ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Ransome | 33 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 117 | 34 | May 2002 | Mar 2022 | 19y 10m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | ||||
| 2595 | FIFTY YEARS | VHC | Looking back from the beginnings, sometimes recondite, always engaging, yes you triggered fun, providing golden time | first letters + if (all rev.) |
| 2573 | HANDS-ON | VHC | Doing practically enough and so nearly providing the answer | hidden |
| 2020-2021 | ||||
| 2556 | TOERAG | VHC | Bastard, a ——? One heartless ratbag, horrible | comp. anag. incl. b, o(n)e, & lit. |
| 2547 | FILATORY | VHC | Fail to get upset over person in party machine spinning | anag. + Tory |
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 2512 | OSCITATE | VHC | Act One’s lively, but not new – it’s boring, making you this? | it in anag. less n |
| 2495 | BUNG | VHC | Victorian bust cast, but unfinished: no good | bu(t) + ng |
| 2464 | BRAINPOWER | VHC | A person now with black chair … can show this, possibly? | comp. anag. incl. w, b, & lit.; ref. Mastermind |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2360 | VIDENDA | VHC | Keen on fine cycling or similar exciting sporting events? | avid + end cyclically |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2351 | RHAGADES | VHC | Skin trouble? Nasty rash round openings in groin area (downright excruciating!) | first letters in anag. |
| 2347 | ASLEEP | VHC | Reckless pleasure leads to unruly raver dropping dead | anag. less u, r |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Getting on in years, eager to resolve suit | re in age & def.; resolve |
| 2279 | CLEMENTINE | VHC | My darling girl, males can get into odd places in college | men tin in c, l, e, e |
| 2270 | FENESTRA | VHC | Playing Thisbe (principal character) Flute’s edging near Snout’s opening – Wall’s chink | anag. incl. T, F, e, S; ref. MND |
| 2014-2015 | ||||
| 2222 | OBJECT LESSON | VHC | There’s no turning back after jobless, etc., riot in demonstration involving teachers | anag. + no (rev.) |
| 2205 | CUMBERSOME | VHC | College becoming Head of the River? A bit hard to manage, perhaps | Humber with c for H + some |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2174 | CHARET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The politically self-righteous bigot often goes to pri/ories | |
| 2170 | SAYONARA | VHC | In it you may find a valedictory’s final bit or an unusual farewell | a y + anag. in SA, & lit. |
| 2157 | MELODRAMATIC | VHC | Dilemma actor suffers: excessively theatrical or crudely sentimental? | anag. |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2135 | LOB | VHC | Gentle chip played by Luke Donald, with lanky dude unusually withdrawn | anag. less anag.; ref LD & Bubba Watson in 2012 Ryder Cup match |
| 2118 | BLOKEISH | VHC | Cultivated, so like highbrow at heart? No, the opposite | anag. incl. hb |
| 2113 | PICAROON | First | Is he con or pirate? ——’s either possibly | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2062 | APPLE-KNOCKER | VHC | American plonker, thick person possibly; in short, this | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2053 | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Is he perpetrator? Rate this troublemaker top suspect | comp. anag. & lit; rate |
| 2045 | CATENATE | VHC | Couple in train consumed with animal energy, having a bit of nookie | cat E n + ate |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2000 | TWO THOUSAND | VHC | Special number puzzle wasn’t too hard: usually difficult to begin with | anag. incl. H u d |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1984 | ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink) | VHC | Living as down-and-out perhaps, wore out reversed collar | anag. + nail (rev.); ref. Orwell’s ‘Down and Out in Paris and London’ |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1914 | VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent) | VHC | Virgin olive oil’s last drops mixed with what’s in vat | anag. incl. e l |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1779 | NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints) | VHC | Bedding item, perhaps, in magazine I went inside and read about | budding; hidden rev. |
| 1775 | ROUGH-AND-READY | VHC | Rude, with a bit of gracelessness, or handy, knocked up | anag. incl a g, & lit. |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1707 | GALENA (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Beer in gallons not available – outdated form of measurement | alnage; ale in g n/a |
| 1689 | SYNOD | VHC | Ancient meeting of two worlds – in part uneasy, no doubt | hidden |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1667 | CLARINI | VHC | Hear it: shrill entrancing music comes from these high clear instruments | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | Artful Eng. (or metre) shaper? | anag. incl m, & lit. |
2021-2022
2584 GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste)
2582 ACHITOPHEL
2578 VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent)
2020-2021
2560 BOMBAST
2543 CABRETTA
2532 POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)
2530 STUDENTY
2521 CHAMBERS
2019-2020
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2490 DREAMSCAPE
2486 BRUHAHA
2482 VOX POP
2480 STOCKING FILLERS
2477 SPRAT-WEATHER
2018-2019
2456 TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps)
2451 CAPUT
2443 ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry)
2434 STONKERED
2430 CLERIHEW
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2399 CHARMEUSE
2395 PURITANISM
2390 POISSON D’AVRIL
2386 PENNY-A-LINER
2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
2369 FACETIAE
2016-2017
2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
2338 TRUMP
2334 ALLELUIAH
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2322 VENTRICOSE
2313 PERFECT
2015-2016
2300 MISHMASH
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2287 VALET
2274 SIMPATICO
2265 ESPRIT FORT
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2248 WAISTLINE
2239 ERADIATE (Spoonerisms)
2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
2230 GATES OF DEATH
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2196 SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps)
2191 PLUG
2187 WEST
2183 SANGRAIL
2178 PARISON
2148 ZOLLVEREIN
2012-2013
2139 DE RIGUEUR
2126 DESPERATE
2122 NICETY
2116 YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)
2109 THICKETY
2096 TRICK
2011-2012
2087 ROCKET
2083 BEWITCH
2078 RÉCOLLET
2070 MISTREATMENT
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2064 COLD TURKEY
2058 ROBUST
2049 PARTY-POOPER
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2031 EMBROIDERY
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
2009-2010
1979 FAR-OUT
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
1958 HANGDOG
1945 PRISON
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1927 TONSURE (Spoonerisms)
1918 PALAMPORE
1910 BARPERSON
1908 WE THREE KINGS
1906 MORSE
1897 WASH-OUT
2007-2008
1879 LITTER BASKET
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1806 INEBRIANT
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1771 PARTERRE
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1762 DUDDERY
1758 BIMBETTE
1752 MIDWINTER
1750 PLOUGHMAN
1746 ENTOMIC
1737 ANIMUS
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1724 MONEYBAGS
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1711 MINUS
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1700 FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW
1694 MISINTERPRET
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1641 GADGETEER
1637 AMNESIC
1633 EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1602 FENESTRA
2001-2002
1563 SLYBOOTS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 6 | 26 |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 3 | 8 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 2 | 9 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |