Clues written by W. G. Roberts
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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. G. Roberts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | Apr 1957 | Aug 1978 | 21y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 95 | THUNDERCLAP | VHC | TUC handle PR ineptly – this is usual after lightning strike | anag. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 430 | GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | I-Magin/ot? The line’s give me away | |
1978-1979
332 NUT-CASE
1977-1978
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1967-1968
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
1966-1967
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1965-1966
885 GALIMATIAS
882 SNAPDRAGON
860 CORSAGE
1963-1964
750 SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left)
1962-1963
738 ANAESTHETIC
1960-1961
617 COLOPHONY
1959-1960
586 HEBDOMADARY
569 PROPOSAL
555 JURYWOMAN
551 PITCHER
1958-1959
534 RAIL-SPLITTER
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
495 PARTISAN
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 0 | – |