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Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
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E. A. Beaulah | 84 | 1 | 9 | 74 | 202 | 94 | Aug 1954 | Apr 2005 | 50y 8m | E. A. Beulah |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2004-2005 | ||||
1711 | MINUS | VHC | Latin’s less popular among leaders of modern universities – sadly | in in m, u, s |
1680 | PILLOW-CUP | VHC | Ball’s in the air after ‘cow’ shot … and last drop of the day? | pill + anag. + up |
2002-2003 | ||||
1593 | MANSUETE | VHC | Once docile, turbulent Etna fumes with cap blown | anag. less f |
1589 | JOKESMITH | VHC | For one like Dame Edna it’s a bit hard with mike’s breaking down half way through | anag. central in jot H |
2001-2002 | ||||
1550 | MEMORITER | VHC | Pat Rafter’s first after measure involving pollsters | MORI in mete + R; ref. Australian tennis star |
1541 | CHUPRASSY | VHC | Hype’s beginning in the press – with Prince for example dismissing a subordinate? | h in CUP + ras + s(a)y; ref. sacking of M. Bolland, Price Charles’s aide |
1528 | STROP (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Owner of hedges starts to secure the resurgence of passerines | honer of edges; first letters |
2000-2001 | ||||
1502 | RAPPEL | VHC | With drumbeat sounding offensive I’m going off rock | 2 mngs. |
1494 | MARATHON | VHC | Israeli bitterness about Arafat’s last call to progress fuels a long, gruelling ordeal | t in marah + On! |
1485 | BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left) | VHC | An aficionado, when out I love soft French cheese, at home switching to English: some exchange! | anag. incl. 0; E for in in Boursin |
1476 | LIGNIPERDOUS | VHC | Erratic Sergio up in first and last stages of duel bringing down Woods | anag. incl d, l; ref. recent challenge match between S. Garcia and T. Woods |
1999-2000 | ||||
1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | With No. 2 gone, Lara in – ever so out of form making comeback | anag. less a; ref. Brian L. |
1437 | MISTLETOE | Third | Changing times allow none within what was sacred to Druidism | let 0 in anag.; ref. Stonehenge |
1424 | HEIST | VHC | One featuring in ‘Stand and deliver’? | I in hest, & lit. |
1998-1999 | ||||
1402 | PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram) | VHC | Warm clothing donned in the Khyber after nightfall – according to Kipling? | posteen; post e’en |
1380 | RAPPORT (Misprints) | VHC | A ‘friendly’ line will give a boost to Aussies opening | link; rap5 + port5 |
1997-1998 | ||||
1342 | ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left) | VHC | An isle is shaken: Kiwis among others the victims when Napier’s devastated | anag.; anag.; ref. NZ North Island earthquake of 1931 |
1336 | STOCKING | VHC | Family at home and opening of gifts provide a seasonal delight for children | stock in g |
1996-1997 | ||||
1307 | AGILE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | How one describes the Test bumbler – one caught by a good short leg? | best tumbler; I in a g le(g) |
1286 | CHALET | VHC | Home for the hols kids are an encumbrance | ch. a let |
1284 | STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels) | VHC | Bleak scene of Christ’s birth: part of just a legendary account? | STA(BLE TA)LE; hidden |
1277 | NOVE(M)BER (Letters Latent) | VHC | This is instant drama: the final day of war, with Berlin half razed | no4 VE Ber(lin); comp. held in Nov |
1273 | SIPOREX | VHC | I put in dreadful Prose – and bad mark ensues: in construction work I often go to pieces! | I in anag. + X |
1995-1996 | ||||
1255 | CATAFALCO | VHC | Charon’s first seen beside a river taking care of transport for the dead | C at a Fal c/o |
1242 | KNOCKERS | VHC | Nuts are gone, with nothing in lieu for the tits | 0 for a in knackers |
1229 | GRUPPETTO | VHC | It’s Rocca’s turn: ergo pressure putt scrambled | anag. incl. p; ref. Costantino R., British Open Golf Championship |
1225 | CURRY | VHC | Treat leather? This may well make things hot for you, Wasim | 2 mngs.; ref. ball-tampering allegations in Test cricket |
1207 | EPOCH-MARKING | VHC | Signalling start of era Philip’s first, followed by turbulent macho king – one preeminent among men | e + P + anag. + R + king; ref. P. of Macedon, Alexander the Great |
1203 | CLERICALISM | Second | Too much pressure from Bishop? Or are/is MCC ill prepared? | anag.; ref. Ian Bishop’s performance in the first Test v. W. Indies |
1994-1995 | ||||
1161 | ADIAPHORON | First | In composition do I start to preface ‘h’ with ‘a’ or ‘an’ (not a required usage)? | anag. incl. p; e.g. a/an hotel |
1993-1994 | ||||
1139 | BENJAMIN | VHC | West Indies pace bowler causes England’s number 8, maybe, embarrassment at wicket | Ben (Clarke) + jam + in; ref. Winston B. |
1100 | CONCORDANCE | VHC | To ensure agreement the Council of Europe needs first to rope in a superman | cord in Conan + CE; ref. C. the Barbarian |
1992-1993 | ||||
1095 | STINK | VHC | Have a bad name, as one involved in the setting up of minor fiddles | i.e. n in kits (rev.) |
1087 | OLD SOLDIER | VHC | Veteran ex-Test star’s past it – that’s to say getting runs | Old’s old i.e. r; ref. Chris O. |
1991-1992 | ||||
1024 | PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels) | Second | Losing his head (‘To be succeeded by a child!’) despot scents a competitor in the offing | CHY(PRES ENT)RANT; ch for first letter of tyrant |
1017 | SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left) | VHC | Worcester perhaps are worried (by the end of Botham) and in trouble: double – following a second man’s getting a cap abroad | anag. + m in pain; s chap’s + ka; ref. Worcestershire losing Botham and Moody |
1990-1991 | ||||
969 | BUNTER | VHC | A tart? I never could resist one! | 2 mngs. |
943 | BARAGOUIN | VHC | Rodent loses little time entering grain store: it can be heard, but not caught! | agou(t)i in barn |
1989-1990 | ||||
930 | SABULOSE | VHC | Boule’s agitated after it gets word concerning Pylos | SA + anag.; ref. Athenian Council, Homeric epithet for P. |
913 | ARCHIBALD | VHC | Supreme leader in battle, one left within island’s confines – being a threat to Wellington | arch + b a l in i, d; ref. Napoleon, W. bomber |
1988-1989 | ||||
878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Bruised eye requires patch; it’s cut next round | mouse piece; round, cut of beef |
857 | REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left) | VHC | For a delicacy French resort to wings of turkey, bird being drenched initially in pickled caper | Nice + t, y; d in anag. |
1987-1988 | ||||
823 | SARBACANE | VHC | Scots relish ball and hand out a thrashing; the French blow it! | sar ba’ cane |
816 | POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter) | VHC | Celebration for a brave child after operation and suffering a lot | op. + anag. + ch, |
788 | CROW | VHC | Will Tories stomach it if Welsh ogre is returned? | W orc (rev.); ‘eat c.’; ref. Gen. Election, Neil Kinnock |
1986-1987 | ||||
770 | HERMITS | VHC | The Ancient Mariner met one of us (put differently: met his ‘one of three’, perhaps) | anag., incl. r; ref. ‘The Rime of the A. M.’, Pt VII |
764 | CHILDERMAS | VHC | Anniversary of the killing of a despot comes from Latin: March Ides | anag. incl. L |
740 | ESCADRILLE | VHC | Mirage formation? That’s to say stream seen in inner tract of desert | c-à-d + rill, all in (d)ese(rt); M. jet |
1985-1986 | ||||
718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Almost total collapse at the wicket is what tourists are likely to experience | flo(p) in; ref. current cricket tours and souvenir vendors |
696 | ANTIMNEMONIC | VHC | I am a submariner (leader of ‘Nautilus’) engaged in bizarre action likely to end in oblivion | I’m Nemo N in antic; ref. ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ |
1984-1985 | ||||
660 | Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram) | VHC | Creator sent to men a new sign – a Saviour true | |
1983-1984 | ||||
610 | DOUBLETHINK | Third | Policy advocated by this year’s Socialist party line: veering plusleftwards with Kinnocklead? | double + thin + K; heraldry, golf; ref. Neil K., Newspeak; this year = 1984 |
603 | FIGULINE | VHC | Potter makes me specious – in that I cheat endlessly | I gul(l) in fine; ref. Stephen P., ‘One-Upmanship’ |
600 | Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram) | VHC | Jonah left this whale he met: found it too hot! | |
594 | DOINGS | VHC | The snag of having pets around at home? | in in dogs, & lit. |
1982-1983 | ||||
543 | STAYING POWER | Third | It’s typical of Tavaré to thwart bowlers: in Test star we have opener of pertinacity | stay in + p in Gower; ref. Chris T., David G. |
1981-1982 | ||||
525 | PABOUCHE | VHC | Cheap cracks about the unfinished round (Ali often puts his foot in it!) | bou(t) in anag.; ref. Muhammad A. |
508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | Trouper? Ask me to adopt unorthodox pose | anag. & lit. |
506 | ELANET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | At the Grand, Cooper is playing Pa (n/ude) but not Fool (in gray) | ref. TV quiz ‘Face the Music’, Joseph C., Robin Ray |
504 | SIMMENTHALER | VHC | Working men, short of energy, relish meat: we may supply it | anag. less E, & lit. |
491 | SEVENTY-EIGHT | VHC | Race with the finishes of Sebby and Steve in prospect: record liable to be broken | event + y + e, all in sight; ref. Seb Coe, Steve Ovett |
1980-1981 | ||||
456 | BALADINE | VHC | Involved in a tricky deal, after the Baptist’s head: Salome? | B + in in a + anag., & lit. |
426 | MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent) | Second | Promising the unattainable left Midas frenzied because of touch of gold | anag. incl. l + in g |
1979-1980 | ||||
401 | GO-AHEAD | VHC | Like the West Indies batting? 500 for 1 would immortalize it! | i.e. godhead with a for D |
371 | GRADIN | VHC | From where one watched the Olympics, with Greek noise about one | a in Gr. din |
1977-1978 | ||||
281 | DINOCERAS | Third | Old fossil in a state: in love and scared silly about it! | in 0 in anag. |
1974-1975 | ||||
146 | CHARADES | VHC | Seasonal offering from arch-Sade! | anag. |
135 | GABIONADE | VHC | Earthy old bags perhaps love getting involved in improper badinage | 0 in anag. |
1973-1974 | ||||
100 | CENTENARIAN | VHC | Despatched a creature of the air, we hear: the Ancient Mariner? | ‘sent an airy ’un’ |
92 | BRAINWASH | VHC | How to make white appear black – unmentionable at the laundry | bra in wash |
53 | ALEXANDERS | Third | I used to follow the tarts of Paris! | 2 mngs.; ref. Alexander or Paris of Troy |
1972-1973 | ||||
10 | LINGERIE | VHC | To dawdle – that is perhaps a woman’s most cherished habit | linger i.e. |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1969-1970 | ||||
1066 | RAVE / PAIR (DLM) | Second | And would have rather said “I’m on the wagon, mate. No Parisian high jinks for me” | rave2; mate, vb. |
1968-1969 | ||||
1054 | PINACOTHECA | VHC | Tate, for example: with an unorthodox action he trapped over a hundred in each year | anag. + he + C, all in p.a.; ref. Maurice T., bowler |
1966-1967 | ||||
911 | DRAGON | VHC | Unusually heavy rider shed nothing; and the scales gave him away! | drago(0)n |
1964-1965 | ||||
847 | FRENETICAL | VHC | Describing Phédre’s condition left Racine greatly moved | anag.;. ref. Racine play |
1962-1963 | ||||
721 | KERB-MERCHANT | VHC | Old tramp, under the influence, we hear, found hawking at the side of the road | ‘curb’ + merchant (= merchantman, obs.) |
1959-1960 | ||||
573 | SCAPEGALLOWS | VHC | Chap who’s thought fit to swing much of “Tosca” produces a score including almost everything vulgar | (To)sca + al(l) low in pegs |
1956-1957 | ||||
434 | CARTON | VHC | Mademoiselle got me in the end: I’m all for the style they adopt in France! | car ton (Fr.); ref. ‘Mlle. Guillotine’, Sydney C., ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ |
408 | BILLET | VHC | To dispose of a private message put it on the fire! | 3 mngs.; private soldier |
1955-1956 | ||||
373 | PRESTONPANS | VHC | For my darling’s engagement see Society Page article in the Times, etc. | ton2 p an in press; ref. Charles Stuart, “Charlie is my D.” |
364 | HELLEBORE | VHC | Prominent beauty makes a come-back in very cut version of H.M.S. Pinafore as Buttercup | belle (rev.) in H(MS Pinaf)ore |
351 | LUSTRE | VHC | The halo, perhaps, is the thing about a saint that catches one’s attention | St. in lure2 |
334 | CHEROOT | VHC | Winnie is often seen with me, one of Winnie’s colleagues in the initial Cabinet reshuffle | Roo in anag. incl. C; ref. W. the Pooh |
2004-2005
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1698 CROSSTIE
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1654 CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)
1650 SAPHENA
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1646 BLACK
1641 GADGETEER
1633 EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)
1628 ENCOMION
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1615 RUGATE
1611 LEISLER
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1602 FENESTRA
1598 PHRASEMONGER
1580 MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1563 SLYBOOTS
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1546 TRANSPARENT
1537 CAFTAN
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1519 CARRY-ON
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1500 GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)
1480 SAMARITAN
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1450 PRETENDANT
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1439 JOHN CANOE
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1428 CRICETID
1419 SPLODGE
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1398 PERMETHRIN
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1385 PANTRIES
1376 LOGO
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1367 SANBENITOS
1363 MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1346 PHARISEE
1334 CATACHRESTIC
1325 UPROOTAL
1316 FINGERLICKIN’
1996-1997
1303 PONIARD
1294 TRANSENNA
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1264 TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left)
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1250 SONEOCARDIA (STENOCARDIA) (Ten to One)
1247 PREDICANT
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1212 HILDING
1994-1995
1190 DENARIUS
1186 GRISELDA
1181 SLADE
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
1169 BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)
1165 YAPSTER
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1147 MAYDAY
1134 TOVARICH
1130 AGRESTAL
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1126 CHEATERY
1122 BASILIAN
1117 STAMNOS (3 Consecutive Letters)
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1108 GREEN
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1074 DEMIREP
1061 MAGIC
1056 ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number)
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1034 BURLAP
1030 PASTILLE
1026 LET-OFF
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
978 DOUBLE-CENTURY
972 Anagram of 28 letters (Anagram)
961 WAVESON
956 SPEAR-SIDE
952 STAR (Spoonerisms)
1989-1990
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
917 HOOLIGANISM
904 VOETGANGER
895 TONE DEAF
891 CAT
1988-1989
853 DEBACLE
849 VISITE
1987-1988
835 PROSAICAL
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
814 SPOUSAGE
805 LITOTES
801 LINCHET
796 UPHOLSTERY
792 DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry)
1986-1987
783 CAMPESINO
779 MISSING LINK
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
753 SHEEPDOG
750 SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
731 STRING
714 MOTE
709 GINGER
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
701 BALUSTRADE
683 BANISH
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
675 CONSTERNATE
670 TURNIP-FLEA
662 BARGE-COUPLE
649 AUSTRALORP
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
640 MACHETE
631 INTERLOCK
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
615 HISTORIETTE
609 LUCKY-BAG
590 MINEVER
581 SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number)
1982-1983
576 TOP-NOTCH
572 SNAKE-OIL
1981-1982
513 ETYMOLOGICON
1980-1981
464 SIMKIN
460 SWOOP
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
439 LINGA (Printer’s Devilry)
434 JARDINIÈRE
1979-1980
406 BOIL
1978-1979
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
340 BOOKSIE
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
1977-1978
272 MALAGUETTA
1975-1976
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
1974-1975
127 FRITHSOKEN
105 Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)
1973-1974
95 THUNDERCLAP
88 BLOOMERY
66 NONSENSE
1972-1973
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
31 KITCHENDOM
18 EPIGONE
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1143 MORGIANA
1969-1970
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1062 CALLING-CRAB
1058 Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram)
1968-1969
1019 DISCORD (Misprints)
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
1000 THOUSAND
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
936 MINI SKIRTS
1965-1966
902 WINCOPIPE
898 POCHARD
885 GALIMATIAS
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
868 DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left)
1962-1963
730 ARCH-PIRATE
725 SILENUS
703 SCAPEMENT
1961-1962
678 TESSELLATED
664 MANIPULATE
647 MADCAP
1959-1960
560 CONGENITALLY
551 PITCHER
1958-1959
504 LEAD-LINE
495 PARTISAN
1957-1958
482 LEASING-MAKER
477 SEDATENESS
473 LISSOME (Printer’s Devilry)
469 DAISY
460 ASTONISHMENT (Misprints)
451 MEGAPODE
447 TOUSLE
1956-1957
430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
421 DOVETAIL
404 POLENTA
1955-1956
382 ABSTAIN
369 BERET
347 TELEVISOR
1954 (2)
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
304 ORLEANS
297 CONTRAPUNTAL
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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2004-2005 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
2002-2003 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
2001-2002 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
2000-2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
1999-2000 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 8 | 21 |
1998-1999 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – |
1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
1996-1997 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
1995-1996 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 5 | 5 | 9 |
1994-1995 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 7 | – |
1993-1994 | 0 | 2 | 9 | – |
1992-1993 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
1991-1992 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 4 | – |
1990-1991 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
1989-1990 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
1988-1989 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
1987-1988 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
1986-1987 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
1985-1986 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
1983-1984 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 5 | 17 |
1982-1983 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
1981-1982 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
1980-1981 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 5 | – |
1979-1980 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1977-1978 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 1 | – |
1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1974-1975 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
1973-1974 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 3 | 22 |
1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1969-1970 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
1968-1969 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1965-1966 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
1964-1965 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1962-1963 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
1959-1960 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
1956-1957 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
1955-1956 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |