ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Pendrey | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 11 | Nov 1987 | Oct 2012 | 24y 11m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Lettuce heart – it’s one great salad ingredient, green mostly, tossed with a drop of balsamic | t + it + an; anag. incl. b |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2083 | BEWITCH | VHC | England’s opener caught and bowled with devilish spell | anag. incl. E, c, b |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1300 | OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter) | Second | Steer too close to old Morris saloon | to; ox for (ol)d; ref. Morris Oxford car |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1165 | YAPSTER | VHC | Who does spray around outside of tree? | t, e in anag., & lit. |
| 1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | VHC | Finishing first at Ascot, Chester and Ripon, like Nijinsky | anag. incl. A; ref. racehorse and dancer |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1117 | STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters) | VHC | Old crock stupid Tam’s on loses tail only | anag. + s; ref. Burns, ‘Tam O’Shanter’ |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1024 | PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels) | VHC | Noah’s final pair mustering (Forget last to play) in Paris after spellbinding display | A(PRES ENT)HRALLING; ah + rall(y)ing; ref. tennis, Yannick N., Guy F. |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 965 | EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number) | VHC | Party following split: drop leader Mag, perhaps? | drop; (t)ear + bash; mag2; ref. M. Thatcher |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Black eye patch? | mouse piece, & lit. |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 809 | DOLCE VITA | VHC | What Calvinist does reject, sins being involved? | comp. anag. & lit. |
2003-2004
1667 CLARINI
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1637 AMNESIC
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1596 GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)
1580 MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)
1576 FACADE
2001-2002
1546 TRANSPARENT
1519 CARRY-ON
2000-2001
1489 FRONT-BENCHER
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1999-2000
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1428 CRICETID
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1996-1997
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1995-1996
1216 CHAPERON
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1061 MAGIC
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1990-1991
982 ALMANAC
969 BUNTER
961 WAVESON
956 SPEAR-SIDE
1989-1990
904 VOETGANGER
1988-1989
882 DOSSIER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |