ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr T. G. Powell | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 53 | 18 | Mar 1993 | Dec 2020 | 27y 9m | T. Powell Dr T. Powell T. G. Powell |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | ||||
| 2532 | POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree) | VHC | Desperately with seconds to go, last post somehow caught | anag. less s + anag. |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2318 | TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy) | VHC | A fig leaf or well-placed pinny, one item wanting a bit of imagination | anag. less i |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2272 | SNOWMOBILE | VHC | Boon with miles left in a mush? | anag. incl. w, & lit. |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2157 | MELODRAMATIC | VHC | Calm moderation in play is ——? No | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2087 | ROCKET | VHC | Forerunner of trains trailing steam (carrying a whiff of coal) | c in roke + t, & lit.; ref. Stephenson |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2006 | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | To wake a male snoring there’s no sin in a shove | make a wail; anag. less sin incl. a; shove vi |
| 2000 | TWO THOUSAND | VHC | What’d conspire to haunt T. Woods? A ‘100’ score … carded this week | anag.; 100 x 20; ref. golfer |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1897 | WASH-OUT | VHC | What’s the stuffing for your dressed turkey? | anag. incl. (y)ou(r) |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1853 | ANTIQUITARIAN | VHC | One with quaint inertia to change (if not with eccentricity) | a + anag. less e, & lit. |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1752 | MIDWINTER | VHC | When a drawing in with time is finished, it’s this again | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. solstice |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1602 | FENESTRA | VHC | Having thrown opening treble, what may be seen if darts hit bull’s-eye, say? | anag. less initial letters |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1441 | Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug) | VHC | Tricky periods in year beckon | summon / spider; anag. in sun |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1355 | DIACATHOLICON | VHC | Accidental whoopsies may be rendered as it sweeps out! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1334 | CATACHRESTIC | VHC | As Mrs Malaprop’s speaking does Acres catch it? | anag.; ref. ‘The Rivals’ |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1307 | AGILE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Stank from swirling costume in beer | swank from Stirling; gi in ale; see gie |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1178 | BOOTLEG | VHC | Supply bottle with nowt for t’ Government! | 0 for t in bottle + G, & lit. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1147 | MAYDAY | VHC | In olden times a damsel would always call when in distress | may ’d ay |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1087 | OLD SOLDIER | VHC | It’s collected from door-sill with the dawn of each day | anag. incl. e, d, & lit. |
2016-2017
2325 MASON
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2015-2016
2279 CLEMENTINE
2265 ESPRIT FORT
2261 GANGSTERLAND
2014-2015
2218 FOREIGNER
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2165 OUT OF ORDER
2012-2013
2096 TRICK
2010-2011
2014 HACKETTE
2009-2010
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1958 HANGDOG
2008-2009
1906 MORSE
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
1879 LITTER BASKET
1871 FAIRY GOLD
1858 HUMONGOUS
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1845 UPBRAID
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
2006-2007
1831 MARGINALIA
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
2005-2006
1753 DIAGONAL
2004-2005
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1698 CROSSTIE
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1650 SAPHENA
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
2002-2003
1576 FACADE
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1546 TRANSPARENT
1544 PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)
1999-2000
1450 PRETENDANT
1998-1999
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1997-1998
1316 FINGERLICKIN’
1996-1997
1303 PONIARD
1286 CHALET
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1995-1996
1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
1220 CASSANDRA
1994-1995
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
1156 TERPSICHOREAN
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1139 BENJAMIN
1126 CHEATERY
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1992-1993
1095 STINK
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |