ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. C. Teuton | 137 | 9 | 12 | 116 | 135 | 158 | Jun 1977 | May 2022 | 44y 11m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | ||||
| 2599 | DESIDERATA | VHC | Are ‘needs’ said to possibly translate from one’s such? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2595 | FIFTY YEARS | VHC | Extraordinary term of his forte, the ultimate in trickery, yet fair | anag. incl. s, f, y, & lit. |
| 2591 | GHAT | VHC | With an element of guesswork Mastermind champion avoided a pass | g + hat(ch) |
| 2584 | GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste) | VHC | Provided finishing touch to present with fancy paper (bow for decoration’s good too) | IFTWRAPPEDG; if + t + w + anag. + d + g, & lit. |
| 2582 | ACHITOPHEL | VHC | Sage adviser to help with Corona’s latest variant bearing Greek letter | chi in anag. incl. a; ref. Sage committee |
| 2578 | VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent) | First | Coronavirus shot with no cons, a version that contains all known variants | anag. less cons |
| 2020-2021 | ||||
| 2560 | BOMBAST | VHC | Onset from moustachioed Blimp, not weak in bluster? | m B(limp) in boast, & lit.; ref. Colonel B. |
| 2556 | TOERAG | VHC | Entry for ‘arsehole’ in revised version of Roget? | a in anag., & lit. |
| 2547 | FILATORY | VHC | I’m capable of producing many a clue to fail miserably year round | anag. + yr (rev.); clue2 |
| 2543 | CABRETTA | Second | Chambers regularly finishes off the last light and may save my hide | alternate letters + e, t, t + (m)a(y) |
| 2539 | TORSE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | After doing bird, contrite male fac/es the error of his ways | |
| 2532 | POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree) | First | Narrow chimney top (and a fat belly!) can lead to Santa getting caught out | pot + lat + S + anag. |
| 2530 | STUDENTY | Third | As one in form stallion runs away from the field | stud + ent(r)y |
| 2525 | PLACITUM | VHC | Taking McEnroe’s lead I act up, snarling about line judge’s decision | l in anag. incl. M |
| 2517 | LITERATIM | VHC | After taking the top flat I remit rent to the letter | anag. less f |
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 2508 | CHARACTER (Misprints) | Second | Rat-catcher taking away very little townsfolk playing tune | tone; anag. less t; ref. ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ |
| 2504 | UPBEAT | VHC | A little underspending’s appropriate to live within means like Micawber | u + be in pat |
| 2495 | BUNG | VHC | It stops Cooper’s output, that’s what’s annoying about magician’s end | n in bug; ref. the late Tommy C. |
| 2477 | SPRAT-WEATHER | VHC | After a little smack on the bottom, mite finally threw a wobbly – time for an early night? | s + prat + anag. incl. e |
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2412 | UBIQUARIAN | VHC | Seemingly everywhere leaders of Islam upbraided implied burqa ban – not Boris’s first blunder | anag. incl. I, u, i, less B; ref. B. Johnson’s claim to support the wearing of the burqa |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2399 | CHARMEUSE | VHC | Make me a slip with ruches from this? | anag. & lit. |
| 2390 | POISSON D’AVRIL | VHC | Reviviscent spoof failed? A variation renders this effective | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. earlier appearance of clue word in AZ ‘Letters Latent’ comp. |
| 2386 | PENNY-A-LINER | VHC | Writer with speciality in a poor yarn? | pen + line in anag., & lit. |
| 2382 | STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number) | VHC | Souped-up Esprit? It may suggest you can go faster on the road! | road; anag.; ref. Lotus E., go-faster stripes |
| 2376 | SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding) | VHC | Finishes off Christmas beano with mince pies, a couple of truffles and nuts | s, o + w anag. incl. tr + ens |
| 2373 | CACOGASTRIC | VHC | Getting this with evening out revelling? Could be I counteract with e.g. Gaviscon | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. brand of indigestion remedy |
| 2369 | FACETIAE | VHC | Term for literature in truth that is filled with adult content | e in fact + a in i.e., & lit. |
| 2360 | VIDENDA | VHC | With some devilment, Ian (Ed.) wickedly pursues the essence of Private Eye’s agenda? | v + anag. incl. d; ref. I. Hislop |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2356 | PUBLIC SERVANT | VHC | Cup rivals bent on cluing one that does for the rest of us? | anag.; ref. AZ comps |
| 2343 | RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The keenest of solvers, if ill, squa/nder entries to Azed regularly | |
| 2338 | TRUMP | VHC | A little gas released from the rear | t(He) rump, & lit. |
| 2318 | TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy) | VHC | Trump’s dropping behind before nominee’s running with Pence on board ends in Republican victory – this deflects snarls of ‘rigging’ | T(rump) + p in anag. + n, y |
| 2313 | PERFECT | Third | Inside No. 1 Court you may see a Roger Federer trademark ace | RF in pee ct |
| 2309 | GLOBETROTTER | VHC | I may be right into touring Togo, Tebet and Luxor on vacation | r in anag. incl. L(uxo)r, & lit. |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Are trousers pinching in the rear? Insert a piece of elasticated cotton | e in g in are; piece |
| 2300 | MISHMASH | VHC | Comic lead in movies has his chum in fine mess | anag. incl. m, m; in fine = finally; ref. Laurel & Hardy |
| 2274 | SIMPATICO | VHC | Misanthropic? Contrariwise – lacking any vestiges of nastiness, hatred or rancour | anag. less n, h, r, & lit. |
| 2261 | GANGSTERLAND | VHC | There’s an opening to nab lags with dragnet cast around here | anag. incl. n, & lit. |
| 2014-2015 | ||||
| 2248 | WAISTLINE | VHC | Eating well, as I do, is this spreading with old age? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | VHC | Term for improv artist with agenda to stray from the norm | anag. incl. v, & lit. |
| 2239 | ERADIATE (Spoonerisms) | First | Spread like buns seems to excite Remove’s oversized character, ‘I’d eat and eat endlessly’ | sun’s beams; anag. incl. R less t; ref. Billy Bunter |
| 2235 | CHOCK-A-BLOCK | VHC | You could get quite full stuffing face with this interminable Bake Off | hoc + anag. less e in clock; ref. TV series |
| 2226 | DOUBLE-PARKING | VHC | Leaving SEAT alongside PU at kerb? Possibly | anag. less SEAT; PU = pick-up |
| 2222 | OBJECT LESSON | VHC | Be hit with Noel’s cost around the beginning of January – giving you this? | J in anag., & lit. |
| 2218 | FOREIGNER | Second | Sort originally from region round here? Not he | (he)re in anag. incl. f, & lit. |
| 2209 | (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent) | VHC | Such strong beer? You could get awful roughness with this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2205 | CUMBERSOME | VHC | Clumsy turn – not the first to be seen during opener of Strictly Come Dancing | (n)umber in anag. incl. S |
| 2200 | BRINDISI | VHC | Entering bar on vacation in Italy, I’d start to sing drunkenly – this? | anag. incl. s in b(a)r in I, & lit. |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2196 | SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps) | Third | We might replace Bell; star name’s out of form, almost broken, having more than one flat summer | anag.; beate(n); ref. test cricket |
| 2191 | PLUG | VHC | Clay’s boxing Liston’s head, punch ending in lump on ear | L in pug2, p + lug |
| 2183 | SANGRAIL | VHC | This bounty may be in a Glastonbury setting | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2178 | PARISON | VHC | Soprani going high? Glass could get blown from this | anag. |
| 2170 | SAYONARA | VHC | A closing remark directed towards Rising Sun representation? | a after say on Ra (rev.), & lit. |
| 2165 | OUT OF ORDER | First | Batting four Root protects tail-enders in England collapse with series lost | d, e in anag.; ref. Joe Root, England cricketer |
| 2161 | FARRAGO | VHC | Hash tag Ring! – start of flotation arrives releasing capital for Twitter | tag O with f arr for T; ref. flotation of Twitter |
| 2152 | STUFFED SHIRT | VHC | ——: a man so styled could be unashamed stiff sort | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2148 | ZOLLVEREIN | VHC | Zone for German states initially, used in negotiating over selling | anag. with z for G, s, & lit. |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2135 | LOB | VHC | Offensive underarm waft sent up with a bit of loft? | BO + l (all rev.), & lit. |
| 2131 | DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left) | VHC | India’s big hitter miles out of form, disheartened Kapil Dev is sadly getting ducks | m + anag. less p; anag.; ref. former Indian all-rounder |
| 2126 | DESPERATE | VHC | Pie-eater Dan’s seen as this in a comic | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2122 | NICETY | VHC | In final I see Andy passing and getting fine point | I c in net2 + (And)y; ref. tennis |
| 2116 | YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Can turkey become OD? Ideal spread for this break! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2109 | THICKETY | VHC | Foggy and central characters in comedic idyll acted daft as brushes | thick + anag. of central letters; ref ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ |
| 2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | VHC | Classic piece of Wisdom, playing central character in sixties cinema hit, it’s —— | anag. incl. t; ref. Norman W. film |
| 2096 | TRICK | VHC | Alternatively this term for timepiece could be ticker | anag. incl. e, & lit. |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2091 | SNIFTER | VHC | You could get a taste of Remy’s finest from this | anag. incl. R, & lit.; ref. R. Martin brandy |
| 2083 | BEWITCH | First | To —— I afflict with obi etc | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2064 | COLD TURKEY | VHC | Regulars amongst Yuletide cluers knew of blunder leading to withdrawal of regular fix? | anag. of alternate letters; ref. AZ’s blunder, but see below! |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2040 | EASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | Summer wine’s austere character appeared in the l/ot I chose | ref. Nora Batty in ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1988 | PERIQUE | VHC | Piper’s quote, ‘——’s top blend’ | comp. anag.& lit. |
| 1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | We adored Animal Farm (famed —— drama/novel) | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1960 | NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels) | VHC | What might top African steed gain now as a racehorse? Money, African money | WONGA NAIRAS |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1936 | LITMUS TEST | First | A ——’s blue? It must tell us base is dissolved | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1927 | TONSURE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Clear out nuclear store drastically? Brown’s called for such a cut | crown’s bald; anag. less clear |
| 1914 | VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent) | First | —— chose career in chaste love | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1910 | BARPERSON | First | This one may serve beers with apron on | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1908 | WE THREE KINGS | VHC | —— trek when sign unfolds, heading for Nativity to become the origin of Epiphany | anag. with E for N, & lit. |
| 1906 | MORSE | VHC | ‘Cluing Maestro ’08’? That could be —— at 80 | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1901 | SANITISE | VHC | Make PC stable with thingy one’s installed | it I’s in sane; PC, 2 mngs. |
| 1888 | RASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Performing Stabat Mater that’s topped the pops? Not exactly elect/rifying act! | ref. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, etc. |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1875 | GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left) | VHC | Get high at university? Student can drop out and get work | up + rear; anag.; can, rear = lavatory |
| 1862 | UNALIKE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Attached to the local him (raving alkie), is ‘sot’ the very name? | not the very same; un + anag. |
| 1845 | UPBRAID | Third | Twit in wacky pair with Bud? | anag.; ref. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1806 | INEBRIANT | VHC | Deviant orientation of bi trannie? Half-and-half, perhaps | anag.; i.e. bisexual transvestite, mixture of beer and stout |
| 1804 | CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Hostel’s scene stimulated taste for guest beer | best gear; anag. |
| 1801 | RUSE DE GUERRE | VHC | Usurer consumed with greed adopts a little extortion stratagem | anag. + e |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1779 | NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints) | VHC | What’s making debit note get waived regularly? | debut; n + alternate letters |
| 1775 | ROUGH-AND-READY | VHC | Like a quick fix? Try tripping on hard drug, yea? | anag. |
| 1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | Are Pinter plays absorbing some regulars in ——? | comp. anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| 1766 | GEST (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | It’s wrongdoing man I cure without a fine or a n/ick | |
| 1758 | BIMBETTE | VHC | Dim little babes? All ——s I’d fancy | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1750 | PLOUGHMAN | Third | Ham, a slice of Granary, plus a couple of onions (pickled)? Could be ——’s | anag. incl. G, on, & lit. |
| 1746 | ENTOMIC | VHC | You might see hideous nit come to do with bugs | anag.; ref. song ‘The Ugly Bug Ball’ |
| 1737 | ANIMUS | VHC | Jung’s inner part (male one) displayed in a she not he | anag. of un m I in a s(he), & lit.; display = unfold |
| 1733 | PALESTRA | VHC | Working out, a grappler’s seen in —— group, possibly | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1615 | RUGATE | VHC | Wrinkly whips up the urge – he goes for Viagra finally | anag. with a for he |
| 1611 | LEISLER | VHC | Belfry being traditionally troublesome riles Els no end? | anag. less final s |
| 1598 | PHRASEMONGER | First | Ha! Emperor’s new clothes no good – he’s all talk and no trousers! | ng in anag. |
| 1572 | SHIELD-MAY | VHC | Wild ‘male-ish’ lady? Not half | anag. incl. (la)dy, & lit. |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1363 | MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number) | VHC | Expert finale to strip from gyrating vamp I note | strip; anag. of vam(p) + I n |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1234 | AVANT-PROPOS | Second | ‘It’s written before introduction of volume, an ——’? Repeat arises – oops! that’s careless | a2 + v + an + rpt (rev.) + anag., & lit.; ref. AZ comp 974 |
| 1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | Major could be home packing accepting Redwood’s leader | R in anag.; ref. Tory leadership, John M., John R. |
| 1203 | CLERICALISM | VHC | Calculating minister could be attuning converted with this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1194 | DONET | VHC | Partially undone trousseau provided some assistance to the inexperienced Latin lover | hidden |
| 1186 | GRISELDA | VHC | Job as a woman? Chap lies wearing a form of drag | anag. in anag. |
| 1181 | SLADE | VHC | ‘Noddy’ leads ——? | anag. & lit.; ref. N. Holder, lead singer of Slade pop group |
| 1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Thoughtless British railway’s hit badly before end of dispute – some detours inevitable along the lines of, say, Paddington? | B L2 + anag. + e; hidden; P. Bear |
| 1165 | YAPSTER | VHC | Barking pet, say, Rex? | anag. + R, & lit. |
| 1161 | ADIAPHORON | VHC | When renting a radiophone put aside a little expenditure for non-essential usage | anag. less e |
| 1152 | PARACETAMOL | VHC | Molar apt to throb? Then swallow one | ace in anag. & lit. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1147 | MAYDAY | VHC | ——? This can supply many yachts aid in distress | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1139 | BENJAMIN | VHC | —— n sticky substance, one found in tropical tree | n jam I in ben, & lit.; benjamin2 |
| 1128 | CHRISTMAS PRESENT | VHC | This stems Prancer’s flying? | anag. & lit.; Santa’s reindeer |
| 1122 | BASILIAN | VHC | Bails dislodged by Botham? He’s one that’s liable to get into the habit! | anag. + Ian (B.) |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1091 | SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms) | VHC | ‘What you could get from a kiss, wow!’ gasps a palpitating love | Swiss cow; anag. + 0 |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1043 | PESTO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | After atrophy, belligerent crows cra/m a hawk overhead | ref. Crow tribe |
| 1030 | PASTILLE | VHC | Starts to emit aromatic tang if lit with spill | anag. incl. e, a, r, & lit. |
| 1021 | BEARD | VHC | What’s barber shaved off with some dexterous manipulation of blade – left to right? | anag. of (b)arbe(r) + d, anag. with r for l, & lit. |
| 1017 | SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left) | VHC | Brilliant Botham’s last one in for Worcester? Guy’s displaying a touch of sheer genius without protective headgear | pear m a in; chap’s in s ka |
| 1004 | OIL PAINTINGS | VHC | Is Panini’s toiling represented in ——? | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. Giovanni P. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 987 | IRON CURTAIN | VHC | Its breakdown could effect the start of Communist ruination, right? | anag. incl. C, r, & lit. |
| 972 | Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram) | VHC | Turn ABLE into UBLE – a change of hat! | |
| 956 | SPEAR-SIDE | VHC | The men in trees? | pears in side, & lit.; men = team members; in vb |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 939 | A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left) | VHC | Play soccer? He’d bamboozle the very best in some newspapers’ estimation | anag.; hidden |
| 934 | LACE-UPS | Third | Solved clues appear fruitless? Place us differently, we tie up in pairs | anag. less pear, anag.; ref. puzzle |
| 922 | REFORMADO | VHC | He could have reflected ‘O, for armed conflict’ | anag. |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 788 | CROW | VHC | The principles of Cluedo – room, occupant, weapon and an element of murder? | first letters; m. collective noun for crows |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 774 | VICTORINE | VHC | Base of neck? I cover it extravagantly | n + anag., & lit.; b. = starting point |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 701 | BALUSTRADE | Second | A busted rail could be replaced by this I fancy | anag. less I, & lit. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 670 | TURNIP-FLEA | VHC | ——s? Plant rife with us could be spoilt | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 649 | AUSTRALORP | VHC | I could serve up roast meal, right? Pluck me first though! | anag. incl. r less me, & lit. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 585 | FLABELLIFORM | VHC | What’s leading lady in marvellous film-role unfurled? It’s fan-shaped | l in fab + anag. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 495 | CACOETHES | VHC | A wee Scotch could develop into this (and women) | comp. anag. incl. w, & lit. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 397 | BIJOUTERIE (Misprints) | VHC | Gets Unionist in Ireland to face undergoing revolutionary change | gems; U in Eire to jib (rev.) |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 354 | SHEER-HULK | VHC | Craft that’s pulled down contains thin green ‘man’ – incredible! | sheer hulk; ref. Incredible Hulk TV series, Martians |
| 352 | FAIRY LIGHTS | VHC | What could make a fir sightly? | anag. & lit. |
| 319 | PODESTA | VHC | Crooked character’s given time in case before magistrate | es + t in pod a.; es = S, a. = ante |
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2586 BALDERDASH
2573 HANDS-ON
2020-2021
2564 CLEARING
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
2521 CHAMBERS
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2486 BRUHAHA
2482 VOX POP
2018-2019
2438 MONTE DI PIETÀ
2434 STONKERED
2430 CLERIHEW
2428 SHEPHERDS
2425 EPILIMNION
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
2395 PURITANISM
2378 PROPOSAL
2364 COMPOST HEAP
2016-2017
2351 RHAGADES
2347 ASLEEP
2334 ALLELUIAH
2330 BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left)
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2015-2016
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2287 VALET
2283 BARGAIN
2279 CLEMENTINE
2270 FENESTRA
2265 ESPRIT FORT
2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2230 GATES OF DEATH
2220 A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker)
2213 SOLECISM
2013-2014
2187 WEST
2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
2157 MELODRAMATIC
2012-2013
2118 BLOKEISH
2105 TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps)
2011-2012
2078 RÉCOLLET
2074 BENNET
2062 APPLE-KNOCKER
2058 ROBUST
2053 PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)
2049 PARTY-POOPER
2045 CATENATE
2010-2011
2036 AL CONTO
2009-2010
1979 FAR-OUT
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1949 PALFRENIER
2008-2009
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1918 PALAMPORE
1893 EARTHY
2007-2008
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1866 BINGE
1849 AUXESIS
2006-2007
1823 KISS
1810 HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)
2005-2006
1762 DUDDERY
1753 DIAGONAL
1741 LORD NELSON
2004-2005
1702 WORDSMITHERY
2003-2004
1637 AMNESIC
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1602 FENESTRA
1580 MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)
2001-2002
1544 PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)
1524 INGRATITUDE
1519 CARRY-ON
2000-2001
1511 DEEP-SEATED
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1300 OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter)
1290 NITERIE
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1229 GRUPPETTO
1220 CASSANDRA
1216 CHAPERON
1994-1995
1200 Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1993-1994
1130 AGRESTAL
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1069 (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces)
1065 TANDOORI
1061 MAGIC
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1048 GALLOPADE
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
974 AVANT-PROPOS
969 BUNTER
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1989-1990
904 VOETGANGER
895 TONE DEAF
1988-1989
866 NECTAREOUS
862 OFF-AND-ON
853 DEBACLE
1987-1988
805 LITOTES
796 UPHOLSTERY
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1986-1987
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
688 CUCURBITAL
1984-1985
675 CONSTERNATE
635 ROSEMARY
1983-1984
590 MINEVER
1982-1983
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
1981-1982
508 POSTURE-MAKER
504 SIMMENTHALER
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
486 JUMPED-UP
1980-1981
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
401 GO-AHEAD
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
340 BOOKSIE
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
285 BOYFRIEND (Misprints)
272 MALAGUETTA
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3 (1, 1, 1) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019-2020 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016-2017 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 2014-2015 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013-2014 | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011-2012 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 7 | 26 |
| 2010-2011 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 3 (3, 0, 0) | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007-2008 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |