ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. H. Jones | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 65 | 31 | May 1974 | Feb 2022 | 47y 9m | R. Jones |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2430 | CLERIHEW | VHC | Twirl wheel and half circle a Bentley | anag. incl. cir(cle) |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2356 | PUBLIC SERVANT | Second | Sir V. Cable replaced Farron finally in vote, official | anag. + n in put |
| 2322 | VENTRICOSE | VHC | Having pot, coven tries stirring | anag. |
| 2313 | PERFECT | VHC | Tense presidential election race; forum exposes Clinton and Trump’s primal characters | first letters |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2152 | STUFFED SHIRT | VHC | Bed, Emin’s original, D. Hirst remade? Pompous ass! | stuff (vb) + E + anag. |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2012 | BLOATING | VHC | Left shepherd’s pipe in local tip, turgid wind upsetting sheep | l oat in bing |
| 2000 | TWO THOUSAND | VHC | Out now, hats off to Azed’s latest | anag. + d, & lit. |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1936 | LITMUS TEST | VHC | Within remit of tribunal: it must establish discrimination by colour | hidden |
| 1910 | BARPERSON | VHC | ‘Born tapster’: no TT applied for this post | anag. less TT |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1866 | BINGE | VHC | Have a quantity of wine and then throw up for example? | bin + e.g. (rev.), & lit. |
| 1862 | UNALIKE (Spoonerisms) | First | One rustic US soldier has a quid in cheek and chaws | chalk and cheese; a L in un Ike; ref. Eisenhower |
| 1858 | HUMONGOUS | VHC | Big, bad, no ‘R’, a ‘NG’ in? Funny: that’s ‘Brobdingnagian’! | humorous with ng for r, 3 defs. |
| 1853 | ANTIQUITARIAN | VHC | I love the old bat in quaint tiara | anag. |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1831 | MARGINALIA | VHC | In writing fever, muddles left and right (having drink taken), and scribbles on either side | gin in malaria with l, r switched |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1758 | BIMBETTE | VHC | Beer almost takes award: has great body but no head! | MBE in bitte(r) |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1724 | MONEYBAGS | Second | Poor man’s bogey | anag. & lit. |
| 1685 | MINO (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | Beck, ha/rder to cross, runs wide and deep | ref. David Beckham |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | Condition left overs are in | anag. incl. l, & lit. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 874 | BLUESTOCKING | First | Got BSc unlike fluff? | anag. & lit. |
| 869 | HOLD-UPS | VHC | Here you have to stop and hand over in cash all except pennies | ho + pud2 (rev.) in L s (d) |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 818 | EMBUSQUÉ | Third | Get troops moving once fit: you won’t find me there! | embus que(me), & lit. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 521 | ATTITUDINISE | VHC | Assume airs initiate dust storm | anag. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 447 | URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left) | VHC | Doubles softly round to G.P. with rash breaking out: after a skin eruption suffered with no hospital, one gets wind up about little cases | a + p O + anag.; (H)urt + ca. in I air (rev.) |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 404 | CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Mummer’s plate, for instance, held back in discordant end carol | plumber’s mate; held (rev.) in anag. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 114 | PANIC | VHC | The fear of god | 2 mngs.; i.e. Pan-ic |
2021-2022
2591 GHAT
2018-2019
2460 TWEET
2434 STONKERED
2421 SPASMODICAL
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2399 CHARMEUSE
2386 PENNY-A-LINER
2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
2016-2017
2309 GLOBETROTTER
2015-2016
2300 MISHMASH
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2287 VALET
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2230 GATES OF DEATH
2013-2014
2161 FARRAGO
2157 MELODRAMATIC
2012-2013
2139 DE RIGUEUR
2135 LOB
2131 DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)
2011-2012
2070 MISTREATMENT
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2049 PARTY-POOPER
2045 CATENATE
2010-2011
2036 AL CONTO
2031 EMBROIDERY
2009-2010
1979 FAR-OUT
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1949 PALFRENIER
2008-2009
1923 ELLIPTIC
1918 PALAMPORE
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1901 SANITISE
1897 WASH-OUT
1893 EARTHY
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
2005-2006
1766 GEST (Printer’s Devilry)
1750 PLOUGHMAN
2004-2005
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1698 CROSSTIE
1689 SYNOD
2003-2004
1667 CLARINI
1633 EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)
2001-2002
1541 CHUPRASSY
1999-2000
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1988-1989
882 DOSSIER
866 NECTAREOUS
1987-1988
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1985-1986
731 STRING
1984-1985
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
1983-1984
610 DOUBLETHINK
603 FIGULINE
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
1982-1983
564 PARAMENT
558 MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter)
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
1980-1981
469 APLUSTRE
434 JARDINIÈRE
1979-1980
419 RAMILLIES
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 2 (0, 2, 0) | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |