ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Randall | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 20 | Jan 2014 | Jan 2022 | 8y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | ||||
| 2560 | BOMBAST | VHC | This noise could be produced by most babies on breaking wind | comp. anag. |
| 2517 | LITERATIM | VHC | Top material is reworked perhaps for this soap using the same characters | comp. anag. |
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 2508 | CHARACTER (Misprints) | VHC | Someone in hovel organised rat-catcher to eradicate nucleus of infestation | novel; anag. less t |
| 2504 | UPBEAT | VHC | Promising to topple from throne, establishing lead for new society | unseat with Pb for n s |
| 2490 | DREAMSCAPE | VHC | Mid-repose, wrestling with canvas, I might create this vision | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2486 | BRUHAHA | Third | To-do list this week could make the wash a bulkier exercise | comp. anag. |
| 2482 | VOX POP | VHC | Broadcast comments over repeatedly replacing Laporte at the back annoy Guardiola | o for e twice in vex Pep; ref. Man. City manager and Aymeric L. |
| 2473 | INTERPLAY | Second | Relationship may be snowballing when wife’s away | (w)inter play |
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2456 | TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps) | VHC | Time to complain endlessly about slow transport? I’m not in the least concerned with gripes | t + car(p) (rev.); min(I’m)al |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2343 | RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Reforestation project has plenty of ac/claim from local community | |
| 2330 | BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left) | Second | Dejected politician hedges over his flawed ‘audacious level entering Britain’s borders’ | o in MP + anag.; raze in bn |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2300 | MISHMASH | VHC | Leaving university, has his mum to tidy up clutter | anag. less u |
| 2283 | BARGAIN | VHC | Settlement’s bones originally Aurignacian indicating regular sacrifices | b + alternate letters |
| 2014-2015 | ||||
| 2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | VHC | One revolutionizing sad vintage art? | anag. & lit. |
| 2205 | CUMBERSOME | VHC | Ungainly amateur stifled in tight sumo embrace | anag. less a |
| 2200 | BRINDISI | VHC | Groom in bridal suites to give this salute? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2178 | PARISON | VHC | Blob for blowing, it may not be a bogey | par is on; ref. golf |
2021-2022
2586 BALDERDASH
2582 ACHITOPHEL
2578 VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent)
2569 BILBO
2020-2021
2564 CLEARING
2556 TOERAG
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2543 CABRETTA
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2521 CHAMBERS
2019-2020
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2495 BUNG
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2447 CONGENER
2425 EPILIMNION
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2399 CHARMEUSE
2390 POISSON D’AVRIL
2378 PROPOSAL
2373 CACOGASTRIC
2369 FACETIAE
2016-2017
2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
2351 RHAGADES
2338 TRUMP
2325 MASON
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2322 VENTRICOSE
2313 PERFECT
2015-2016
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2287 VALET
2270 FENESTRA
2261 GANGSTERLAND
2014-2015
2248 WAISTLINE
2220 A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker)
2218 FOREIGNER
2013-2014
2196 SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps)
2191 PLUG
2187 WEST
2183 SANGRAIL
2170 SAYONARA
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 7 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |