ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Carter | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 8 | Mar 2003 | May 2022 | 19y 2m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | ||||
| 2421 | SPASMODICAL | VHC | Isolated PM’s coda is a deal finally unravelling? | anag. incl. l |
| 2016-2017 | ||||
| 2356 | PUBLIC SERVANT | VHC | Government appointee surprisingly cut verbal spin | anag. |
| 2015-2016 | ||||
| 2305 | AGREE def. PATCH (Wrong Number) | VHC | Fit Adam’s record exceeded expectation initially, winning first piece of gold | g in in first letters; piece; ref. A. Peaty’s world record in Rio Olympics |
| 2014-2015 | ||||
| 2218 | FOREIGNER | VHC | Farage’s first golden rule: European right (one of them) to end for him? | F or reign E, with one ‘r’ moved to last |
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2191 | PLUG | VHC | Hack a PC, deleting account and introducing a worm | a PC less a/c + lug |
| 2187 | WEST | VHC | Woe embraces Shakespearean tragedy’s leading characters creating theatrical end | first letters; ref. W. End |
| 2178 | PARISON | VHC | Proa is transformed with new material, capable of becoming a schooner perhaps | anag. + n |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Colossal movement – it animates to some extent an unemotional person. Ecstasy to a composer! | hidden; E + Berg |
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2599 DESIDERATA
2595 FIFTY YEARS
2584 GIFT-WRAPPED (Cut & Paste)
2582 ACHITOPHEL
2573 HANDS-ON
2020-2021
2560 BOMBAST
2556 TOERAG
2551 SPAVIN (Spoonerisms)
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2521 CHAMBERS
2019-2020
2512 OSCITATE
2504 UPBEAT
2500 ESPAGN(OLETTE STRENG)THENER (Half and Half)
2490 DREAMSCAPE
2486 BRUHAHA
2482 VOX POP
2464 BRAINPOWER
2018-2019
2460 TWEET
2447 CONGENER
2434 STONKERED
2425 EPILIMNION
2412 UBIQUARIAN
2017-2018
2408 LUNCHEONETTE
2403 SWALE (Spoonerisms)
2399 CHARMEUSE
2395 PURITANISM
2390 POISSON D’AVRIL
2382 STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number)
2360 VIDENDA
2016-2017
2351 RHAGADES
2347 ASLEEP
2338 TRUMP
2330 BRAZEN / MOPISH (Right and Left)
2324 CELEBRATIONS
2318 TIMENOPENNY (TIMENOGUY) (Penny for the Guy)
2313 PERFECT
2015-2016
2300 MISHMASH
2296 IMPROPERLY
2283 BARGAIN
2279 CLEMENTINE
2274 SIMPATICO
2265 ESPRIT FORT
2261 GANGSTERLAND
2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
2014-2015
2244 AVANT-GARDISTE
2222 OBJECT LESSON
2200 BRINDISI
2013-2014
2196 SEMANTRA / TRABEATE (Overlaps)
2183 SANGRAIL
2174 CHARET (Printer’s Devilry)
2168 CENTURY (with missing C) (Missing Letter)
2152 STUFFED SHIRT
2012-2013
2126 DESPERATE
2122 NICETY
2113 PICAROON
2096 TRICK
2011-2012
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2010-2011
2023 CHAMBRANLE
2019 OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left)
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
2009-2010
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
1949 PALFRENIER
2008-2009
1906 MORSE
1893 EARTHY
2007-2008
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
2006-2007
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1810 HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM)
1806 INEBRIANT
1792 APPALOOSA / ESTAMINET (Right and Left)
2004-2005
1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
2002-2003
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2019-2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |