HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. W. W. Leach | 27 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 80 | 33 | Jun 1951 | Jan 1988 | 36y 7m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 805 | LITOTES | VHC | It makes little of something in deceptive terms | tot in lies, & lit. |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 683 | BANISH | VHC | Alien inhabits it being unwanted exile | anag. less it |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 631 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Twist or link etc. together | anag. |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 340 | BOOKSIE | Third | Gets ticket that is taken to Charing Cross Road? | books i.e.; ref. area known for bookshops |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 272 | MALAGUETTA | VHC | This stimulates gut at a meal | anag. & lit. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | Involving endless prayer to the terms of literature | anag. less r incl. l, e, & lit.; terms = limits |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 66 | NONSENSE | VHC | Paris negatives – slyly seen stuff. What next? | nons + anag.; ref. stuff and n. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1062 | CALLING-CRAB | VHC | Butler’s device meets demand for show about seaside performer unlikely to be dressed | calling c. Rab; ref. Rab B., “what the butler saw” machine, popular at seaside; device = motto; small crab not dressed |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1028 | SATIRE | Second | Stuff with a hard, cutting element in it | Ir in sate, & lit.; iridium |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 924 | MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left) | VHC | I’m in the merest, naughtily—I take off outer layer concealing bit to pinch | I’m in anag.; écu in plate |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 834 | CARRIED | VHC | Created hot production—given “A” instead of “U”—passed O.K. | A for U in curried |
| 821 | SOMERSET | Third | Strange meteors falling from Sun—Wellsian scene? | S + anag.; ref. H.G.W. and Wells in S. |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 804 | DETRUNCATE | VHC | Audible command to remove crew’s bags? Stunt the members would do! | i.e. de-trunk eight |
| 777 | TAILOR-BIRD | VHC | Singer (sewing type) has device at back with round knob—I refer to the drawer | tail orb I RD; ref. S. sewing machine |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 664 | MANIPULATE | VHC | Do this to a platinum blonde’s tail and you’ve had it! | anag., incl. (blond)e, & lit. |
| 656 | FIDDLESTICKS | Second | Observer’s instrument in fantastic space flight becomes jammed in moonshine! | fiddle sticks; ref; “The cat & the fiddle…” |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 521 | SOUP | VHC | Well-mounted for this course? The fence might take me, not vice versa! | so up, 2 defs.; s. = stolen plate |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 477 | SEDATENESS | First | Riotous strip-tease ends with abandoned dance—observed in the usual butler’s manner! | anag. less trip [see comments] |
| 469 | DAISY | VHC | High-level Yard character promised a ride by a half-crazy man! | dais + Y; ref. “Daisy, Daisy” |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 382 | ABSTAIN | VHC | Fast intoxicating Paris favourite loosens and discards the—thanks for the interlude | ta in absin(the); fast3 vb. |
| 347 | TELEVISOR | First | Without me a brilliant atmospheric phenomenon lies outside the range of your various lives | anag. in (me)teor, & lit. |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 255 | SCUTTLE | VHC | Find a gap in the side, make a dash for it, and that’ll shut the All Blacks up! | 3 mngs.; ref. NZ rugby tour 1953 and coal |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 227 | CATEGORIES | VHC | The whip for all and you’ll get orderly classes instead of those images! | cat for all in allegories |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 206 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | Used to settle a shine for the fair types before | pie2 powder & lit; shine = shindy (old sl.) |
| 194 | KNOWLEDGE BOX | VHC | Lively case with the crown involved! | nowl in kedge2 + box, & lit. |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 193 | TRADUCER | VHC | Traffic negotiator, intercepted by copper’s reverse sign, uses some vile language! | Cu (rev.) in trader |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 176 | SPIGOT | VHC | Turn to famous American last words—“This’ll stop the barrel discharging” | to GI PS (all rev.) |
1987-1988
818 EMBUSQUÉ
809 DOLCE VITA
1986-1987
766 GUBBINS
1985-1986
727 WELL-TO-DO
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1984-1985
635 ROSEMARY
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
615 HISTORIETTE
585 FLABELLIFORM
1981-1982
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
1980-1981
456 BALADINE
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
1978-1979
349 ODDCOMESHORT
319 PODESTA
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
298 NOSER
263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
1975-1976
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
190 CASSANDRA
183 PICKLE
169 THUGGEE
1974-1975
139 PIEPOWDER
114 PANIC
105 Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)
1973-1974
62 SOLITAIRES
53 ALEXANDERS
1972-1973
45 NEMORAL
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1143 MORGIANA
1123 MAXIMIST
1969-1970
1093 MARTINET
1084 ANGEL-FOOD
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1967-1968
997 TREACLE
967 CREMOSIN
1966-1967
949 BROWSING
945 OBLITERATE
911 DRAGON
1964-1965
847 FRENETICAL
825 COACHES
1963-1964
790 PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)
782 SWELL
750 SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)
1962-1963
743 CHEMIST
738 ANAESTHETIC
708 HEARTS
1961-1962
647 MADCAP
1960-1961
638 BUREAUCRAT
634 BEDSTEAD
621 CHASE
1959-1960
564 SHE-BEAR
560 CONGENITALLY
1958-1959
517 CAROTID
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
490 CLEAR def. WEIGH (Wrong Number)
1957-1958
486 BARACAN
482 LEASING-MAKER
1956-1957
425 TRAVERSE
421 DOVETAIL
408 BILLET
390 HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)
386 CLEITHRAL
1955-1956
364 HELLEBORE
1954 (1)
271 TRIPLET
1953 (2)
241 MANDOLINE
1953 (1)
231 PREAMBLE
219 SOCIALIST
213 LEMONADE
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
1952 (2)
201 AMETHYST
1952 (1)
191 DENIGRATE
186 ASHMOLEAN
181 HANGABLE
1951 (2)
174 ANACREONTICS
169 HOUSE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1952 (1) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |