ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs B. Simmonds | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | Jan 1974 | Apr 1981 | 7y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 469 | APLUSTRE | VHC | An additional bit of trimming right on end of trireme | a plus + t + r + e, & lit. |
| 439 | LINGA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | You’ll find Pam’s ’ouse fu/mes of loo | pam, highest card in loo |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 414 | UNBOSOMER | Second | He could be one interminable bore, having swallowed a few | ’un + some in bor(e), & lit. |
| 379 | SCYTHEMAN | VHC | In ghastly hymns etc. a symbol of mortality | anag. incl. m, & lit. |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 366 | MONKEY-SHINE | VHC | What precedes some other puzzles to shed light is a hoax here | monkey shine; i.e. monkey puzzle trees; ref. preamble |
| 352 | FAIRY LIGHTS | Third | Fanciful clues – they sparkled this Christmas in square with central column | fairy lights; ref. Trafalgar Square and puzzle grid |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 301 | TROLLOPISH | VHC | Making up to allure the eye of customers with swaying hips | troll + o + anag., & lit.; eye = central spot |
| 263 | ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | In bitters I b/oose ‘lamb’s-wool’ for a comforter | |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 97 | TREBUCHET | VHC | Strange brute, with cow’s head, allied to the wild onager | anag. + c + anag.; onager = siege-engine |
1980-1981
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
410 CUL-DE-SAC
1978-1979
362 SEA-SOLDIER
354 SHEER-HULK
349 ODDCOMESHORT
332 NUT-CASE
1977-1978
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
285 BOYFRIEND (Misprints)
267 MORRIS-DANCE
1973-1974
100 CENTENARIAN
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |