ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Jones | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 15 | Dec 2002 | Sep 2020 | 17y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 2473 | INTERPLAY | VHC | Connection? Positive this could be Victoria Station? | (P)inter play (1982) |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2338 | TRUMP | VHC | Twitter’s most prominent ass? | T + rump, & lit. |
| 2318 | TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy) | Second | Lovers, naked, inhibited by diminutive thingy! | men open in tiny |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2291 | AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | I’m no good with figures, so I say ‘le/t’s work’ to the number-crunchers | |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2174 | CHARET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Some pieces by ba/ritone, rich, dark and broody | tritone-rich |
| 2157 | MELODRAMATIC | VHC | How one might describe musical in which villainous character imprisons a maiden? | a m in rat in melodic, & lit. |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2131 | DIVES / MALIK (Right and Left) | VHC | Dramatic Art in cinema like ‘Downfall’, chillingly shot in scenes of underground refuge | hidden; dive + s(hot); ref. Art M., 2004 film re Hitler’s final days |
| 2122 | NICETY | Third | Recipe transforms this delicacy, producing delightful taste | i.e. nice t(r)y |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | VHC | Northern Rock pension rate lost extremely large cut | anag. less OS; ref. failed bank |
| 1960 | NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels) | VHC | Money worries the cause of stock collapse? Wrong – ask anyone! | WONGA NARKS |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1856 | LITAS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Spicy hot da/te Di’s a little tart! | |
| 1845 | UPBRAID | VHC | Dress revealing underwear I’d exposed after getting in a state of excitement! | up + bra I’d |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1823 | KISS | VHC | Conclusion of sex? More likely the opposite! | 2 mngs.; i.e. last letter |
2020-2021
2517 LITERATIM
2019-2020
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2495 BUNG
2477 SPRAT-WEATHER
2017-2018
2360 VIDENDA
2016-2017
2347 ASLEEP
2343 RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)
2325 MASON
2313 PERFECT
2014-2015
2222 OBJECT LESSON
2209 (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent)
2013-2014
2165 OUT OF ORDER
2012-2013
2144 INFERNO (Spoonerisms)
2135 LOB
2126 DESPERATE
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2009-2010
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1962 ANADEM
2007-2008
1858 HUMONGOUS
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1831 MARGINALIA
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1611 LEISLER
1602 FENESTRA
1596 GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |