ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. L. Rhodes | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 77 | 25 | Sep 1972 | May 2005 | 32y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1398 | PERMETHRIN | VHC | Aphides met horrid end: somehow had ——, so died | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1322 | CARPET | VHC | Dress down for three months in a cooler environment | 2 mngs. |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | Type of ticker malfunction – alternately A1 or a second out | anag. |
| 1216 | CHAPERON | VHC | Check on a character wanting a bit of seduction | ch + a per(s)on, &lit. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 913 | ARCHIBALD | VHC | See hair, dishevelled and unadorned – a pompon might suit | anag. incl. c + bald |
| 895 | TONE DEAF | First | N. Faldo, tee shot left short, having far from perfect pitch | anag. less l; ref. Nick F. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 869 | HOLD-UPS | VHC | Reformed PLO should look out for hijackers | anag. less lo |
| 853 | DEBACLE | VHC | What lower class supplanting society would surely produce | debase with cl. for S, & lit. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 393 | INTRACARDIAC | VHC | Affected a Dracontic air, nothing less, yet not without heart | anag. less 0 |
| 384 | OUTSPREADING | VHC | That which is grandiose, put all over the place | anag. & lit. |
| 379 | SCYTHEMAN | Second | Death – metaphorically, that is to say – Thy Name is Awful | sc. + anag. |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 336 | ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left) | VHC | Old weapon is activated for real start of war – but the credit’s rightly for one who plays the old soldier | anag. + w; anag. incl. cr. |
| 323 | (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent) | VHC | Bats hook up, overturning what the wings enfold | hidden rev. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | One perceived th/e alarm as pirate attacked | |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 255 | ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE | Third | Currently it’s Her Majesty’s playing a jolly risible revue | anag.; London theatre |
| 229 | METRICATE | VHC | Cite a term contrived to convert the acres to hectares | anag. |
| 221 | PADDY-WHACK | VHC | Nanny’s spanking tot’s behind softly – along of it setting on potty back to front | p + add + whacky with y to start; along of = alongside, on account of; setting on = employing, sitting on |
| 216 | SCANTITY | VHC | Could godliness be a rare deficiency as Canon becomes ancient? Just the opposite | i.e. anc. for Can. in sanctity |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | Cure for the skin means retreat for the chaps | anag.; chap1 |
| 110 | GALLOWS-RIPE | VHC | Ready for a drop? A peg, swill or shake? | anag. |
| 105 | Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram) | VHC | Come heavy rain, he will land our barge (or coble?) on Ararat | |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 27 | VINEGAR | VHC | I might come out of the bottle, given a right shaking | anag. incl. r |
2004-2005
1719 ANHELATION
2003-2004
1650 SAPHENA
2002-2003
1589 JOKESMITH
1585 SHIATSU
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1550 MEMORITER
1546 TRANSPARENT
1524 INGRATITUDE
1519 CARRY-ON
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1480 SAMARITAN
1999-2000
1450 PRETENDANT
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1385 PANTRIES
1367 SANBENITOS
1997-1998
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1325 UPROOTAL
1996-1997
1286 CHALET
1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
1995-1996
1242 KNOCKERS
1994-1995
1186 GRISELDA
1180 COLD TURKEY
1178 BOOTLEG
1161 ADIAPHORON
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1130 AGRESTAL
1126 CHEATERY
1122 BASILIAN
1992-1993
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1021 BEARD
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1013 ALVEARY
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
982 ALMANAC
978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
969 BUNTER
1989-1990
904 VOETGANGER
1988-1989
887 MONSTER
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
849 VISITE
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
827 MICKEY-TAKING
823 SARBACANE
814 SPOUSAGE
805 LITOTES
796 UPHOLSTERY
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1986-1987
766 GUBBINS
764 CHILDERMAS
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
692 FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number)
1984-1985
649 AUSTRALORP
1980-1981
456 BALADINE
1979-1980
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
349 ODDCOMESHORT
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
301 TROLLOPISH
298 NOSER
1976-1977
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
208 RALPH
1975-1976
161 ANCON
1974-1975
146 CHARADES
123 SCATTERGOOD
1973-1974
79 SLAPSTICK
53 ALEXANDERS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |