ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. A. Norton | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 10 | Jul 1999 | Nov 2017 | 18y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2144 | INFERNO (Spoonerisms) | VHC | This heather region is not finer on being ‘developed’ | nether … hot; anag. |
| 2118 | BLOKEISH | VHC | Laddish prelate has work cut out circumventing restrictive passage | loke in bish(op) |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2023 | CHAMBRANLE | VHC | Ornate marble chain I found excessive as decoration for fireplace | anag. less I |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1856 | LITAS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The too generous host may proffer a large whisky and cal/m all on E | |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1685 | MINO (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | Theatre team looks forward to ‘Cats’ revival, but is this to/per able? | |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1528 | STROP (Spoonerisms) | VHC | I downed a red-eye after knocking back classier drinks | round a dead-eye; ports (rev.) |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1476 | LIGNIPERDOUS | VHC | Awkward lie and grip sound disastrous for Woods | anag.; ref. Tiger W. |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1428 | CRICETID | VHC | Hamster perhaps leads to creative reportage involving comic’s atrocious diet | first letters + anag.; ref. ‘Sun’ headline, ‘Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster’ |
| 1419 | SPLODGE | VHC | A messy distribution and South’s lead promise nothing for East | S + pledge with 0 for E |
2017-2018
2369 FACETIAE
2016-2017
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2014-2015
2248 WAISTLINE
2013-2014
2196 SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps)
2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
2148 ZOLLVEREIN
2012-2013
2131 DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)
2122 NICETY
2116 YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)
2109 THICKETY
2011-2012
2064 COLD TURKEY
2058 ROBUST
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2031 EMBROIDERY
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2009-2010
1971 WATERMANSHIP
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1906 MORSE
1893 EARTHY
2007-2008
1879 LITTER BASKET
1845 UPBRAID
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
2006-2007
1788 ETHEREAL OILS
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1771 PARTERRE
1762 DUDDERY
1758 BIMBETTE
1753 DIAGONAL
1737 ANIMUS
2004-2005
1711 MINUS
1689 SYNOD
2003-2004
1667 CLARINI
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1646 BLACK
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1580 MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2000-2001
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1500 GIT (on board ship) (Ship of Fools)
1480 SAMARITAN
1999-2000
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1424 HEIST
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |