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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. A. Pike | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 19 | Feb 1963 | Apr 1999 | 36y 2m | B. Pike |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 788 | CROW | VHC | Disturbance after dawn in country? | c + row, & lit. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 679 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | In a gu/t, grumbles must be disconcerting! | |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 607 | CARNEY | VHC | Most of neck smudged with gray, headed for soap and flannel | anag. of nec(k) (g)ray |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 558 | MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter) | VHC | You’ll find me nicer in pie with frost outside | nice; anag. in mat, & lit.; pie2 |
| 552 | NOURICE-FEE | VHC | Wanting L.s.d., Florence’s due one, when working | anag. incl. I less Lsd, & lit.; F. Nightingale |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | Rum pose-taker, oddly positioned | anag. & lit. |
| 506 | ELANET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | To ex-c/ons: ‘We’ll need sentry in top op.’ | ref. Pop, exclusive Etonian society |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 426 | MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent) | VHC | Like Viola, slim in drag, transformed, if casting right | anag. less r; ref. Twelfth Night |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 306 | DICKENS | VHC | My characters include wretched Smike and co., deprived of mother-love | anag. less ma 0, & lit.; ref. ‘N. Nickleby’ |
| 300 | SLINK-BUTCHER | VHC | Loins cut from stillborn kine – such I might provide | anag. less loins, & lit. |
| 263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | First | For fans of opera S/acha lacks appeal | opera seria |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 161 | ANCON | VHC | One born to cheat, a low-down creature, wanted for fleecing | a n con |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 143 | Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle) | VHC | It’s pointless to wish you A merry Christmas day: While we’re all rejoicing You’re still on your way. It’s ironic that your majesties, Bringing your gifts in state, Will unfailingly, for evermore, Be twelve days late! | |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1093 | MARTINET | VHC | You’ll find me tart with beginners in new intake, awkwardly aligned | anag. incl. n, i, & lit. |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 800 | Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram) | VHC | Cheers met the regal man of power | |
| 786 | METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | So you think Salo/p on sea? Maze! Sussex suits most people | ‘Salome’ |
| 750 | SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left) | VHC | Mid 8th-century English leader, beset by twisted envy, tiffs, peevish talk, squared disturbers of domestic peace with occasional prizes | E in anag.; cross words; i.e. AD 750 |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 734 | NASALITY | VHC | One result of a cold could be a long stay in | anag. incl. l. |
1998-1999
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1991-1992
1008 SPORTSCASTER (Misprints)
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1988-1989
869 HOLD-UPS
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
866 NECTAREOUS
862 OFF-AND-ON
1987-1988
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
818 EMBUSQUÉ
801 LINCHET
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
1985-1986
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
714 MOTE
683 BANISH
1984-1985
670 TURNIP-FLEA
662 BARGE-COUPLE
1983-1984
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
603 FIGULINE
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
534 DODGEM
1981-1982
525 PABOUCHE
1980-1981
456 BALADINE
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
1979-1980
406 BOIL
375 SPREATHE
1978-1979
362 SEA-SOLDIER
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
1975-1976
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
148 BALLYHOO
1972-1973
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
Ximenes competitions
1967-1968
997 TREACLE
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
980 OMNIBUSES
1966-1967
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1965-1966
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
868 DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left)
864 PATERNAL
860 CORSAGE
1964-1965
847 FRENETICAL
839 GINGER (Printer’s Devilry)
825 COACHES
1963-1964
764 SHIMMY-SHAKE
760 METAMORPHOSE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |