ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Tharby | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 12 | Dec 2016 | Nov 2018 | 1y 11m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2412 | UBIQUARIAN | VHC | Posh bird, not half, one making first appearance in early February, topless? Unmissable! | U bi(rd) + (A)quarian |
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2408 | LUNCHEONETTE | VHC | Techno tune pulsates in the French snack bar | anag. in le |
| 2399 | CHARMEUSE | VHC | Fine stuff with a smooth finish made by processing meerschaum, mostly | anag. less m |
| 2395 | PURITANISM | VHC | Prince having same-sex relationships, accepting it’s anathema for Royalists? | P + it in uranism |
| 2386 | PENNY-A-LINER | VHC | Who’s perennially working, getting peanuts essentially for a bit of literature? | anag. with n for l, & lit. |
| 2382 | STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number) | VHC | Taste of stew with some offal makes one pale | stew; s + tripe; pale2 |
| 2369 | FACETIAE | VHC | In these you’ll find brazen sex turning up and a bit of erotica | face + it (rev.) + a, e, & lit. |
| 2364 | COMPOST HEAP | VHC | Bits of organic material stop decomposing in inferior source of fertiliser | o, m + anag. in cheap |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2351 | RHAGADES | VHC | Doctor reads about unsightly female skin blemishes | hag in anag. |
| 2334 | ALLELUIAH | VHC | Response by congregation starts off excellent litany, uplifting invocations in the name of God | first letters in Allah |
| 2324 | CELEBRATIONS | VHC | Babe finally placed in rough crib at Noel, centrepiece of Christian festivities | e in anag. + s |
| 2322 | VENTRICOSE | VHC | Conservative, not very active, involved with large corporation | anag. less v, a |
2018-2019
2421 SPASMODICAL
2417 ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL (Right and Left)
2017-2018
2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
2378 PROPOSAL
2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
2373 CACOGASTRIC
2016-2017
2325 MASON
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 |