ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. P. Shenkin | 34 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 147 | 39 | Mar 1977 | Apr 2022 | 45y 1m | P. Shenkin |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | ||||
| 2582 | ACHITOPHEL | VHC | Cautious fellow, i.e. chap loth to order or arrange | anag. |
| 2019-2020 | ||||
| 2512 | OSCITATE | VHC | Might tedious raconteuse make rude one (us) ——? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2482 | VOX POP | Third | —— muddled, with what reasons? Pshaw! A pox on voters! | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2464 | BRAINPOWER | VHC | Energy right below forehead, keeping active during pressure? | a in p in brow + E, r, & lit. |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2309 | GLOBETROTTER | VHC | Traveller who might produce blog or letter, with time for length? | anag. with t for l, & lit. |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2265 | ESPRIT FORT | Third | One to shake up trite profs? | anag. & lit. |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2091 | SNIFTER | VHC | What’s friendliest? Relaxing, idle with ——? | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 2058 | ROBUST | VHC | The EU ——? The Eu—— ——, more like! | EU robust/Euro bust |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 1992 | FOULARD | VHC | Loud scarf possibly, sc. —— | comp. anag. |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1945 | PRISON | VHC | No saint in this jail? A pathological rogue | i.e. prison less S = prion |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1906 | MORSE | VHC | Could this code, with a chip, be transformed into semaphoric? | comp. anag. |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1804 | CLOTHES SENSE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Select noshes (assorted) knowing the guest beer | best gear; anag. |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1766 | GEST (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The Ministry’s crap – pedantic on/ion measures, etc | |
| 1737 | ANIMUS | VHC | Masculine universal within birds? | m U in anis, & lit. |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1728 | EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Current in a ditch reflected confusing reflections | ditch; I in a lode (rev.) |
| 1719 | ANHELATION | VHC | Cancer cells within resisting oxygen and nitrogen, giving breathing difficulty | HeLa in anti O N; see HeLa cell in C. |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1580 | MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number) | Third | Old lady first, man afterwards, runs the old rule | runs; r between ma and gent |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1541 | CHUPRASSY | VHC | Indian orderly arranged us charpoys, lacking nothing | anag. less 0 |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1485 | BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left) | VHC | Follower of Rubens prepared to foist endless faulty nameless ‘Rubens’ round in exchange | anag. less t; anag. less n incl. O; ref. R. Barichello, racing driver |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1439 | JOHN CANOE | VHC | For this dancer you have a man – no nach is involved in it | anag. in Joe, & lit.; see nautch |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1355 | DIACATHOLICON | VHC | My enteral —— is made with colocynth (inter alia) in mixture | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1312 | REST-CURE | VHC | Rustic retreats might provide busy artist with —— | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1242 | KNOCKERS | Second | English ‘Nickels’? ‘Tanners’ perhaps | 2 mngs.; see derivation of nickel in C. |
| 1994-1995 | ||||
| 1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | Third | With grace of movement that could make carthorse pine | anag. |
| 1988-1989 | ||||
| 887 | MONSTER | VHC | Mrs T, one for turning? It may seem incredible | anag. |
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 835 | PROSAICAL | VHC | Government office monkey about with afternoon luminance – likely to remain dull | PRO + sai c. a. L; ref. British Summer Time |
| 831 | COOLABAH (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Suede for a shaggy, with-it adult? Pooh! | shade for a swaggy; cool A bah! |
| 1986-1987 | ||||
| 762 | OBELISE | VHC | Mark the corruption of national honour surrounding the Olympic venue | Elis in OBE; ref. region containing Olympia |
| 757 | ETHEROMANIAC (Misprints) | VHC | Latin in intricate act, i.e. he has lover | gas; Roman in anag. |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Fine reins, no use for dead horse | f loin; see reins in C. |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 662 | BARGE-COUPLE | VHC | This could make up gable core | anag. & lit. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 379 | SCYTHEMAN | VHC | He coordinates many Techs – he’s responsible for maths | anag.; math = mowing |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 327 | HEMLOCK | VHC | Attic had this terrible draught – get mechanics to close door behind them | hem3 + lock; ref. Socrates |
| 319 | PODESTA | VHC | One who’d do justice to yesterday’s Bolognese eats stewed fruit first | pod + anag. |
2021-2022
2599 DESIDERATA
2586 BALDERDASH
2578 VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent)
2020-2021
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2525 PLACITUM
2517 LITERATIM
2019-2020
2486 BRUHAHA
2480 STOCKING FILLERS
2018-2019
2451 CAPUT
2443 ERATHEM (Printer’s Devilry)
2438 MONTE DI PIETÀ
2430 CLERIHEW
2017-2018
2399 CHARMEUSE
2376 SOW(PIASTRE)ENS (Christmas Pudding)
2360 VIDENDA
2016-2017
2356 PUBLIC SERVANT
2351 RHAGADES
2325 MASON
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2015-2016
2305 AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number)
2296 IMPROPERLY
2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2235 CHOCK-A-BLOCK
2209 (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent)
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2191 PLUG
2170 SAYONARA
2152 STUFFED SHIRT
2148 ZOLLVEREIN
2012-2013
2139 DE RIGUEUR
2126 DESPERATE
2011-2012
2083 BEWITCH
2070 MISTREATMENT
2062 APPLE-KNOCKER
2045 CATENATE
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2031 EMBROIDERY
2027 THRENETICAL
2023 CHAMBRANLE
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
2000 TWO THOUSAND
2009-2010
1979 FAR-OUT
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
2008-2009
1936 LITMUS TEST
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1901 SANITISE
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1879 LITTER BASKET
1875 GOUTTE / UPREAR (Right and Left)
1866 BINGE
1858 HUMONGOUS
1856 LITAS (Printer’s Devilry)
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
1836 POSTHASTE
2006-2007
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1806 INEBRIANT
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
2005-2006
1779 NEWIE (misprint of U) (Misprints)
1762 DUDDERY
1741 LORD NELSON
1733 PALESTRA
2004-2005
1724 MONEYBAGS
1711 MINUS
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1700 FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW
1689 SYNOD
2003-2004
1672 IMPASTOS (Spoonerisms)
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1654 CRESCENT / ENTHRALS (Overlaps)
1633 EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)
1628 ENCOMION
2002-2003
1611 LEISLER
1602 FENESTRA
1598 PHRASEMONGER
1596 GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)
1593 MANSUETE
1589 JOKESMITH
1585 SHIATSU
2001-2002
1567 QUEEN
1537 CAFTAN
1528 STROP (Spoonerisms)
2000-2001
1494 MARATHON
1476 LIGNIPERDOUS
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1437 MISTLETOE
1998-1999
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1290 NITERIE
1273 SIPOREX
1268 ARGIE-BARGIE
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1247 PREDICANT
1234 AVANT-PROPOS
1220 CASSANDRA
1207 EPOCH-MARKING
1994-1995
1186 GRISELDA
1169 BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)
1161 ADIAPHORON
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1147 MAYDAY
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1087 OLD SOLDIER
1048 GALLOPADE
1991-1992
1043 PESTO (Printer’s Devilry)
1034 BURLAP
1004 OIL PAINTINGS
1990-1991
969 BUNTER
956 SPEAR-SIDE
947 SHOULDER-SLIP
1989-1990
922 REFORMADO
1988-1989
874 BLUESTOCKING
1987-1988
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
814 SPOUSAGE
809 DOLCE VITA
1986-1987
779 MISSING LINK
774 VICTORINE
1985-1986
731 STRING
712 PANTOMIME HORSE
688 CUCURBITAL
1984-1985
653 INTERNUNCIO
635 ROSEMARY
1983-1984
615 HISTORIETTE
603 FIGULINE
594 DOINGS
585 FLABELLIFORM
1982-1983
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
547 GLEEMAN
538 INGRAIN
530 PROMETAL
1981-1982
517 IMMORTELLE
1980-1981
460 SWOOP
454 CHRISTMAS BOX
447 URTICARIA / APOGRAPHS (Right and Left)
1979-1980
410 CUL-DE-SAC
401 GO-AHEAD
1978-1979
354 SHEER-HULK
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
349 ODDCOMESHORT
1977-1978
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
276 AMTRACK
259 TRANSIRE
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 7 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |