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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. A. Campbell | 31 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 114 | 34 | Sep 1951 | Dec 2015 | 64y 3m | D. Campbell |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2152 | STUFFED SHIRT | VHC | Pompous fool’s literary copy getting editor cross: that’s not unknown | stuff + ed. + shirt(y) |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2027 | THRENETICAL | VHC | Chatter line is ill-designed for expressing grief | anag. |
| 2006 | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Rebuild organ, say in pine | sigh in pain; anag. |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1932 | NINE-TO-FIVE | VHC | Often almost half of Countdown is humdrum | i.e. almost half of 10 to 0; ref. TV show |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1871 | FAIRY GOLD | VHC | Just yen, or funny money? | fair Y gold; or2 |
| 1862 | UNALIKE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | In UK ale is drunk so deep to cheer | cheap to dear; anag. |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1810 | HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM) | VHC | Attract more wildlife with rush beds for a heron or two, a sham quacker to make sure pochards come and a birdsong organ set in trees to draw in warblers etc. | |
| 1788 | ETHEREAL OILS | VHC | Ales hotelier brewed: they smell good and do you good! | anag. |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1680 | PILLOW-CUP | VHC | Horlicks made by bore with yelp at golf hole? | pill ow cup |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1637 | AMNESIC | Third | He can’t remember last bits of Kubla dream since being disturbed | a m + anag.; ref. Coleridge and the man from Porlock |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1615 | RUGATE | VHC | Put away by wig with wrinkles, regret carrying gun | rug + ate, gat in rue; wig = judge |
| 1606 | TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps) | Second | Sporting Eton tie’s a great aid to networking | anag. |
| 1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | A high-flier in style, hero prangs me unexpectedly | anag. |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1528 | STROP (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Flock from Bass, maybe, wheeling, bearing south | flak from boss; port S (rev.) |
| 1524 | INGRATITUDE | VHC | E.g. casting aid in gutter? | anag. & lit. |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1489 | FRONT-BENCHER | VHC | Two Jags, maybe, with Vanguard and SEAT (Spain) right behind | front bench E r; ref. J. Prescott’s nickname |
| 1480 | SAMARITAN | VHC | Martina’s a specially good one at vital points down the line | anag.; ref. M. Hingis |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1446 | NEWSPAPERDOM | VHC | Warne sped Pom out in Packer’s realm | anag.; ref. Shane W., Kerry P., cricket and media mogul |
| 1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | Who’s dated more swimmingly than Leander? | anag.; ref. Hero & L. |
| 1424 | HEIST | VHC | Is he in trouble at t’ mill? | anag. + t; mill = rob |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1338 | SMART ALEC | VHC | Skill in abuse of mescal may provide one with delusions of omniscience | art in anag. |
| 1334 | CATACHRESTIC | VHC | ‘Chaste, arctic wanton’ is just misusing words | anag.; i.e. contradiction in terms |
| 1329 | PITHOS | VHC | Pious leader of Trojans, with exultant cries, gives big jar to Greeks | pi T hos; ref. ‘pius Aeneas’ (Virgil) |
| 1322 | CARPET | VHC | What seems mild road rage can mean three months in jail | car pet |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1294 | TRANSENNA | VHC | One of the screens hiding inner sancta, excluding heads of idly curious? | anag. less i, c |
| 1286 | CHALET | VHC | Ski lodge in Klosters? William’s omitted to go with Charlie this year | C + ha (abbrev.) + let (Shakesp.); ref. Princes |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1180 | COLD TURKEY | VHC | Tot’s head is laid down in bleak, primitive crib: that’s gospel | t in cold ur-key |
| 1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | Second | Do chorines prate about their ‘art’? | anag. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 874 | BLUESTOCKING | VHC | Has she got bulgiest conk about? | anag. & lit. |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | With extra vim vac 50% Terylene covers, etc. | up hols Tery(lene) |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | Two actors at once playing Steed gives Emma her options, varied | anag.; ref ‘The Avengers’ |
2015-2016
2270 FENESTRA
2014-2015
2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
2213 SOLECISM
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2196 SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps)
2191 PLUG
2187 WEST
2161 FARRAGO
2012-2013
2139 DE RIGUEUR
2126 DESPERATE
2122 NICETY
2118 BLOKEISH
2116 YULETIDE (with jumble of COMEDO) (Christmas Devilry)
2011-2012
2091 SNIFTER
2083 BEWITCH
2058 ROBUST
2053 PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2036 AL CONTO
2031 EMBROIDERY
2023 CHAMBRANLE
2014 HACKETTE
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2000 TWO THOUSAND
2009-2010
1979 FAR-OUT
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1949 PALFRENIER
1945 PRISON
1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1923 ELLIPTIC
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1897 WASH-OUT
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1879 LITTER BASKET
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1866 BINGE
1858 HUMONGOUS
1849 AUXESIS
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1823 KISS
1814 HIPSTER
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
2005-2006
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
1762 DUDDERY
1752 MIDWINTER
1750 PLOUGHMAN
1746 ENTOMIC
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1724 MONEYBAGS
1719 ANHELATION
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1711 MINUS
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1650 SAPHENA
1648 MAGIC LANTERN
1624 BELAY
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1596 GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)
1593 MANSUETE
1585 SHIATSU
1576 FACADE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1563 SLYBOOTS
1546 TRANSPARENT
1544 PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry)
1541 CHUPRASSY
1537 CAFTAN
1533 MASTER-MARINER
2000-2001
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1450 PRETENDANT
1437 MISTLETOE
1998-1999
1411 LOOK-SEE
1406 CHASSEPOT
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1398 PERMETHRIN
1394 BERGAMOT
1376 LOGO
1367 SANBENITOS
1363 MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number)
1997-1998
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
1336 STOCKING
1996-1997
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1225 CURRY
1994-1995
1200 Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)
1194 DONET
1161 ADIAPHORON
1993-1994
1139 BENJAMIN
1130 AGRESTAL
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1078 KIRBEH
1991-1992
1034 BURLAP
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1989-1990
917 HOOLIGANISM
913 ARCHIBALD
904 VOETGANGER
1988-1989
882 DOSSIER
878 MOUSEPIECE
869 HOLD-UPS
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
862 OFF-AND-ON
849 VISITE
840 SONDE
1984-1985
679 ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry)
Ximenes competitions
1951 (2)
174 ANACREONTICS
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |