ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. W. Mortimer | 29 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 38 | 36 | Nov 1979 | Aug 1992 | 12y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1052 | AGANIPPE | VHC | No ——? It could lead to gap in an unfinished poem | comp. anag. less m, & lit. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 978 | DOUBLE-CENTURY | First | Could it be articulated as ‘duel tun by Croe’? | anag. & lit.; ref. M. Crowe, NZ cricketer |
| 943 | BARAGOUIN | VHC | It’s universal amongst lawyers: they go in for gobbledegook | U in bar a2 go in |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 926 | NERD | Third | ‘Dunderhead!’ (Abuse this fool had due!) | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 895 | TONE DEAF | Third | Is conductor this? It could make a concert tune odd if so! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 882 | DOSSIER | VHC | Lacking in content potted case-history makes patchy one! | comp. anag. incl. p, d, & lit. |
| 874 | BLUESTOCKING | VHC | On such a long-haired lady one can restyle locks into e.g. bun! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | Supply us one crate of Foster’s? | anag.; ref. ‘amber nectar’ of ad; supply adv. |
| 862 | OFF-AND-ON | VHC | In a manner that characterises devotee’s activity? Never, not in any degree | of fan do n(ever), & lit. |
| 857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | I too can make do and eat crop. A thistle seed’s my favourite delicacy, yet I can live without one | comp. anag.; anag. less a; live adj. |
| 844 | THEOLOGASTER (Misprints) | VHC | So-called canoeist? After short time he lets oar go, capsizing | canonist; t + anag. |
| 840 | SONDE | VHC | Movements of air on e.g. Andes’d produce a reading with this! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 831 | COOLABAH (Spoonerisms) | First | A coal hob’s lit – native fare’s bound to be on it at meal-time | bear’s found; anag. |
| 814 | SPOUSAGE | Second | For which misogamists’ term’s ‘potty institution’? | s po usage, & lit. |
| 805 | LITOTES | VHC | A lad seething? With this it could be said e.g.: he’s not a little upset! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | It’s truly posh if, when relaxing, one’s rear end sinks in | e in anag., & lit. |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 783 | CAMPESINO | Third | What might make him till? Call it peonism! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 779 | MISSING LINK | Second | I create set with this. Strangely it’s item series isn’t lacking | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 740 | ESCADRILLE | VHC | Weak one could be undoing of Allied crews | anag. less w |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 722 | SUPERNACULUM | VHC | I brim with health, having limbered up muscle with a run | anag. |
| 709 | GINGER | VHC | G. Greenidge in fantastic form? Edge slips out – it may stop the runs! | anag. less edge; g. a stomachic; Gordon G., cricketer |
| 701 | BALUSTRADE | VHC | Bates had rule destroyed – he disconnected enclosure around terraces, etc. | anag. less he; ref. Chelsea FC chairman |
| 692 | FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number) | VHC | Nucleus of NUJ will stick in if bid’s failed. This could get on wick when there’s a blackout! | stick; U in anag.; ref. BBC dispute |
| 688 | CUCURBITAL | VHC | Swelling in ankle, first signs of Arab’s lameness – it’s ‘gourdy’ perhaps | curb in cuit + A l; disease of horses |
| 683 | BANISH | VHC | Exile shows offence rebounding hard on those responsible for starting Brussels aggro | initial letters + sin (rev.) + H; ref. Heysel Stadium riot |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 679 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Tourist in Italy – go/on! Athens tops for sightseeing | |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 585 | FLABELLIFORM | VHC | Like a wedge of cake perhaps, ruinous for fallible slimmer’s middle | anag. + m |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 564 | PARAMENT | VHC | Display of ornamental drapery? Yearn for old —— | comp. anag. & lit.; display = unfold |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 423 | ACCOUTRE | VHC | Stove, court ace, gets ready to serve? | anag.; ref. Betty S.; ready vb. |
1992-1993
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1991-1992
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
961 WAVESON
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
934 LACE-UPS
922 REFORMADO
913 ARCHIBALD
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
900 (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent)
1988-1989
849 VISITE
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
823 SARBACANE
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
788 CROW
1986-1987
766 GUBBINS
764 CHILDERMAS
762 OBELISE
753 SHEEPDOG
744 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left)
1985-1986
731 STRING
727 WELL-TO-DO
714 MOTE
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
1983-1984
610 DOUBLETHINK
590 MINEVER
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
568 TETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
1981-1982
473 HERRING-BONE
1980-1981
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
434 JARDINIÈRE
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 2 (0, 0, 2) | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1987-1988 | 2 (1, 1, 0) | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1986-1987 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |