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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Crow | 28 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 59 | 33 | Jan 1966 | Jan 1987 | 21y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 653 | INTERNUNCIO | Second | Not out centurion, crocked, calls for runner | in + anag.; ref. cricket |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 464 | SIMKIN | VHC | I’m bottled | I’m in skin, & lit. |
| 447 | URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left) | VHC | Papa’s rough, non-U, reels, spits, renders, without a bit of style, rustic song. I burn | anag. less U; anag. less s + aria; spit n. |
| 443 | STEEPLECROWN | VHC | See pert clown mock in pointed fashion | anag. |
| 434 | JARDINIÈRE | Third | Dish that is grasped by improvident diner – mess of pottage? | jar + i.e. in anag.; ref. Jacob and Esau |
| 430 | TEGULA | VHC | It could be made from gault, protecting top of edifice | e in anag., & lit. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 410 | CUL-DE-SAC | VHC | ‘NO THROUGH ROAD’ caused learner to wobble about | anag. incl. L + c. |
| 404 | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Tin, old, held out, with hesitation – bummer’s ploy? | plumber’s boy; can + anag. + er |
| 401 | GO-AHEAD | VHC | Pop has a froth – it’s O.K. | go a head; pop, go = attempt |
| 384 | OUTSPREADING | VHC | I’m bulging – bit of paunch – on diet – sugar’s out | anag. incl. p |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 366 | MONKEY-SHINE | VHC | Trick solution hidden in nonsense – nothing less | key in mo(o)nshine |
| 362 | SEA-SOLDIER | VHC | Is Lear (Ed.) so funny? Jolly! | anag. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 306 | DICKENS | Second | Who the —— has got involved? Do we think he’s Chas? | comp. anag. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 250 | Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram) | VHC | Reaches CCL. Thanks! – the truth. On to D etc.! | |
| 221 | PADDY-WHACK | VHC | M’Ginty’s blow – result of someone getting his goat? | i.e. Paddy whack; ref. song |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 190 | CASSANDRA | VHC | She gave warnings, misconstrued as canards | anag. |
| 178 | A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent) | First | ‘In ——’ (Cuckoo sang it) ‘go I must’ | comp anag., & lit.; ref. old rhyme |
| 156 | OMBROPHOBOUS | VHC | Bedraggled hobo – poor bum’s not happy in the rain | anag. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 135 | GABIONADE | VHC | West Brom., conceding second one, get some stick about crude defence | A(l)bion in gade |
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | Refuge of thinkers – bedlam? | anag.; bedlam adj. |
| 123 | SCATTERGOOD | VHC | Unusual Scot? Do great extravagances please him? | anag. |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 100 | CENTENARIAN | VHC | Some will greet him, wrinkled, ancient – Queen Elizabeth, one | anag. incl. ER + an; ref. Royal telegram |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 45 | NEMORAL | VHC | Merry role-man of Sherwood? | anag. |
| 40 | FANTOCCINI | VHC | Well handled, little company can fit in little theatre | anag. incl. co. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1123 | MAXIMIST | VHC | Truth, nothing less, is found within the bounds of my precept, I would have you believe | axi(o)m is in m, t, & lit. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 997 | TREACLE | Second | Black clinging stuff becomes Electra in distress | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| 993 | JONATHAN | VHC | The blighter’s eaten the last of the fruit—an apple | t in Jonah + an |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 894 | WITENAGEMOT | VHC | Law was laid out in the rough game I went to | anag. |
1986-1987
766 GUBBINS
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
631 INTERLOCK
1983-1984
610 DOUBLETHINK
1982-1983
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
534 DODGEM
1981-1982
525 PABOUCHE
521 ATTITUDINISE
517 IMMORTELLE
513 ETYMOLOGICON
508 POSTURE-MAKER
495 CACOETHES
1980-1981
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
375 SPREATHE
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
327 HEMLOCK
319 PODESTA
1977-1978
294 HUMECT
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
247 FLIVVER
1975-1976
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
161 ANCON
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
118 OPERETTIST (Misprints)
1973-1974
95 THUNDERCLAP
88 BLOOMERY
84 MIRLIGOES / ILL-OMENED (Right and Left)
62 SOLITAIRES
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
23 SCLERODERMIC
1 ORGIAST
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1145 GENIPAP
1143 MORGIANA
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1969-1970
1093 MARTINET
1084 ANGEL-FOOD
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1041 TEA-LEAD
1036 CORONETED
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1967-1968
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
1966-1967
945 OBLITERATE
935 MALAPROP
933 COTTABUS
929 AMPHITHEATRE
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
907 SORITES (Misprints)
1965-1966
902 WINCOPIPE
890 DEBENTURE
885 GALIMATIAS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |