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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. J. Bradbury | 37 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 62 | 44 | May 1977 | May 2018 | 41y 0m | H. Bradbury |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1533 | MASTER-MARINER | VHC | Mere tars remain adrift but for ’e! | anag. less e, & lit. |
| 1524 | INGRATITUDE | Second | Unexpected trait in guide one tipped | anag. less I, & lit. |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1476 | LIGNIPERDOUS | VHC | Injured using old pier: rotting timbers | anag. |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | Diseased liver: reason for showing regressive disposition | anag. |
| 1419 | SPLODGE | VHC | No light passing from sun to earth: big dark patch | plod between S and Ge; ref. eclipse; passing n. |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1264 | TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left) | VHC | ‘Appassionata’ arranged for us over fifties (retired, arthritic): it’s played with three hands | anag.; anag. incl. LL |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1250 | SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One) | VHC | Heart trouble calling for qualified paramedic – soon, not post mortem! | anag. less pm |
| 1234 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | This may possibly introduce Shakespeare’s ‘Passionate Pilgrim’ or ‘Venus and Adonis’ to new overseas readers | anag. of first letters, & lit. |
| 1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | A few brief notes, possibly introducing perplexed readers to the enormous Grove – perfectly useless otherwise | anag. of first letters; ref. G.’s Dictionary of Music |
| 1216 | CHAPERON | Second | Phone RAC: broken down Escort holding up traffic between Maidenhead and Bucks | anag. |
| 1212 | HILDING | VHC | Having nothing going for one, character-wise, like e.g. Parolles | I for 0 in holding; ref. ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Gay Lib upset by article showing turpitude in discontinued employment of some major stars | anag. + the; sin in ure; ref. Ursa Major |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1139 | BENJAMIN | VHC | Style of former PM? They won’t wear it now! | 2 mngs.; ref. Disraeli, Thatcher |
| 1117 | STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters) | VHC | First appearing in Mycenae, some type of short necked amphora possibly? | anag. of first letters, & lit. |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1056 | ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Go in the Louvre, which somehow gives new heart to painters | heart; anag. incl. n |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1008 | SPORTSCASTER (Misprints) | VHC | Time stops. Harry’s heart races uncontrollably. His lips are close to mine… | mike; anag. incl. t, r |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 917 | HOOLIGANISM | VHC | Beginning to hurl toilet rolls and then aiming broken bottles is, briefly, soccer for some | h + loo (rev.) + ’s in anag. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 887 | MONSTER | VHC | Hunchback or similar required: one to ring changes in large cathedral | minster with O for I |
| 866 | NECTAREOUS | VHC | So ‘E’ No.’s are cut out? | anag. & lit. |
| 853 | DEBACLE | VHC | Entries to COMPETITION AZED being held up by strike, it may be a wash-out | C A b (rev.) in dele; ref. postal strike |
| 849 | VISITE | VHC | It has to look outdated on the shoulders | it in vise, & lit. |
| 840 | SONDE | First | Red nosed? This may indicate high winds – or low bars! | anag.; red2 vb., bar1,2 |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 792 | DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | ‘Taking Guardian? Times? Express? – Delivery six p. each,’ says te/xt in a shop window | Botham, Dexter |
| 788 | CROW | VHC | He virtually puts a ruler on the grid | crow(n) & lit.; ‘as the c. flies’; crossword grid |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 762 | OBELISE | Third | To make one ‘see below’, do we ——? | comp. anag. incl. I, & lit. |
| 744 | SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN / COFFEE-DISEASE (Right and Left) | VHC | Sizzling links in heat – par for this course? A supply of nutrient’s in to stop blight | comp. anag. & lit.; of feed is in cease; supply v. |
| 740 | ESCADRILLE | VHC | French unit deploying aces high, endlessly trained | anag. + drille(d) |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 727 | WELL-TO-DO | VHC | Spring breeze – d’you call this warm? | well to-do; breeze = disturbance; warm colloq. |
| 709 | GINGER | VHC | Ted perhaps, having a connection with Cakes and Ale | 2 mngs.; ref. G. Ted, Maugham character, and Twelfth Night II, 3 |
| 705 | MUSICOTHERAPY | Second | Is chorea put mistakenly in my medical records? | anag. in my |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 653 | INTERNUNCIO | Third | Rome’s —— might be seen in minor courts, diplomatically employed | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 590 | MINEVER | VHC | White covering worn at a high level in the community | névé in mir, & lit. |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 564 | PARAMENT | VHC | Kind of garment pop stars get into without hesitation? | pa ram ent(er) |
| 534 | DODGEM | First | Union perhaps should have poll before it calls for strike action from drivers | dod gem; union = pearl |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 473 | HERRING-BONE | VHC | To climb a slope on skis without slipping, here’s a lead for you to follow | erring in HB + one; HB = lead in pencil; you = one |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | VHC | Child before small tree holds its arms out for this | anag. in ch. box, & lit. |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 267 | MORRIS-DANCE | VHC | Oxford man appears before Dean about skipping work for hobby | Morris + anag. incl. c; ref. William M., carmaker, and hobby horse |
2017-2018
2395 PURITANISM
2390 POISSON D’AVRIL
2373 CACOGASTRIC
2015-2016
2300 MISHMASH
2002-2003
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1585 SHIATSU
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1999-2000
1459 GREATEST (Spoonerisms)
1995-1996
1242 KNOCKERS
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1207 EPOCH-MARKING
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1186 GRISELDA
1178 BOOTLEG
1161 ADIAPHORON
1993-1994
1134 TOVARICH
1130 AGRESTAL
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1126 CHEATERY
1108 GREEN
1992-1993
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1048 GALLOPADE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1030 PASTILLE
1990-1991
987 IRON CURTAIN
982 ALMANAC
969 BUNTER
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
926 NERD
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
895 TONE DEAF
1988-1989
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
862 OFF-AND-ON
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1987-1988
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
827 MICKEY-TAKING
823 SARBACANE
805 LITOTES
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
779 MISSING LINK
764 CHILDERMAS
1985-1986
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
1983-1984
618 CRETISM
615 HISTORIETTE
594 DOINGS
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
1981-1982
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
1978-1979
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
332 NUT-CASE
Ximenes competitions
1960-1961
595 INORNATE / OMADHAUN (Right and Left)
1959-1960
569 PROPOSAL
1958-1959
529 BUTTY-COLLIER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 1985-1986 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 1984-1985 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1959-1960 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |