ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. L. Baker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 4 | Apr 1976 | Jul 2003 | 27y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1624 | BELAY | VHC | Secure rope, making even bits of abseil easy | alternate letters |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | VHC | Lightweight canoeist lets go the oar in maelstrom | canonist; anag. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 675 | CONSTERNATE | VHC | Dreadfully scare one with TNT? | anag. & lit. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 221 | PADDY-WHACK | VHC | Likely Ballymena forward in a temper – try follows | paddy + whack |
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
2000-2001
1502 RAPPEL
1467 CANAPÉ
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1385 PANTRIES
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1212 HILDING
1993-1994
1108 GREEN
1992-1993
1065 TANDOORI
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1991-1992
1013 ALVEARY
1990-1991
956 SPEAR-SIDE
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
1987-1988
827 MICKEY-TAKING
814 SPOUSAGE
1985-1986
731 STRING
722 SUPERNACULUM
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
714 MOTE
1984-1985
670 TURNIP-FLEA
1983-1984
610 DOUBLETHINK
1981-1982
508 POSTURE-MAKER
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
1980-1981
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
393 INTRACARDIAC
375 SPREATHE
1978-1979
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
1977-1978
294 HUMECT
289 AMNESIAC
272 MALAGUETTA
1976-1977
243 OLYMPIC
212 SURCINGLES
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |