ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Lovering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 14 | Jan 2016 | Sep 2019 | 3y 8m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2460 | TWEET | VHC | What’s in Trump’s head at first will eventually exit thus | T + first letters, & lit. |
| 2451 | CAPUT | VHC | Chump at Caesar’s Palace craps out right away, so leaves | craps out less r, so |
| 2447 | CONGENER | VHC | I’ll avoid drunken gin encore, it may worsen the hangover | anag. less I |
| 2443 | ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | I’ve solved Azed’s latest and it end/ed clue with a misprint | |
| 2438 | MONTE DI PIETÀ | VHC | Regular instalments of debt paid on time, unusual for an Italian state bank! | anag. incl. e, t |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2403 | SWALE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Dog or bitch getting sheep out of valley? | bog or ditch; Swale(dale) |
| 2395 | PURITANISM | VHC | Anti-establishment movement with beginnings in underground pamphlets, invective signed ‘Martin’ getting distributed | anag. incl. u, p, i, s; ref. Martin Marprelate |
| 2390 | POISSON D’AVRIL | VHC | Solving almost over with all but the last to parse, I managed to grasp Azed’s latest ruse | d in anag. incl. o, less g, e |
| 2382 | STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number) | VHC | Reformed prostitute ignoring devious tout, an indication of good behaviour | prostitute; anag. less anag. |
| 2378 | PROPOSAL | VHC | What’s appropriately moving a belle’s heart? | apropos with a moved + l, & lit. |
| 2376 | SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding) | VHC | That will do! Starts to wolf pudding – there’s a coin in it, flipping scoff | so + w, p + as in it + sneer (rev.) |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2343 | RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Soldiers changing post u/nderstand easy instruction from drill sergeant | |
| 2330 | BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left) | VHC | Bold supporter of Eastern philosophy lacking spirit, Hindu’s sacred utterance turns to expression of contempt | bra Zen; Om (rev.) + pish |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2279 | CLEMENTINE | VHC | Melancholy-tinged miner – ‘Oh my darling, sadly missed girl’ | anag. less anag. |
2019-2020
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2456 TRACTOR / TORMINAL (Overlaps)
2430 CLERIHEW
2421 SPASMODICAL
2017-2018
2399 CHARMEUSE
2373 CACOGASTRIC
2016-2017
2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
2334 ALLELUIAH
2322 VENTRICOSE
2318 TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy)
2015-2016
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2274 SIMPATICO
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |