ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Earle | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 28 | Feb 1981 | Dec 1994 | 13y 10m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1178 | BOOTLEG | VHC | Black gold to be diverted, avoiding the centre of Windsor | anag. less d; ref. drilling for oil near Windsor Castle |
| 1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | VHC | Chinese parrot, sick as a canary, perhaps | anag.; canary dance |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1143 | DEATH (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | Animal farm had initi/ator well-developed | |
| 1126 | CHEATERY | VHC | It is what’s turned up when balloon goes up in city | heater for it in city, & lit. |
| 1100 | CONCORDANCE | VHC | See what could bind African National Congress in unity | c + cord ANC in one, & lit. |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1084 | PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM) | VHC | Should Celia be permissive, disarmed I’ll ditch the chic Large, lissotrichous lady who works in a boutique | |
| 1048 | GALLOPADE | VHC | I may be sore of foot by end of one | gall o’ pad e, & lit. |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1004 | OIL PAINTINGS | First | Bacon’s stuff we turn slain pig into | anag.; ref. Francis B. |
| 995 | STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | I’m not going to bed – ’is hone/ybees teemed in some quarters | |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 987 | IRON CURTAIN | VHC | I’m suffering ruination – cold war’s ending | anag. incl. c, r, & lit. |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 934 | LACE-UPS | VHC | Clobber used on hikes | lace ups, & lit.; clobber, lace = thrash |
| 922 | REFORMADO | VHC | ‘Fear doom! Right wrong!’ say I | anag. incl. r, & lit. |
| 920 | CHRIST-CROSS-ROW | VHC | Series of letters X mean rude words exchanged | Christ cross row; mean = bad-tempered |
| 904 | VOETGANGER | VHC | A fast car mounted verge on busy roundabout – I could have been killed | a GT (rev.) in anag.; i.e. pedestrian |
| 900 | (C)HARLATANIS(M) (Letters Latent) | VHC | A long train has to have a buffet? That may be a false assumption | anag. incl. l |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 827 | MICKEY-TAKING | VHC | Kinnockite may start to groan, but no escaping devilish aim of Spitting Image | anag. incl. g less no; ref. satirical TV series |
| 823 | SARBACANE | VHC | Nasty tipped barbs may be put by one into one | anag. of (b)arbs + an in ace, & lit. |
| 818 | EMBUSQUÉ | VHC | Lacking aspiration, he bums around entirely without anticipatory object | (h)e + anag. + qu(it)e, & lit. |
| 809 | DOLCE VITA | VHC | Luxuriation – six soggy cold tea bags | VI in anag. |
| 801 | LINCHET | VHC | Turning-point for share-pusher? Technical changes see one unemployed | anag. less. c a; ref. Stock Exchange ‘Big Bang’ |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | Hope monetarism worked for Christmas ‘business’ partnership (executive on boards) | anag. |
| 688 | CUCURBITAL | VHC | Akin to pumpkin or squash but not quite circular | anag. incl. circula(r), & lit. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 653 | INTERNUNCIO | VHC | Certain union is without one – result of breakdown | anag. less a, & lit. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 615 | HISTORIETTE | VHC | Work about other times, its manuscript spare | anag. less MS, & lit. |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 517 | IMMORTELLE | VHC | Enduring piece of poesy that’s about alley-bound floosie | mort in mell in i.e.; poesy = posy |
| 508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | He may order us to keep arm touching back of ear | anag. + r, & lit. |
1994-1995
1180 COLD TURKEY
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1139 BENJAMIN
1130 AGRESTAL
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1104 BURYING-PLACES
1992-1993
1078 KIRBEH
1065 TANDOORI
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1991-1992
1030 PASTILLE
1026 LET-OFF
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1021 BEARD
1000 ONE THOUSAND
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
982 ALMANAC
974 AVANT-PROPOS
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
1988-1989
878 MOUSEPIECE
874 BLUESTOCKING
853 DEBACLE
1987-1988
814 SPOUSAGE
805 LITOTES
1986-1987
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
750 SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)
740 ESCADRILLE
1985-1986
714 MOTE
701 BALUSTRADE
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
675 CONSTERNATE
657 SILLY-BILLY
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
1983-1984
594 DOINGS
590 MINEVER
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
572 SNAKE-OIL
564 PARAMENT
547 GLEEMAN
1981-1982
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
1980-1981
460 SWOOP
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 4 | 23 |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |