Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
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D. M. Stanford | 24 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 44 | 26 | Mar 1980 | Jul 2015 | 35y 4m | D. Stanford |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2002-2003 | ||||
1596 | GENISTA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Chap with good instincts one gathers is not going west | easting; is in gent a |
1992-1993 | ||||
1078 | KIRBEH | VHC | Drink to live – it’s drunk from this | kir be + this less anag., & lit. |
1991-1992 | ||||
1008 | SPORTSCASTER (Misprints) | VHC | One describes dame undoing corset straps | game; anag. |
1990-1991 | ||||
956 | SPEAR-SIDE | VHC | All men despise Iraq ignoring its borders and mobilizing | anag. less I, q |
1989-1990 | ||||
922 | REFORMADO | VHC | DA treated with Rome for ousted general? | anag.; ref. Noriega |
895 | TONE DEAF | VHC | Not getting to grips with pitch often leads to an eleven doing badly | anag. incl. a e d |
891 | CAT | VHC | Fellow could be caught, Azed wanting three letter finish, theme wanting four | c. A(zed) t(heme); ref. puzzle |
1988-1989 | ||||
882 | DOSSIER | VHC | Record with everything on one side so end to forever turning over | anag. incl. r |
849 | VISITE | VHC | What’s out of fashion in Montmartre – immorality with model for spot of cash | vice with sit for c |
1987-1988 | ||||
814 | SPOUSAGE | Third | President goes gallivanting round States. It’s not for Nancy | USA in anag. incl. P; ref. N. Reagan; see Nancy in C. |
1986-1987 | ||||
764 | CHILDERMAS | VHC | Charles married Di on festive day when many tots were put away | anag. incl. m; on = tipsy |
757 | ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints) | VHC | A he-man erotic? Possibly for one into gay love | gas; anag. |
753 | SHEEPDOG | VHC | A griffin is two different animals joined together | sheep dog; g. = chaperon |
750 | SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue) | VHC | Offering that’s involved Ophelia’s heart being lost to Hamlet, deranged chap | anag. less e + guy |
744 | SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left) | VHC | Their plan getting skin oiled, sizzling tan colour by seaside abroad. Madder types can’t resist it | anag.; coffee + anag. |
1984-1985 | ||||
670 | TURNIP-FLEA | VHC | Renault if power required, otherwise Beetle | anag. incl. P |
666 | Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts) | VHC | Rotten parts in engines he notices | trainsp(otter); anag. |
635 | ROSEMARY | VHC | Stern first old ship is put into stock | i.e. Mary Rose with Rose first |
1983-1984 | ||||
607 | CARNEY | VHC | Hint of Christmas and New Year, rum butter | C + anag. incl. N |
1982-1983 | ||||
543 | STAYING POWER | Second | Got weary pins? Develop this | anag. & lit. |
534 | DODGEM | VHC | Bumper crop’s brilliant | dod gem |
1981-1982 | ||||
508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | Proteus? | i.e. anag. of posture, & lit. |
495 | CACOETHES | VHC | Bad habit name dropping, catches one out | anag. less n |
1980-1981 | ||||
452 | DISSENTERISM | VHC | Sabbath watcher is embracing only part of Bible in obscure unorthodoxy | NT in S seer in dim |
2015-2016
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
1993-1994
1126 CHEATERY
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1000 ONE THOUSAND
1990-1991
987 IRON CURTAIN
974 AVANT-PROPOS
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
930 SABULOSE
926 NERD
913 ARCHIBALD
1988-1989
874 BLUESTOCKING
862 OFF-AND-ON
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
853 DEBACLE
1987-1988
818 EMBUSQUÉ
805 LITOTES
801 LINCHET
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
779 MISSING LINK
774 VICTORINE
766 GUBBINS
762 OBELISE
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
727 WELL-TO-DO
722 SUPERNACULUM
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
1984-1985
653 INTERNUNCIO
631 INTERLOCK
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
590 MINEVER
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
538 INGRAIN
1981-1982
525 PABOUCHE
517 IMMORTELLE
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
478 BIBLIOPEGIST
1980-1981
460 SWOOP
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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2015-2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1991-1992 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
1989-1990 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
1987-1988 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
1986-1987 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1984-1985 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1982-1983 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 4 | – |
1981-1982 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |