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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. J. Rackham | 78 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 111 | 88 | Jun 1947 | Feb 1973 | 25y 8m | E. G. Rackham |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 45 | NEMORAL | VHC | Concerning woodland, people must rise up and get vocal | men (rev.) + oral |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1131 | CAROUSER (Misprints) | Second | I like to go home with a skilful motorist who has imbibed nothing | skinful; O in car user |
| 1110 | IMPERSONATE | VHC | Be Hamlet, perhaps, declaiming time as prone to be out of joint | anag.; ref. Hamlet I.4.188 |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1093 | MARTINET | VHC | His units turn out neat and trim | anag. & lit. |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1054 | PINACOTHECA | VHC | What can be displayed in this? Turner might make an apt choice | anag. & lit. |
| 1041 | TEA-LEAD | VHC | Take a drink and go ahead. You’ll soon see the “silver” lining | tea lead |
| 1023 | CONSOLE | VHC | Fill the once unhappy with sunshine | Sol in anag., & lit. |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 898 | POCHARD | Second | The fish in the case happens to be a bird! | char in pod |
| 882 | SNAPDRAGON | VHC | Cold spell to continue indefinitely? This will be useful for bedding | snap drag on |
| 868 | DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left) | VHC | Darned uncomfortable in the heat? The sun-hat to suit all inside, decorative tuft on the top | anag.; U in topee |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 834 | CARRIED | VHC | Raider disturbed before taking a cent and captured by force | c + anag. |
| 832 | PENNY-WISE (Misprints) | VHC | After the manner of a copper neglecting the rounds | pounds; penny wise |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 777 | TAILOR-BIRD | VHC | Ribald trio puts on a variety act—has house in stitches! | anag. |
| 764 | SHIMMY-SHAKE | VHC | “Restless ecstasy” might provide clue for solver. Pass him my Shakespeare—let him look in that! | hidden; ref. Macbeth III.2 |
| 750 | SEVEN-FIFTY / CROSSWORDS (Right and Left) | VHC | X, steel-hearted, puzzles a thousand without quarter. Baffled English stiff with envy | sword in cross; anag. incl. E; i.e. 1,000 less a quarter |
| 1962-1963 | ||||
| 734 | NASALITY | VHC | What was a prominent feature of de Gaulle’s speech? Brief answer, it lay in disunity | anag. incl. ans.; French accent; resistance to UK membership of Common Market |
| 725 | SILENUS | VHC | His make-up was nearly all sin and lust—with the last of the wine inside | (win)e in anag. & lit. |
| 1961-1962 | ||||
| 664 | MANIPULATE | VHC | What hands do in a factor—stir tea (with a lump in) | anag. |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 638 | BUREAUCRAT | VHC | Petty tyrant, a brute and a cur rolled into one | anag. |
| 634 | BEDSTEAD | VHC | Unruly debates ending with the start of dawn—better take it to the House! | anag. + d, & lit. |
| 617 | COLOPHONY | VHC | Americans would think it a shade suspect if Russian capital were brought into this industrial product | i.e. colo(R) phony |
| 612 | CARGO (Misprints) | VHC | Carried in boot, it will make the vehicle speed along | boat; car go |
| 595 | INORNATE / OMADHAUN (Right and Left) | Third | Poor simpleton can only produce a confused O-ah-um and a tie disarranged when embracing lady of fortune, it’s plain | anag.; Norn1 in anag. |
| 1959-1960 | ||||
| 590 | STATANT (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The Princess glances occasionally at the crowds, but looks mo/ony | Princess Margaret’s wedding |
| 569 | PROPOSAL | VHC | It comprises support, love, and half one’s earnings! | prop O sal(ary), & lit. |
| 551 | PITCHER | VHC | This vessel’s the one to toss, and I retch unhappily by the ship’s stern | p + anag., 2 defs. |
| 1958-1959 | ||||
| 525 | MORALE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | In the election shall we see the Tories still in the swi/ft tide advancing? | |
| 517 | CAROTID | VHC | Derives from aortic duct initially | anag. incl. d, & lit. |
| 1957-1958 | ||||
| 473 | LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Don’t consider marriage! B/lanch! ’oly matrimony, as the misogynist might address it | “O melancholy …” |
| 469 | DAISY | VHC | Place of honour, No. 2 of a cycle, for her! | dais + (c)y(cle), & lit.; ref. “Daisy, Daisy” |
| 443 | HALF-SEAS-OVER | VHC | Consuming more than share of ales—five more, to be exact | anag. + V, & lit. |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 425 | TRAVERSE | VHC | Ingenuity seems to be misapplied against Irish partition | art (rev.) v. Erse |
| 386 | CLEITHRAL | VHC | With roof intact, includes h. and c.—but the rest is a literal ruin! | anag. of h c literal |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 373 | PRESTONPANS | VHC | Where the kilted were victorious—quite distressing to a person with pants | anag. |
| 360 | WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left) | VHC | Work, nothing less, and a different line are involved. “Know-how” needed. American flying expert to urge British industries on the road | anag. of w(o)rk line; egg BI rd. |
| 347 | TELEVISOR | VHC | Brings the politician to the home, and confuses the voter with lies | anag. & lit. |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 302 | MARTIN | VHC | From one of the planets drops a flying visitor | Marti(a)n |
| 291 | APAGOGE | VHC | Father’s back all excited with a middle cut of leg. Could we deduce “rational” conclusion from this? | pa (rev.) + agog + e; ref. meat rationing |
| 1954 (1) | ||||
| 277 | PRODIGALLY | VHC | One way to dispose of a pay-roll and make a hole in it | dig in anag., & lit. |
| 273 | COUSIN | VHC | The chap who looks to “Uncle” for a “pop” | cryptic def.; Uncle = pawnbroker, pop = pawn |
| 269 | ASCENT | VHC | A trace of the fox, naturally the objective of a Hunt! | a scent; ref. Henry C. J. Hunt, leader of 1953 Everest expedition |
| 267 | TRADE | First | Would Mr. Butler agree that extra determination must produce it, if destruction is to be avoided? | ex(tra de)termination, & lit.; ref. Rab B., Chancellor |
| 265 | THERMAE | VHC | Hot spot for the Queen? Yet see her mate in one move | anag.; ref. Royal visit to New Zealand 1953-4 |
| 259 | AGANIPPE | Third | Drink deep of this for inspiration: taking a little drink wiII only leave you with a vacant look! | i.e. A. less nip = agape; ref. A. Pope, “Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring” |
| 1953 (2) | ||||
| 257 | PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue) | VHC | Not quite the skill of the Arsenal, but can produce a sparkling display given suitable matches | |
| 253 | DERATION | VHC | Give freedom to housewife, to diner a variety | anag. |
| 251 | UNMETHODICAL | VHC | I am unclothed, running amok, and liable to a charge of disorderly conduct! | anag. |
| 235 | ASPHETERISM | VHC | It may put mine out of use. M.P.s raise the issue | anag.; mine = belonging to me |
| 1953 (1) | ||||
| 225 | TOUCHSTONES | VHC | Test on such, and nothing more, provides but a rough analysis | anag. & lit. |
| 223 | MELODRAME | VHC | This play gets me right at the start—model goes wrong and embraces the artist | me + RA in anag. |
| 213 | LEMONADE | VHC | Article in Paris newspaper should induce Parties to take a sober course | a in Le Monde |
| 1952 (2) | ||||
| 206 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | Disorderly type, having had a wee drop, tipsy, appears in ancient court | pi2 + anag |
| 205 | CANTANKEROUS | VHC | We so describe one who cannot agree with us, nor can take us light-heartedly | anag. & lit. |
| 202 | SPALPEEN | VHC | Limerick version of a mischievous fellow of Birmingham? | cryptic def.; ref. George A. B.’s, Irish stories |
| 200 | ACCOUNT | VHC | Tobacco untaxed would certainly enlarge it! | hidden & lit. |
| 198 | THIRD | VHC | Coming in after 2? You should get the bird and be turned out! | the bird less be (rev.) |
| 196 | SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left) | VHC | Enchanting person, quiet! A fellow easily goes astray to a siren from the East | sh! a man; anag. |
| 194 | KNOWLEDGE BOX | VHC | Though sometimes made to look uncomfortable by bowlers, may yet be capped for the country | cryptic def. |
| 1952 (1) | ||||
| 193 | TRADUCER | First | As far as things brought up again, with embellishment, are concerned, you can back him! | re, cud, art (all rev.) & lit. |
| 189 | SALTIRE | VHC | First a bend one way, then a bend the other—enough to make dorsal extremity grow weary! | (dor)sal + tire; heraldic mng. of bend |
| 186 | ASHMOLEAN | VHC | Wherein you may see ham on sale, and other reminders of the past | anag.; ref. food shortages |
| 183 | SAUSAGES | Third | Some may stuff these comestibles, but they fill the discriminating with a certain amount of nausea | (n)aus(ea) in sages; ref. to sage stuffing |
| 182 | MISTLETOE | VHC | Danger sign for ladies—toilets are disarranged with me embracing! | anag. in me; toilet = dress & appearance |
| 1951 (2) | ||||
| 175 | HAIR-LINE | VHC | Providing a fine connection between two points is, of course, the aspiration of the Airways Co. | h-airline; i.e. aspirated pron. of ‘airline’ |
| 174 | ANACREONTICS | VHC | What is the content of these poems? “Erotic” can answer in brief | anag. incl. ans., & lit. |
| 173 | HATCHING | VHC | Should he awaited by counter. (Naturally the eggs are put under!) | cryptic def.; “don’t count your chickens…”; ref. black market eggs (rationed in 1951) |
| 169 | HOUSE | First | An unsatisfactory one, say Tories, till you put us in! | us in hoe; ref. House of Commons, Labour Govt. in 1951 [see comments] |
| 1951 (1) | ||||
| 165 | CABBAGE | VHC | Should be barred if it has no heart (as greengrocer’s customers will agree!) | ca(bba)ge & lit. |
| 163 | LORICATE | VHC | As at crocodile’s head and tail, hard to penetrate | anag. of at cro(cod)ile & lit. [see comments] |
| 159 | SPANIEL | VHC | “Uneasy lies. . .” Gets in some sort of nap, however! This may be King Charles | anag. of nap in anag. of lies; King Charles spaniel; ref. Hen IV Pt.2 III.1 |
| 158 | RATING | VHC | The way they puts on the taxes, it seems to make working ’opeless | (ope)rating; pl. of taxis |
| 156 | LAVEROCK | VHC | Morning Herald exposes bad over-centralisation and shortage all round | anag. of over in lack; ref. newspaper published until 1869; housing/food shortages after the war |
| 1950 (2) | ||||
| 151 | OPEN-SESAME | VHC | A poem with sense obscured, but gained admission to Golden Treasury | anag.; ref. Ali Baba, Palgrave |
| 148 | FILIBUSTER | VHC | His speech does not keep to the point, and fibs rule it out of order | anag. |
| 139 | HECATOMB | First | Performance of this appealed to the gods, but emptied the stalls | cryptic def.; ref. cattle stalls/theatre-goers; sacrifice of 100 cattle (Brewer) |
| 1950 (1) | ||||
| 130 | MODERN | VHC | M.N.D. “O’er” should be amended. Instances of this kind in As You Like It | anag.; ref. AYLI II.7, “… wise saws and m. instances” |
| 1949 (2) | ||||
| 107 | STRAMASH | Second | Riot in Dundee. Strachey seen with concealed hams for his better half? | Stra(chey) + anag. of hams; ref. Evelyn S., Min. of Food 1946-50, MP for Dundee West; meat rationing |
| 1947 (1) | ||||
| 52 | RATION | VHC | Hardly enough sometimes: but you add nothing to it by making a speech | 0 plus ration gives oration |
1972-1973
50 CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent)
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
40 FANTOCCINI
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
10 LINGERIE
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162 BEAM-ENDS
1154 CLARIONET
1145 GENIPAP
1140 CALLOUS
1135 HILAIRE BELLOC
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1969-1970
1097 PANTOPHAGIST
1091 WENCESLAS
1058 Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram)
1968-1969
1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
1036 CORONETED
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
997 TREACLE
980 OMNIBUSES
975 HALE
1966-1967
945 OBLITERATE
935 MALAPROP
933 COTTABUS
920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
1965-1966
902 WINCOPIPE
1964-1965
856 RODOMONTADE
847 FRENETICAL
825 COACHES
821 SOMERSET
812 ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left)
808 WAGONER
1963-1964
786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
773 FIT-OUT
1962-1963
728 ALDERMA(N) (N’s missing in def.) (Letters Latent)
712 RHEUMATICKY
700 SOLOMON
1961-1962
694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
682 PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)
678 TESSELLATED
1960-1961
642 SEETHER (Printer’s Devilry)
626 WOMAN-TIRED
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
604 APOSTROPHISE
600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
1959-1960
586 HEBDOMADARY
578 GATHERED def. LEVANTER (Wrong Number)
573 SCAPEGALLOWS
571 PESTER
543 NUTRIA / ERMINE (Right and Left)
1958-1959
538 BANISHING
534 RAIL-SPLITTER
529 BUTTY-COLLIER
521 SOUP
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
495 PARTISAN
1957-1958
482 LEASING-MAKER
467 A humorous definition (Humorous definition)
464 STRAWED
451 MEGAPODE
438 MACARONI
1956-1957
434 CARTON
421 DOVETAIL
417 SINECURE
404 POLENTA
400 Word with 400 theme (Quatercentenary)
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
1955-1956
377 MALISON
364 HELLEBORE
356 METOPOSCOPY
351 LUSTRE
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
297 CONTRAPUNTAL
293 CAB
289 CISTERN
285 PARALYSES
1954 (1)
283 SOBER
271 TRIPLET
263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
261 DECANTER
1953 (2)
255 SCUTTLE
245 GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left)
241 MANDOLINE
237 BASTINADE
1953 (1)
229 MASCOT
211 CAROL-SINGERS or HOLLY-BERRIES
207 PAGEANT
1952 (2)
201 AMETHYST
1952 (1)
191 DENIGRATE
190 CHEQUERS
187 GROWLER
185 STOUT
1951 (2)
179 CADRE
170 GUINEA
168 PIPS (Misprints)
1951 (1)
167 PARMESAN
162 TITANESS
161 TILLER
157 ORANGE
155 LYTERIAN
1950 (2)
154 RABBIT
153 SAMISENS
149 DOMESTIC
143 LAMPREY
1950 (1)
123 LEECHES
1949 (2)
111 PLEASANT
1949 (1)
104 STARE (Printer’s Devilry)
100 Word containing ADDING
99 SCARABEE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1957-1958 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1954 (1) | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1953 (2) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 1953 (1) | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1952 (2) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 1952 (1) | 2 (1, 0, 1) | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1951 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 1951 (1) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1950 (2) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 1950 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1949 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1947 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |