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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs A. Boyes | 28 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 78 | 31 | Dec 1969 | Mar 2006 | 36y 3m | Mrs Anne Boyes |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1719 | ANHELATION | VHC | What one struggling to inhale exhibits | an + anag., & lit. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1580 | MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number) | VHC | Fringe mauls Emin art, chucking half of it out for good | mauls; g for i(t) in anag.; ref. Tracey E. |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1232 | The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram) | VHC | Rude hotel to oust woman with child on ass. | |
| 1203 | CLERICALISM | Third | This pattern of cloth (as in Paisley) is fine one, found in hundred weaving mills | C + eric a in anag.; ref. Ian P. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1194 | DONET | VHC | ’E don’t is bad grammar | anag. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1147 | MAYDAY | VHC | Urgent message Amy had sent out: LOSING HEIGHT POSITION UNKNOWN | anag. less h + y; ref. A. Johnson |
| 1139 | BENJAMIN | VHC | Dizzy, possibly, from height I’m climbing in wintertime | ben + I’m (rev.) in Jan.; ref. B. Disraeli |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1087 | OLD SOLDIER | VHC | Having initially obtained recognition of bravery in lines, something I’ll never do – run | o + DSO in ll + die r, & lit. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 991 | BRASH (or BRUSH) | VHC | Start of bloody day’s shooting, or bloody end to a day’s hunting | b rush; fox’s tail |
| 987 | IRON CURTAIN | VHC | A production ‘Rain’, in court for borderline obscenity | anag. |
| 969 | BUNTER | Second | Something I craved nearly all the time | bun ter(m), & lit. |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 556 | SWEAL (Misprints) | VHC | Hear Walesa’s free, but not active | sear; anag. less a; ref. Lech W. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | I supply rack joints, mince or English rump steak | anag. incl. E; supply adv. |
| 478 | BIBLIOPEGIST | Second | Pout goes lip – with it in a pucker I’ll follow fanfare | bib + anag.; fanfare style of binding |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 439 | LINGA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Put carpet ro/ll on Tintometer – one strip | |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 401 | GO-AHEAD | VHC | Up-and-coming Spanish artist with cape; no call for end to tauromachy there | Go(y)a head |
| 397 | BIJOUTERIE (Misprints) | VHC | Kings, among other things, long to leave wild jubilee riot | anag. less l |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 354 | SHEER-HULK | VHC | Bowling ended thus – result of break by a yard | 2 mngs.; ref. song ‘Tom Bowling’ |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 276 | AMTRACK | VHC | I might tear up tarmac – and finish in dock! | anag. + k, & lit. |
| 259 | TRANSIRE | VHC | Trainers may become an unnecessary item to the successful runner | anag. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | What makes ghastly start in youth? | g in boy, & lit. |
| 178 | A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent) | VHC | Having entered nags, then I expect to take the odd tumble in the ring! | hidden |
| 161 | ANCON | VHC | I go a bundle on low-down joints when with a fancy bird! | i.e. Ancon(a) |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | Initially hunchback swung in a French one – with many a pull! | h s in Fr I token, & lit.; ref. Notre Dame; token = 250 pulls of a hand-press |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 88 | BLOOMERY | VHC | I get hot handling bars – like Daisy Bell? | i.e. bloomer-y; ref. ‘Daisy, Daisy…’ |
| 75 | GROCETERIA | VHC | Way-out erotic gear temptingly displays the goods | anag. |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 27 | VINEGAR | VHC | Final addition to the contents of the Final Edition? | cryptic def.; fish and chips |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1158 | ELEPHANT-SEAL | VHC | Vast mass on shore from ‘Panther’—no end to it—in all English S.E. anyhow | anag. Panthe(r) all E S.E.; ref. Liberian tanker recently grounded on Goodwin Sands off S.E. coast |
2005-2006
1762 DUDDERY
1741 LORD NELSON
1737 ANIMUS
2004-2005
1724 MONEYBAGS
2003-2004
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1646 BLACK
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1550 MEMORITER
1999-2000
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1394 BERGAMOT
1385 PANTRIES
1367 SANBENITOS
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1351 NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)
1322 CARPET
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1273 SIPOREX
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1229 GRUPPETTO
1220 CASSANDRA
1994-1995
1180 COLD TURKEY
1993-1994
1130 AGRESTAL
1126 CHEATERY
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1065 TANDOORI
1061 MAGIC
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1021 BEARD
1000 ONE THOUSAND
1990-1991
956 SPEAR-SIDE
1986-1987
764 CHILDERMAS
1982-1983
559 EMBASE
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
1981-1982
525 PABOUCHE
521 ATTITUDINISE
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
486 JUMPED-UP
482 BODY-SNATCHER
473 HERRING-BONE
1980-1981
469 APLUSTRE
460 SWOOP
456 BALADINE
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
434 JARDINIÈRE
1979-1980
406 BOIL
384 OUTSPREADING
375 SPREATHE
371 GRADIN
1977-1978
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
1976-1977
229 METRICATE
221 PADDY-WHACK
216 SCANTITY
1975-1976
156 OMBROPHOBOUS
1974-1975
135 GABIONADE
114 PANIC
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
92 BRAINWASH
70 GESTAPO (Misprints)
66 NONSENSE
62 SOLITAIRES
53 ALEXANDERS
1972-1973
45 NEMORAL
23 SCLERODERMIC
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1145 GENIPAP
1140 CALLOUS
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1127 TRAYBIT
1123 MAXIMIST
1110 IMPERSONATE
1969-1970
1106 LEXICOGRAPHY
1091 WENCESLAS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |