Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Brash | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 9 | Apr 1984 | Mar 2022 | 37y 11m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2021-2022 | ||||
2595 | FIFTY YEARS | VHC | I’ll join in feast for X’s successor, twice arranged – no ordinary tenure, his! | anag. incl. Y, Y less o |
2586 | BALDERDASH | VHC | Topless streak leads to Erika Roe being held in pants | first letters in bald dash; ref. Twickenham streaker |
2578 | VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent) | VHC | A succession of changes – that’s what our air needs, very first thing | v + anag.; ref. climate change |
2019-2020 | ||||
2473 | INTERPLAY | VHC | What’ll enhance jam? Put in ground pistachio (a dash), then cover | inter p + lay; jam session |
2014-2015 | ||||
2226 | DOUBLE-PARKING | VHC | Loading up with kerb some way off? | anag. & lit. |
2013-2014 | ||||
2168 | CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter) | Third | Batting uncertainty isn’t gone – five sore results | score; anag. less ain’t; ref. England’s woeful test results in Australia |
1998-1999 | ||||
1372 | MASTERSTROKE | VHC | Knockout hash smoker’s treat | anag. |
1988-1989 | ||||
862 | OFF-AND-ON | VHC | By turns, curt, heartless, then forward! | off(h)and on |
2021-2022
2591 GHAT
2573 HANDS-ON
2569 BILBO
2020-2021
2556 TOERAG
2543 CABRETTA
2525 PLACITUM
2521 CHAMBERS
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2469 GUDDLE (Spoonerisms)
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2447 CONGENER
2430 CLERIHEW
2017-2018
2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
2369 FACETIAE
2016-2017
2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2322 VENTRICOSE
2013-2014
2191 PLUG
2004-2005
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1999-2000
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1995-1996
1220 CASSANDRA
1993-1994
1104 BURYING-PLACES
1989-1990
930 SABULOSE
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
917 HOOLIGANISM
1988-1989
866 NECTAREOUS
1987-1988
809 DOLCE VITA
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
1983-1984
622 SIMP (Printer’s Devilry)
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020-2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
2019-2020 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
2018-2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
2016-2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
2014-2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
2013-2014 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |
2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1987-1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |