | a c in fade |
2001-2002 | ||||
1567 | QUEEN | VHC | Pawn in extremis antique engagement ring? | hidden; ref. chess |
1563 | SLYBOOTS | VHC | Who’s devious – bit of a liar too – S. Byers, without hesitation? | anag. incl. l less er; ref. Stephen B., Govt. Min. accused of deception |
1559 | THEOLOGASTER | VHC | Word’s second go here? Last time being ‘non-plain’, one’s indifferent on resurrection | anag. incl. o, t; ref. earlier appearance of t. in AZ ‘Misprints’ comp. |
1554 | PEARL | VHC | Marshal Earp facing outbreak of lawlessness – one way to make Buck? | anag. + l; ref. Wyatt E. and Pearl B., US author |
1546 | TRANSPARENT | Third | Seeded entrant, Rafter’s in open | spar in anag.; ref. Pat R., tennis |
1544 | PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Watch, trio of patriarchs for star. Peace Lord, exalted without end | pat + Lor(d) (rev.) |
1537 | CAFTAN | VHC | Fat’s badly in fire for Bush: answer? ‘Clobber Oriental!’ | anag. in can; ref. Iraq |
1524 | INGRATITUDE | VHC | What to expect on rendering drunk in gutter aid? | anag. & lit. |
2000-2001 | ||||
1511 | DEEP-SEATED | VHC | E-date’s fixed after getting leaked all over – is it constitutional? | peed (rev.) + anag.; ref. EU summit |
1506 | BARE(-)BONES | VHC | Queen’s heart captured by beast’s head as Oberon craftily releases love essence | e in anag. incl. b less 0; ref. MND |
1485 | BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left) | VHC | It’s fine pair naughty fan dancer’s ultimately revealed in carouse in Parisian stags’ venue | anag. of it’s f 00; r in bouse |
1480 | SAMARITAN | Second | What’s rattling? It’s Renault’s big end: AA man gave roadside assistance | anag. incl. R |
1467 | CANAPÉ | VHC | An actress’s first exercise after introduction to casting couch | C + an a PE |
1999-2000 | ||||
1450 | PRETENDANT | VHC | Defaulting tenant, only half rent paid, in short he’s going to court | anag. incl re(nt) pd |
1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | Really ancient succession’s ending and the earls (almost all) get sacked | n + anag. less s |
1428 | CRICETID | VHC | Busy, endlessly busy I run inside wheel | tec I r in dic(k) (all rev.), & lit. |
1998-1999 | ||||
1387 | Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram) | VHC | Liar Clinton has a messy clash with Saddam | |
1376 | LOGO | VHC | Motive shown by felon Hercule Poirot bags (practically last of characters to become suspect) | anag. of penultimate letters; motive = motif |
1997-1998 | ||||
1336 | STOCKING | Second | Carrying presents Gaspar & Co. queue first round crib, arriving from east | cot (rev.) in Kings, with s at front |
1996-1997 | ||||
1290 | NITERIE | VHC | With last two to three runs in it, bats expect bouncers here | anag. incl. ee r |
1281 | ABLUTOMANE | VHC | ‘I want all spotless!’ – a tip from Basil to Manuel, getting clobbered | anag. incl. B; ref ‘Fawlty Towers’ |
1268 | ARGIE-BARGIE | VHC | Rowing boat No. 1 comes in after Joe snaps ‘Time up!’ | GI in era (rev.) + i in barge |
1264 | TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left) | VHC | It’s over for us playing as fans rile ref endlessly till red cards for three | anag.; anag. less f |
1260 | OUT-AND-OUT | VHC | Five star or B & B? | i.e. out and out; B = bowled |
1995-1996 | ||||
1234 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | Word given before? One should do as with TV – pop a ‘(R)’ on | anag.; ref. AZ comp 974; (R) indicates repeat |
1232 | The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram) | VHC | Holiest child, thou wast wonderous to man. | |
1994-1995 | ||||
1186 | GRISELDA | VHC | Me name? Not exactly Germaine, lads | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. G. Greer |
1178 | BOOTLEG | VHC | Get blotto? Not in dry state, brewing illegal | anag. less TT |
1152 | PARACETAMOL | VHC | I’m for slaking passion and quite fancy Cleopatra – Mark A | anag. incl. m |
1993-1994 | ||||
1147 | MAYDAY | VHC | Urgent demand from injured party gained advantage from The Sun, we ’ear? | ‘made ’ay’ |
1134 | TOVARICH | VHC | Short being penetrated by Kasparov’s last four cunningly placed pieces gives mate to the latter | anag. of (Kasp)arov in tich; ref. Chess championship, Gary K., Nigel S. |
1122 | BASILIAN | VHC | Head of brotherhood may confront one after naughty liaison (not on) | b + anag. less on + an, & lit. |
1113 | EMPLASTRUM | VHC | Relief for wound up metals firm? Could be one if amalgamated | comp. anag. |
1108 | GREEN | VHC | Misplaced generosity? Not half, folk keep putting on me | anag. of gener(osity) |
1104 | BURYING-PLACES | First | Havens for those who’ve departed jumping bail, e.g. N. Cyprus | anag.; ref. Azil Nadir scandal |
1991-1992 | ||||
1043 | PESTO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Lady of manor would call ‘Right!’ to lo/ver | estover (qv) |
1021 | BEARD | VHC | Dig this art, man – a Rembrandt, a Vandyke? | comp. anag. |
1013 | ALVEARY | VHC | Beehive hairstyle – vain wanton’s one in this | comp. anag. |
1990-1991 | ||||
978 | DOUBLE-CENTURY | VHC | A cc or two of filling for denture plugs hollowed out cavity | double + (d)entur(e) in c(avit)y |
965 | EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number) | VHC | Gas and BA shares drop a bit then rally | drop; anag. less s |
961 | WAVESON | VHC | Lost assets in offshore flotation? One was done out of third of savings | v in anag. |
956 | SPEAR-SIDE | VHC | The males are perilously near their end when embraced by unsated black widow? | anag. + s, all in spide(r) |
1989-1990 | ||||
920 | CHRIST-CROSS-ROW | Third | Facing consequence of mulish union dispute we’ve got someone to deliver all our letters | Christ + cross row; ref. postal dispute |
913 | ARCHIBALD | VHC | Had calibre, possibly, to see off last of Luftwaffe | anag. less e, & lit. |
1988-1989 | ||||
887 | MONSTER | VHC | Sabbath tormentor’s two thirds solved in minute? Hardly! | anag. of S tormen(tor) |
882 | DOSSIER | VHC | Criminal desirous of higher society to escape? File needed | anag. less U |
868 | ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels) | VHC | Wise old travellers all spot first sign of divinity in stange star, ferry gold and such from east | land-pilots, ro-ro; anag. incl. d; or2 or (rev.) |
862 | OFF-AND-ON | VHC | Sometimes in seedy end of town you’re given a crafty nod | a + anag., all in off n |
857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | Careful choice in clubs in trap before end of fairway turns half decent par into birdie | i’ C in net + y; anag. incl. dec(ent) |
844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | VHC | Lather stooge in slapstick? Lather soon washes off him | Luther; anag. |
1987-1988 | ||||
835 | PROSAICAL | VHC | Dry? Sip a cola on the rocks with a dash of rum in | r in anag. |
831 | COOLABAH (Spoonerisms) | VHC | What don’t you see in commie popsies? It’s not so hot having to check for listening devices | Pommie copses; ‘cooler bar’ |
796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | This must be well cut to give truly posh finish to settee | anag. incl. e, & lit. |
788 | CROW | VHC | Prize with this? Wouldn’t I ——! | double mng. |
1986-1987 | ||||
779 | MISSING LINK | VHC | What’d make Glinka half gaga – omitted intermezzo? | i.e. Glinka missing link = ga(ga); ref. composer |
774 | VICTORINE | First | Trevi – coin thrown – a comfort if cold shouldered? | anag. |
770 | HERMITS | VHC | Ashramites? We as a set might be | comp. anag. & lit. |
1985-1986 | ||||
705 | MUSICOTHERAPY | VHC | Wherein doctor hums operatic overture to you | anag. + y, & lit. |
1984-1985 | ||||
660 | Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram) | VHC | Crimson nose gave Santa a true winter route | |
1983-1984 | ||||
618 | CRETISM | VHC | What don’t you see in French UHT mostly? It’s nasty imported invention | anag. in crèm(e) |
1982-1983 | ||||
572 | SNAKE-OIL | VHC | I slake no ill | anag. & lit. |
568 | TETHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | When editor says ‘S/ubs out’ – cut! | |
1980-1981 | ||||
452 | DISSENTERISM | VHC | It could be rife if one denies Mrs T’s sway | anag. incl. I, & lit. |
443 | STEEPLECROWN | VHC | See pert clown perform in this? | anag. & lit. |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1970-1971 | ||||
1143 | MORGIANA | Third | My name’s made after weird power involves opening of grotto, one with gold in | or + g(old) + I in mana & lit. |
1110 | IMPERSONATE | VHC | Moonstruck men aspire to take off | anag. |
1969-1970 | ||||
1084 | ANGEL-FOOD | VHC | Rich cake American eats, possibly | angel food, & lit.; cake (arch. sl.) = fool |
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2586 BALDERDASH
2582 ACHITOPHEL
2020-2021
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2532 POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)
2530 STUDENTY
2525 PLACITUM
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2434 STONKERED
2430 CLERIHEW
2425 EPILIMNION
2421 SPASMODICAL
2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2399 CHARMEUSE
2390 POISSON D’AVRIL
2369 FACETIAE
2364 COMPOST HEAP
2016-2017
2318 TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy)
2309 GLOBETROTTER
2015-2016
2279 CLEMENTINE
2272 SNOWMOBILE
2014-2015
2239 ERADIATE (Spoonerisms)
2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
2230 GATES OF DEATH
2222 OBJECT LESSON
2220 A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker)
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2183 SANGRAIL
2178 PARISON
2152 STUFFED SHIRT
2148 ZOLLVEREIN
2012-2013
2139 DE RIGUEUR
2126 DESPERATE
2113 PICAROON
2109 THICKETY
2011-2012
2087 ROCKET
2078 RÉCOLLET
2064 COLD TURKEY
2053 PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)
2049 PARTY-POOPER
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2023 CHAMBRANLE
2019 OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left)
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
1992 FOULARD
2009-2010
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1918 PALAMPORE
1910 BARPERSON
2007-2008
1879 LITTER BASKET
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
2006-2007
1806 INEBRIANT
1804 CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms)
1797 HEART
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
2005-2006
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1762 DUDDERY
1758 BIMBETTE
1752 MIDWINTER
1750 PLOUGHMAN
1741 LORD NELSON
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1724 MONEYBAGS
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1641 GADGETEER
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1602 FENESTRA
1593 MANSUETE
1585 SHIATSU
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1550 MEMORITER
1541 CHUPRASSY
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1502 RAPPEL
1494 MARATHON
1492 The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram)
1472 TORAN (Printer’s Devilry)
1999-2000
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1439 JOHN CANOE
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1398 PERMETHRIN
1394 BERGAMOT
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1367 SANBENITOS
1363 MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)
1997-1998
1351 NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)
1346 PHARISEE
1338 SMART ALEC
1329 PITHOS
1325 UPROOTAL
1322 CARPET
1312 REST-CURE
1996-1997
1294 TRANSENNA
1995-1996
1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
1247 PREDICANT
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1220 CASSANDRA
1207 EPOCH-MARKING
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1190 DENARIUS
1181 SLADE
1180 COLD TURKEY
1165 YAPSTER
1161 ADIAPHORON
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1139 BENJAMIN
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1078 KIRBEH
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1074 DEMIREP
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
1000 ONE THOUSAND
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
982 ALMANAC
974 AVANT-PROPOS
969 BUNTER
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
922 REFORMADO
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
904 VOETGANGER
895 TONE DEAF
1988-1989
878 MOUSEPIECE
869 HOLD-UPS
866 NECTAREOUS
840 SONDE
1987-1988
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
809 DOLCE VITA
1985-1986
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
1984-1985
675 CONSTERNATE
631 INTERLOCK
1983-1984
610 DOUBLETHINK
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
1981-1982
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
1980-1981
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
434 JARDINIÈRE
1979-1980
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
1976-1977
247 FLIVVER
1972-1973
1 ORGIAST
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1145 GENIPAP
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1127 TRAYBIT
1123 MAXIMIST
1969-1970
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1091 WENCESLAS
1089 ENCLOISTER
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020-2021 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 8 | 4 | 8 |
2019-2020 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 6 | 3 | 5 |
2018-2019 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 5 | 5 | 7 |
2017-2018 | 3 (2, 0, 1) | 3 | 5 | 7 |
2016-2017 | 4 (1, 1, 2) | 4 | 2 | 3 |
2015-2016 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 8 | 2 | 4 |
2014-2015 | 3 (1, 1, 1) | 1 | 6 | 11 |
2013-2014 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
2012-2013 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 5 | 4 | 5 |
2011-2012 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 5 | 17 |
2010-2011 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 6 | 6 | 8 |
2009-2010 | 3 (0, 2, 1) | 8 | 2 | 1 |
2008-2009 | 4 (1, 2, 1) | 6 | 3 | 1 |
2007-2008 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 5 | 3 | 6 |
2006-2007 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 5 | 4 | 6 |
2005-2006 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 1 | 7 | 13 |
2004-2005 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
2003-2004 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 6 | 3 | 12 |
2002-2003 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2001-2002 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 7 | 2 | 5 |
2000-2001 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 4 | 5 | 17 |
1999-2000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
1998-1999 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
1997-1998 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 7 | – |
1996-1997 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
1995-1996 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
1994-1995 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
1993-1994 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 5 | 4 | 11 |
1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
1991-1992 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
1990-1991 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
1989-1990 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 5 | – |
1988-1989 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
1987-1988 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
1986-1987 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 0 | 25 |
1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1982-1983 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1980-1981 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1970-1971 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 5 | – |
1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |