ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Cargill | 31 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 120 | 33 | Aug 1975 | Apr 2022 | 46y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | ||||
| 2586 | BALDERDASH | VHC | Bladder has ruined pants | anag. |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2399 | CHARMEUSE | VHC | Saree much more elaborate in a soft and lustrous fabric | anag. |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2347 | ASLEEP | VHC | Dead Sea left questionable record | anag. incl. l + EP; ref. DS scrolls |
| 2330 | BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left) | VHC | Boring work is replacing filling in mouth, leads to bothersome numbness receiving tear down face | op is in m, h; raze in b, n |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2300 | MISHMASH | VHC | Is ham not a filling for mince pie? | anag. less a in mash |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2165 | OUT OF ORDER | VHC | Unseemly to-do with furore developing | anag. |
| 2161 | FARRAGO | VHC | A good recipe for a stray dog’s breakfast | anag. incl. g, r |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1871 | FAIRY GOLD | VHC | Luxuries like castles in Spain? Dago firmly condemned squandering money | anag. less M; dago, offensive |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | Stomach-turning onset of Kray gang in crime wave | anag. incl. K |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1615 | RUGATE | VHC | Creased with laughter – with L. Henry going mad! | anag. less L H; ref. Lenny H. |
| 1606 | TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps) | VHC | Atlanta rough? Norman’s first to go in it, then Els advanced Tiger’s lead | N in it + Els + a T; ref. Greg N., Ernie E., T. Woods |
| 1602 | FENESTRA | VHC | After one’s shocking round exits the hole with glassy look! | anag. less 0 |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Press gang spared women ship’s term at sea | anag. incl. p |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1406 | CHASSEPOT | VHC | Obsolete French missile launcher misguides space shot | anag. |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1351 | NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | ‘Silence!’ said Da/d, having last word | ref. ‘Hamlet’ |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1264 | TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left) | VHC | Navigating erred till it has part of deck split in three or four – vessel not half foundering: urgent! | anag.; anag. incl. ves(sel) |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | Radio One’s Conservative broadcast – a source of pain to the Left? | anag. incl. C + a |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1139 | BENJAMIN | VHC | Pet’s upturned beak: source of jokes mina cracked? | neb (rev.) + j + anag.; i.e. favourite child |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1065 | TANDOORI | VHC | One to follow curry entrée? | tan door I, & lit. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 974 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | Story heading a front page with troops mobilising | a van + anag. incl. p |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Black eye, a bit sore? Use me, I cope | mouse piece, anag., & lit. |
| 866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | As something to quench almighty thirst found tea’s no cure! | anag.; found = mould |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 823 | SARBACANE | VHC | It can bear shot | SA + anag. & lit. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 675 | CONSTERNATE | VHC | Steer cannot? Poor cow! | anag. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 607 | CARNEY | VHC | With this I still may deceive in all sincerity | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 600 | Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram) | First | Too lethal? What, then, justified them on hoof? | |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 504 | SIMMENTHALER | VHC | Stampede ran miles with them – a race of cattle! | anag. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 469 | APLUSTRE | Second | Pat rules out fluting before a wake | anag.; wake1,2 |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 354 | SHEER-HULK | VHC | Stripped bark: clear green giant | sheer hulk; Incredible Hulk TV series |
| 332 | NUT-CASE | VHC | Natural use can’t abuse | anag.; natural n. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 178 | A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent) | VHC | Silverstone: every year, I’m eighth! | Ag st. |
2021-2022
2599 DESIDERATA
2020-2021
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2543 CABRETTA
2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
2532 POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)
2517 LITERATIM
2019-2020
2495 BUNG
2490 DREAMSCAPE
2480 STOCKING FILLERS
2469 GUDDLE (Spoonerisms)
2018-2019
2434 STONKERED
2428 SHEPHERDS
2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
2017-2018
2369 FACETIAE
2016-2017
2351 RHAGADES
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2318 TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy)
2313 PERFECT
2309 GLOBETROTTER
2015-2016
2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
2283 BARGAIN
2272 SNOWMOBILE
2270 FENESTRA
2265 ESPRIT FORT
2261 GANGSTERLAND
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2230 GATES OF DEATH
2218 FOREIGNER
2205 CUMBERSOME
2013-2014
2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
2157 MELODRAMATIC
2152 STUFFED SHIRT
2148 ZOLLVEREIN
2012-2013
2116 YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)
2109 THICKETY
2010-2011
2012 BLOATING
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2009-2010
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
1949 PALFRENIER
1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
2008-2009
1923 ELLIPTIC
1918 PALAMPORE
1906 MORSE
1893 EARTHY
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
1879 LITTER BASKET
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1845 UPBRAID
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1814 HIPSTER
1804 CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms)
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
2005-2006
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1752 MIDWINTER
1737 ANIMUS
2004-2005
1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
1719 ANHELATION
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1698 CROSSTIE
2003-2004
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1637 AMNESIC
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1593 MANSUETE
2001-2002
1563 SLYBOOTS
1550 MEMORITER
1541 CHUPRASSY
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)
1999-2000
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1439 JOHN CANOE
1437 MISTLETOE
1998-1999
1411 LOOK-SEE
1997-1998
1336 STOCKING
1325 UPROOTAL
1996-1997
1300 OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter)
1290 NITERIE
1286 CHALET
1995-1996
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1212 HILDING
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1993-1994
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1122 BASILIAN
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1078 KIRBEH
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1989-1990
922 REFORMADO
1988-1989
849 VISITE
1987-1988
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
814 SPOUSAGE
1985-1986
727 WELL-TO-DO
1984-1985
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
1983-1984
618 CRETISM
1982-1983
547 GLEEMAN
534 DODGEM
1981-1982
521 ATTITUDINISE
513 ETYMOLOGICON
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
1979-1980
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
306 DICKENS
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
294 HUMECT
1976-1977
249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
221 PADDY-WHACK
208 RALPH
1975-1976
190 CASSANDRA
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |