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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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| C. A. Clarke | 176 | 5 | 18 | 153 | 255 | 199 | Apr 1974 | May 2022 | 48y 1m | C. Clarke |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | ||||
| 2603 | TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number) | VHC | Well-known model twerking arse – it’s grotesque | arse; T + anag. |
| 2584 | GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste) | VHC | Castigated government assuming that it was primarily how donation was elaborately covered up | RAPPEDGIFTW; rapped g, if, ’t, w(as); ref. Downing St |
| 2578 | VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Triumphant cheer in game following review of referee’s decision having several interpretations | io in VAR + RU |
| 2573 | HANDS-ON | Third | Manual worker numbers needing to be contracted going up | hand + nos (all rev.) |
| 2020-2021 | ||||
| 2547 | FILATORY | VHC | Misguided royal tiff not finished – I’m employed in spinning a line | anag. less f; ref. Sussexes |
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 2482 | VOX POP | First | A focus group could supply this very neat report | v ox pop |
| 2477 | SPRAT-WEATHER | VHC | Short odds on a rather wet stormy outlook at this time of year | SP + anag. |
| 2469 | GUDDLE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Promiscuous dude with good looks initially dazzled frump | frazzled dump; anag. incl. g, l |
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2456 | TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps) | VHC | Runway not finished, aircraft propeller decapitated animal transported with discomfort to the corporation | trac(k); anag. less a |
| 2451 | CAPUT | VHC | Leader of council surmounts a rebellion wanting dismissal of school head | c + a put(sch) |
| 2447 | CONGENER | VHC | Candidate minister dismissed for information appearing from a close group | contender with gen for tend; ref. Gavin Williamson |
| 2438 | MONTE DI PIETÀ | VHC | ‘This is where government keeps pledges’ desperate May endlessly petitioned | anag. less y |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2403 | SWALE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Fiery men overturning European regulations | miry fen; E laws (rev.) |
| 2399 | CHARMEUSE | VHC | Alternative to cashmere bearing posh label | U in anag., & lit. |
| 2390 | POISSON D’AVRIL | First | Perhaps spaghetti trees or ravioli ponds should be treated with a pinch of salt | anag. incl s; ref. famous 1957 ‘Panorama’ hoax |
| 2376 | SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding) | VHC | Following broadcast, Spain’s in turmoil about divided structure | sow + tree in anag.; ref. Catalonia |
| 2369 | FACETIAE | VHC | Female, not being embarrassed, ignored affectionate off-colour quips | anag. less anag. incl. f |
| 2364 | COMPOST HEAP | VHC | MPs too embroiled in tatty decaying pile | anag. in cheap; ref. House of Commons |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2347 | ASLEEP | VHC | America to experience Trump’s extreme character, left caught napping | l in A see p |
| 2322 | VENTRICOSE | VHC | Following early market upturn company involved with prominent corporation | vent3 + co. in rise |
| 2309 | GLOBETROTTER | VHC | Drop English batsman suffering from stress, last to score runs as tourist | glob E Trott + e, r; ref. Jonathan T. |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Laissez faire government le/t a steel company free to close plant | ref. Tata Steel |
| 2283 | BARGAIN | VHC | Bank bonus broke agreement | bar gain; 2 defs.; broke vb |
| 2279 | CLEMENTINE | VHC | Attlee’s victory with electorate finally ousting W Churchill | Clement (w)in + e; ref. 1945 election, C. Churchill |
| 2261 | GANGSTERLAND | VHC | Violent gents portrayed in select literature as the Mob | anag. in garland |
| 2014-2015 | ||||
| 2244 | AVANT-GARDISTE | VHC | I could produce deviant art as Goebbels, primarily, held | G in anag., & lit. |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2191 | PLUG | VHC | Stop pack being form of tobacco promotion | 4 meanings |
| 2178 | PARISON | VHC | Egotistical character interrupting minister on inflation could produce a fiasco | I in parson; f. = bottle |
| 2148 | ZOLLVEREIN | VHC | Exchanging pounds sterling, levy almost zero in free trade area | anag. incl. L, less y + in |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Time one beat stupendous Wimbledon champion, not defeated initially, an undemonstrative character | t I tan; (Stefan) E(d)berg |
| 2096 | TRICK | First | Sell old fob watch | 3 meanings |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2083 | BEWITCH | VHC | Court with sex appeal firing heart? | w it for n in bench, & lit. |
| 2074 | BENNET | VHC | A common habit of an Austen heroine (marriage finally for love) such as Elizabeth or Jane? | bonnet with e for 0 |
| 2070 | MISTREATMENT | VHC | Team is furious about Terry’s innermost character and players getting caught in race abuse | r in anag. + men in TT; ref. John T. affair |
| 2062 | APPLE-KNOCKER | VHC | American for coarse, bumbling Peckham plonker | anag. with A for ham; ref. ‘Only Fools and Horses’ |
| 2053 | PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number) | VHC | I could rate as malevolent being downright heartless | peri sh(e)er, & lit.; rate |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2023 | CHAMBRANLE | VHC | Name for a touch of rococo in elaborate marble arch | n for r in anag., & lit. |
| 2012 | BLOATING | VHC | Result of endless overindulgence having consumed a lot indiscriminately | anag. in bing(e), & lit. |
| 2010 | A COMING OF AGE | VHC | Point round about first of occasions male lit trial cigarette? | o, m, in go, fag all in ace; & lit. |
| 2000 | TWO THOUSAND | VHC | Who stands out with no end of sexiness? That’s fantastic MM | anag. less s; ref. Marilyn Monroe |
| 1997 | FADO | VHC | Primarily folk rather than soul, melancholy love song | sad with f for s + 0, & lit. |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1988 | PERIQUE | VHC | The Faerie Queen is without measure – this might constitute a plug | peri + que(en) |
| 1962 | ANADEM | Third | Decoration that’s trimmed, twisted and placed on one | an + meda(l) (rev.), & lit. |
| 1953 | TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints) | VHC | Knocking our favourite finally from amateur dancing produces a shock reaction | out; anag. less e |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1871 | FAIRY GOLD | First | Cause of inflation unknown, government in collapse, money becoming worthless | air y G in fold |
| 1858 | HUMONGOUS | VHC | Titanic: entertaining, no good as a slice of reality | humorous with ng for r; ref. film |
| 1849 | AUXESIS | VHC | A universal result of mounting libido is in tumescence | a + U + sex (rev.) + is |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1823 | KISS | Second | Dropping centre of scrum risks broken neck | anag. less r; ref. rugby football |
| 1801 | RUSE DE GUERRE | VHC | Operation embodied in false surrender e.g. concealing half of guns in retreat | use in anag. less (gu)ns (rev.), & lit. |
| 1797 | HEART | VHC | Meat balls | 2 mngs. |
| 1788 | ETHEREAL OILS | VHC | Now nearly everyone is enthralled by European works such as produced by Bach | there al(l) in E toils; ref. Bach flower remedies |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | Whittle about Terry not quite 100%, the basis of blooming display at Chelsea? | Terr(y) in pare; ref. football, John T. and C. flower show |
| 1762 | DUDDERY | Third | Clouts ineffective bowler across the pond, no trace of ball | dud der(b)y |
| 1753 | DIAGONAL | VHC | Bias: a loading that’s skewed | anag. |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1719 | ANHELATION | VHC | Needing a pee, relief in a race leaves us gasping | hel(p) in a nation; ref. Paula Radcliffe |
| 1707 | GALENA (Definition of Anagram) | Second | End of voyage, Ellen finally cracks celebratory bottle | lagena; e, n in gala (adj); ref. E. MacArthur |
| 1689 | SYNOD | VHC | Learned men set up to comprehend the ultimate in theology | y in dons (rev.), & lit. |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1676 | CRINGE-MAKING | VHC | Concealing joint, Mick Jagger, ninety, half cut, is prancing about – it’s —— | anag. incl. nin(ety) less J, & lit. |
| 1659 | SCAREDY-CAT | VHC | Craven ‘A’ and popular tipple suffering a rise in tax – that’s traditional | A + cyder (rev.), all in scat; ref. cigarettes |
| 1654 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps) | VHC | Not straight about secret name being released, Hutton Report initially too curtailed, has riveting effect | c + anag. incl. n; HR als(o); ref. Iraq War inquiry |
| 1648 | MAGIC LANTERN | VHC | A shining light revealing a tableau, Wise Men meeting a family group of three | Magi clan tern |
| 1646 | BLACK | VHC | Conrad, for example, depicting horror in ‘Heart of Darkness’ | 2 mngs.; ref. Conrad B., Joseph Conrad |
| 1624 | BELAY | VHC | Secure by looping round middle of cleat in knotted fashion | anag. in by, & lit. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1602 | FENESTRA | VHC | Possible terrorist gang interned by a judge who’s reversed summarily – a loophole perhaps? | nest in a ref (rev.) |
| 1593 | MANSUETE | VHC | One-time domestic servant, pursued by outside police force, Queen gets released | man + su(R)eté; ref. Paul Burrell |
| 1585 | SHIATSU | VHC | Massaging nude, therapists pretend this works as an alternative treatment | comp. anag. |
| 1572 | SHIELD-MAY | VHC | Virago published, there being no bar, raunchy, gay chapter | anag. less pub + May; feminist publishers |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1563 | SLYBOOTS | VHC | Nothing in lobby system is manipulated – spinning by me excepted | comp. anag. incl. 0, & lit.; ref. spin doctor |
| 1544 | PATROL (with jumble of RAPTORES) (Christmas Devilry) | VHC | Security check reports a perfunctory duty that’s not completed | pat + rol(e) |
| 1541 | CHUPRASSY | VHC | Domestic pussy-cat’s lost tail tangling with Henry and Rex | anag. less t, incl. H, R |
| 1537 | CAFTAN | Third | Loose Middle-Eastern outfit sheltering one violent fanatic | anag. less I; ref. al-Qaida |
| 1524 | INGRATITUDE | VHC | Lack of appreciation because of grey demeanour Tories’ leader discarded | in + gr. + a(t)titude; ref. J. Major |
| 1519 | CARRY-ON | VHC | Clamour surrounding the Gunners rising just after A Visit to Highbury perhaps? | RA (rev.) in cry + on; ref. sequel to ‘Emma’ by Joan Austen-Leigh |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1515 | SNIDE | VHC | Nasty Nick’s dominant character consumed by arrogance | N in side; ref. TV series ‘Big Brother’ |
| 1511 | DEEP-SEATED | VHC | Profound debate rages about sacrificing the essential character of Britishness after race is brought up | speed (rev.) + anag. less B |
| 1502 | RAPPEL | VHC | Eminem’s music accompanied by endless rage is a pulsating invitation to violence | rap + pel(t) |
| 1480 | SAMARITAN | VHC | Lifesaver receiving a distress call: ‘Santa Maria foundering with one overboard’ | anag. less a |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | Recurrent source of violence in Sierra Leone, endlessly in turmoil | v in anag. less e |
| 1459 | GREATEST (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Pest of the back street gang not half mixed up | best … pack; anag. incl. ga(ng) |
| 1450 | PRETENDANT | VHC | Not quite fair about Ken, polled ahead of Dobson and Norris initially, being a candidate | (K)en + D a N in prett(y); ref. London mayoralty |
| 1437 | MISTLETOE | VHC | A seasonal excuse for ‘Brief Encounter’? A film on old-fashioned restraint, love and the essential character of the English | mist + let2 + 0 + E |
| 1433 | NEANDERTHAL | VHC | Reactionary heartland in revolt following bill abolishing foremost of blood-sports | ne(b) + anag. |
| 1428 | CRICETID | VHC | Conservative right in charge – upset veteran saying, ‘It’s lemming-like’ | C r i/c + dite (rev.) |
| 1419 | SPLODGE | Second | Good-for-nothing poodles being incontinent – this could be the result! | anag. with g for 0, & lit. |
| 1415 | MANATI (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Give a gas/p when central heating is fixed promptly | |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1398 | PERMETHRIN | VHC | What’s devastating near Hemiptera, last one eradicated | anag. incl. nr less a, & lit. |
| 1385 | PANTRIES | VHC | Alternatives to drawers containing what’s used for recipe? | r in panties, & lit. |
| 1380 | RAPPORT (Misprints) | VHC | Close the gate after rebuke | tie; rap port |
| 1367 | SANBENITOS | VHC | Baffled sensation born of habits acquired when confronted by Ximenes perhaps | anag. incl. b; of = consisting of |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1346 | PHARISEE | VHC | Fellow endlessly going round splitting hairs | anag. in pee(r), & lit. |
| 1338 | SMART ALEC | VHC | Sting associated with Guinness, perhaps one too clever by half | smart Alec |
| 1334 | CATACHRESTIC | Second | Dubious cachet associated with racist using incorrect language | anag.; ref. backlash against PC language |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1284 | STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels) | VHC | Joseph, for example, is associated with a story: what was radiant material used to make a garment? | STA(LIN ING)LE; ’s + tale |
| 1281 | ABLUTOMANE | VHC | I’m mental about endless lathering | anag. less t, & lit. |
| 1268 | ARGIE-BARGIE | VHC | I hold, contrariwise, English to be inferior to Argentine beef | I grab (rev.) + E, all below Argie |
| 1264 | TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left) | VHC | Old wood broken by repeated practice, game played with 3 iron taking 5 with short exclamation that’s vehement! | drill in tree; V O! in ferrous |
| 1260 | OUT-AND-OUT | VHC | Absolutely devastating to Ulster Unionist to embrace rising Nationalist party | Nat (rev.) do in anag. incl. UU |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1247 | PREDICANT | VHC | Pastor with perverted doctrine, the principle of apartheid having replaced love | P + anag. with a for 0, & lit. |
| 1242 | KNOCKERS | VHC | New Australians following Keating’s lead, these detractors might slump without support | K n ockers, 2 defs.; ref. Paul K. |
| 1238 | ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Thanks to Tories, railways al/ter city services – withdrawn | |
| 1234 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | Script that’s first and foremost porn. A TV soap is savaged | anag.; ref. ‘Brookside’ controversy |
| 1232 | The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram) | VHC | Nicholson must hate what Tories would do. | |
| 1225 | CURRY | VHC | Call boxing a sport? That’s preposterous, victim being dead | RU (rev.) in cry; ref. recent tragedy in boxing; curry3 |
| 1212 | HILDING | Third | Drum made endless repetitive noise – that’s oldie’s description of funk | hil(l) ding; ref. funk music |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1200 | Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent) | Third | Ray upset about gripe – Atherton’s position no longer tenable | (C)AP(T)AINRY; pain in anag.; ref. R. Illingworth, England team manager |
| 1181 | SLADE | VHC | Clough unsettled Leeds, acting briefly after Revie’s final parting | anag. incl. a less e; ref. Brian C., Don R. |
| 1178 | BOOTLEG | VHC | Forged logo? – bet it’s —— | anag. & lit. |
| 1169 | BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left) | VHC | Jolly powerful explosive following endless bomb damage ruins east of Paddington perhaps | blit(z) + HE; anag. + E; P. Bear |
| 1161 | ADIAPHORON | VHC | Mature restraint possessed by paranoid schizophrenic? You don’t have to believe it | ho in anag. |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1130 | AGRESTAL | Third | As garden not half let run to seed? | anag. incl. gar(den), & lit. |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1087 | OLD SOLDIER | Third | Lord’s in disarray about one that’s played a lot and is popular ex-captain perhaps | oldie in anag.; ref. Gower affair |
| 1069 | (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces) | VHC | One tops chief-justice perhaps without old school tie being involved | L; anag. less o |
| 1065 | TANDOORI | VHC | ‘Indo-roast’ cooked with no end of spices | anag. less s, & lit. |
| 1061 | MAGIC | VHC | August, not, looking back, endlessly fine spell | magnific less fin(e) (rev. ) |
| 1056 | ENTRAIN def. ASTHORE (Wrong Number) | VHC | Sporting Etonian runs for love – that’s the spirit | love; r for 0 in anag. |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1039 | TOLERABLE | VHC | Indifferent Ballesteros, losing heart, drops second shot | anag. less s, s |
| 1030 | PASTILLE | VHC | Take out Trollope’s first Palliser novel for something soothing to savour | anag. incl. T minus r |
| 1013 | ALVEARY | VHC | A really fantastic victory for the left – a source of sweetness for the workers | anag. with V for L |
| 1990-1991 | ||||
| 987 | IRON CURTAIN | VHC | Proceed with brief to crack IRA by total bar on communication | on curt in IRA + in |
| 982 | ALMANAC | VHC | Annual grant to charities cut throughout by capping of council | alm(s) + ana + c; see ana in C. |
| 969 | BUNTER | First | One on the prowl for food with breadth rather than height as primary characteristic | hunter with b for h, & lit. |
| 965 | EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number) | VHC | ‘Go on and on’ line repulsed attempt to drop leader of Conservatives | drop; ra(C)e (rev.) + bash |
| 1989-1990 | ||||
| 934 | LACE-UPS | VHC | Oxford is one of these places associated with upper-class, dissolute loafers? Certainly not! | anag. incl. U, 2 defs. |
| 926 | NERD | VHC | An annoying drip – turn water completely off with both taps | drench (rev.) less H, C |
| 922 | REFORMADO | Third | Type active in left-wing circle? | form a in red + O, & lit. |
| 895 | TONE DEAF | VHC | Confusing do, fa and nete? | anag. & lit. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 887 | MONSTER | VHC | ‘No end to mandate’, Mrs T resolved – it’s dreadful! | anag. incl. e |
| 878 | MOUSEPIECE | VHC | Weakling needs iron to get a bit of beef | mouse + piece; iron, piece = gun |
| 868 | ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels) | VHC | Innkeeper turning funny about extra lodging, ideal wife brought about cry of wonder in sort of pen | landlord, biro; and in droll (rev.); rib (rev.) + O! |
| 853 | DEBACLE | VHC | Rush managed to return North, almost back in – the end of Aldridge? | bac(k) in led (rev.) + e; ref. Ian R., John A., Liverpool FC |
| 849 | VISITE | VHC | Model, in bid for success, discarded clothing above the waist | sit in vie |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 823 | SARBACANE | Third | Rioting Arabs to get measure of Israelis? Hard lacking a missile launcher | anag. + cane(H) |
| 796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | Polyurethane giving off a nitrogen compound? | anag., less a, N, & lit. (?); ref. emission of cyanide gas from burning p. furnishings |
| 792 | DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Brash Australian la/w champion crushing top-ranking opponent in dramatic court encounter | ref. Pat Cash, Wimbledon |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 750 | SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue) | VHC | Taking off cap to Azed, laugh at my faltering pastiche | anag. less A |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 714 | MOTE | VHC | Cause of contamination could be atomic pile that’s no longer in service | 3 mngs.; mote1,3 |
| 712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | Term associated with Homo sapiens in disguise (head of rear section out of sight) | anag. less s, & lit. |
| 688 | CUCURBITAL | VHC | Like a squash club with a court to be rebuilt, one entering for nothing | I for 0 in anag. |
| 683 | BANISH | VHC | Transport strike off | 2 mngs. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 679 | ESTOVER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Liverpool? My footb/all team is Everton! | |
| 653 | INTERNUNCIO | VHC | Formation of union certain to be complicated without one? | anag. less a, & lit. |
| 649 | AUSTRALORP | VHC | Modified part with universal solar battery might be packed with this type of layer | anag. incl. U |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 627 | AMBIENT | Third | If miners’ leader supplants Conservative reshuffle of Cabinet could be in the air | anag. with m for C |
| 622 | SIMP (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | ‘Home Secretary maintains Metropolitan Police for m/artial law enforcement’ (agency) | |
| 610 | DOUBLETHINK | VHC | This might be exhibited by far left in 2000 – or now | i.e. thin in double K; thin, golf; K = 1,000; now = 1984 |
| 581 | SPADROON def. MAVERICK (Wrong Number) | VHC | Steel: original leader of Alliance and SDP, associated with Scots border | original; anag. + roon; ref. David S., MP for Tweeddale |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 559 | EMBASE | Third | Take down embassy flag having been expelled | embas(sag)e |
| 558 | MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) (Extra Letter) | VHC | Heard of marvellous, fantastic E.T.? Cinema’s filling for the season | head; anag. incl. m |
| 556 | SWEAL (Misprints) | VHC | Toast and butter | gutter; 2 mngs. |
| 543 | STAYING POWER | VHC | What one needs to finish race in sporting way, struggling? | e in anag., & lit. |
| 538 | INGRAIN | VHC | Inveterate Tory – ‘Leading member of government’s wet’ | in g rain; in = member of governing party |
| 534 | DODGEM | VHC | Margaret being returned after poll might have to make a U-turn to avoid impending crash | dod + Meg (rev.); ref. M. Thatcher |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 517 | IMMORTELLE | VHC | Rile Meg (leading character) with motel getting destroyed – the blooming thing goes on for ever | anag. incl. M; ref. TV’s ‘Crossroads’ |
| 495 | CACOETHES | VHC | What’s formed by a derivative of coca, sniffed initially, now no longer easily injected? | ethe in anag. + s, & lit. |
| 478 | BIBLIOPEGIST | VHC | I’d be involved in books on mounting work which includes page protection | I in bb + p egis in toil (rev.), & lit. |
| 473 | HERRING-BONE | Third | Singular result of German invasion? A certain type of strutting | i.e. Herr in GB + one; ref. goose-step; strut1,2 |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 469 | APLUSTRE | VHC | Form of art comprising additional symbolic representation on the end of trireme? | plus in anag. + e, & lit. |
| 460 | SWOOP | Second | Strike having circled round? | O in swop, & lit. |
| 454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | VHC | Manipulating tax, rich boss could provide this losing only a little bit of money | anag. incl. m, & lit. |
| 430 | TEGULA | VHC | Thatcher has no use for this endless legal bickering with Trade Union | anag.: lega(l), TU; bicker = quiver |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 371 | GRADIN | VHC | From which we get uproar after first of the goals by the Gunners? | g + RA + din, & lit.; ref. Arsenal, Cup Final |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 349 | ODDCOMESHORT | VHC | Not paired off right after amorous murmur about engagement – I might be left on the shelf | odd + mesh in coo + rt. |
| 340 | BOOKSIE | VHC | What one might call Lord Alfred Douglas that’s about right? | OK in Bosie, & lit. |
| 332 | NUT-CASE | VHC | Cake with fruit on the outside | nut + case; cake = madcap |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 306 | DICKENS | VHC | This author’s characters which recur in his Papers are found in haunts of misery | ick (from Pickwick) in dens, & lit. |
| 294 | HUMECT | VHC | A small house with interior cement half crumbled away and rising damp | cem(ent) (rev.) in hut |
| 272 | MALAGUETTA | VHC | Sort of grain, not half tart, embodying burning sensation | ague in malt + ta(rt), & lit. |
| 259 | TRANSIRE | VHC | What might accompany start of trade when restraint is relaxed | anag. less t, & lit. |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 255 | ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE | VHC | Jamboree of rule with real joy visible | anag. & lit. |
| 249 | RUDOLPH THE REINDEER | VHC | There’s an animal of the Northern sky about, with redness always round | there in dolphin in rud e’er, & lit.; ref. Delphinus |
| 229 | METRICATE | VHC | Order mile to be in French (one badly drafted Act involved) | anag. in m être, & lit. |
| 208 | RALPH | VHC | Take A to M? I might, mischievously | i.e. r. + half of alphabet, & lit. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 203 | BOGY | VHC | A frightening word applied to effigy not fit for children | bo + g(U)y, & lit. |
| 169 | THUGGEE | VHC | Unionist bomb thrown back in the sectarian killing | U + egg (rev.), all in the |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | Underwood’s right on top of last pair of batsmen – the pavilion might provide this | frith’s OK en; ref. Derek U.; frith3 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1058 | Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr (Anagram) | VHC | Henry’s goal—marry, prove we could bear a son | |
2021-2022
2599 DESIDERATA
2595 FIFTY YEARS
2591 GHAT
2586 BALDERDASH
2582 ACHITOPHEL
2020-2021
2564 CLEARING
2560 BOMBAST
2556 TOERAG
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
2532 POTLA(TSUGA)TCH (Presents Round the Tree)
2530 STUDENTY
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2508 CHARACTER (Misprints)
2504 UPBEAT
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2495 BUNG
2486 BRUHAHA
2480 STOCKING FILLERS
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2428 SHEPHERDS
2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
2412 UBIQUARIAN
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2395 PURITANISM
2360 VIDENDA
2016-2017
2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
2351 RHAGADES
2338 TRUMP
2330 BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left)
2325 MASON
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2015-2016
2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
2287 VALET
2270 FENESTRA
2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2248 WAISTLINE
2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
2230 GATES OF DEATH
2226 DOUBLE-PARKING
2222 OBJECT LESSON
2220 A twelve-letter ‘Christmas cracker’ (Christmas Cracker)
2218 FOREIGNER
2209 (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent)
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2187 WEST
2183 SANGRAIL
2170 SAYONARA
2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
2165 OUT OF ORDER
2152 STUFFED SHIRT
2012-2013
2144 INFERNO (Spoonerisms)
2135 LOB
2131 DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left)
2126 DESPERATE
2122 NICETY
2118 BLOKEISH
2113 PICAROON
2100 A STITCH IN TIME
2011-2012
2091 SNIFTER
2087 ROCKET
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2064 COLD TURKEY
2058 ROBUST
2045 CATENATE
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2036 AL CONTO
2031 EMBROIDERY
2027 THRENETICAL
2014 HACKETTE
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
1992 FOULARD
2009-2010
1984 ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)
1979 FAR-OUT
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1945 PRISON
1940 SCANT def. SNEAP (Wrong Number)
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1923 ELLIPTIC
1918 PALAMPORE
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1910 BARPERSON
1908 WE THREE KINGS
1906 MORSE
1901 SANITISE
1897 WASH-OUT
1893 EARTHY
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1866 BINGE
1853 ANTIQUITARIAN
1845 UPBRAID
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1831 MARGINALIA
1814 HIPSTER
1810 HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)
1806 INEBRIANT
1804 CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms)
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
1758 BIMBETTE
1752 MIDWINTER
1746 ENTOMIC
1737 ANIMUS
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
1715 RELEASE / RASPING (Right and Left)
1711 MINUS
1702 WORDSMITHERY
1698 CROSSTIE
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1663 ARMAMENTARIA
1650 SAPHENA
1641 GADGETEER
1637 AMNESIC
1628 ENCOMION
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1615 RUGATE
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1596 GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)
1576 FACADE
2001-2002
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1554 PEARL
1550 MEMORITER
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)
2000-2001
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1494 MARATHON
1492 The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram)
1489 FRONT-BENCHER
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1999-2000
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1439 JOHN CANOE
1424 HEIST
1998-1999
1411 LOOK-SEE
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1387 Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram)
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1997-1998
1351 NEATEN (Printer’s Devilry)
1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
1336 STOCKING
1329 PITHOS
1325 UPROOTAL
1316 FINGERLICKIN’
1312 REST-CURE
1996-1997
1303 PONIARD
1294 TRANSENNA
1290 NITERIE
1286 CHALET
1277 NOVE(M)BER (Letters Latent)
1273 SIPOREX
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1207 EPOCH-MARKING
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1190 DENARIUS
1180 COLD TURKEY
1174 DINGLE-DANGLE
1165 YAPSTER
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1074 DEMIREP
1052 AGANIPPE
1048 GALLOPADE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1034 BURLAP
1026 LET-OFF
1024 PRESENT (3 defs + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
995 STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry)
1990-1991
991 BRASH (or BRUSH)
974 AVANT-PROPOS
961 WAVESON
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
1989-1990
939 A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left)
917 HOOLIGANISM
913 ARCHIBALD
891 CAT
1988-1989
866 NECTAREOUS
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
840 SONDE
1987-1988
831 COOLABAH (Spoonerisms)
827 MICKEY-TAKING
818 EMBUSQUÉ
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
814 SPOUSAGE
809 DOLCE VITA
805 LITOTES
801 LINCHET
788 CROW
1986-1987
779 MISSING LINK
774 VICTORINE
770 HERMITS
766 GUBBINS
762 OBELISE
757 ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints)
735 MALIGN
1985-1986
731 STRING
722 SUPERNACULUM
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
709 GINGER
1984-1985
670 TURNIP-FLEA
666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
662 BARGE-COUPLE
660 Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram)
657 SILLY-BILLY
644 EASY STREET (or STAPELIA)
635 ROSEMARY
631 INTERLOCK
1983-1984
615 HISTORIETTE
609 LUCKY-BAG
603 FIGULINE
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
564 PARAMENT
547 GLEEMAN
530 PROMETAL
1981-1982
513 ETYMOLOGICON
508 POSTURE-MAKER
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
504 SIMMENTHALER
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1980-1981
452 DISSENTERISM
443 STEEPLECROWN
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
423 ACCOUTRE
1979-1980
401 GO-AHEAD
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
379 SCYTHEMAN
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
358 UPSTART def. NON-TERM (Wrong Number)
319 PODESTA
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
301 TROLLOPISH
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
289 AMNESIAC
1976-1977
247 FLIVVER
234 HOROSCOPIST
225 VALETA
221 PADDY-WHACK
1975-1976
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 8 | 30 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 2017-2018 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 8 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 2009-2010 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 5 | 27 |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 11 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 7 | 24 |
| 2006-2007 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 2005-2006 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 7 | 25 |
| 2004-2005 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 2001-2002 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 1999-2000 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 1997-1998 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 1995-1996 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 1994-1995 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1993-1994 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 1989-1990 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 1987-1988 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 3 | 8 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 1982-1983 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 1981-1982 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 1980-1981 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |