Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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A. Gerrard | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | Dec 2020 | Apr 2022 | 1y 4m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2021-2022 | ||||
2599 | DESIDERATA | First | ‘A hated read sprinkled with platitudes’ - could be this poem with Latin put at head | comp. anag. incl. L, & lit.; ref. Max Ehrmann poem |
2569 | BILBO | Third | Breviary is liturgical book primarily. None, Prime, Tierce, etc – this can be used in those | first letters + 0; ref. fencing terms |
2020-2021 | ||||
2564 | CLEARING | VHC | Before being allowed to take their places, students may have to endure this ridiculous grace in Latin | anag. incl. L |
2551 | SPAVIN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Scratching top of scalp in middle of movie Saps at Sea – what could make Laurel continually act same? | sorrel … lame; anag. incl. in v, less s; ref. L. & Hardy film |
2547 | FILATORY | VHC | What makes elements of the cloth obnoxious for laity? | anag. |
2021-2022
2595 FIFTY YEARS
2591 GHAT
2586 BALDERDASH
2584 GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste)
2573 HANDS-ON
2020-2021
2560 BOMBAST
2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
2530 STUDENTY
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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2020-2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – |