HCs | Annual honours | Other competitors |
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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. J. Short | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 82 | 24 | Apr 1963 | Jan 2010 | 46y 9m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1918 | PALAMPORE | VHC | Colouring for a bed? It could be this as misrepresented by an Eastern Malaprop | anag. incl. E; cf. ‘covering’ |
| 1893 | EARTHY | VHC | Primarily rough? Yes – as the ground | anag. of first letters and the, & lit. |
| 2007-2008 | ||||
| 1858 | HUMONGOUS | VHC | Great big hug? No – sumo wrestling | anag. |
| 1856 | LITAS (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | When you find a stable, star/e – a son of peace and goodwill has come | |
| 2006-2007 | ||||
| 1810 | HARE / POSEUR / SERINETTE (DLM) | VHC | Hasten to get heart treated – it’s sure operation’s needed for one wanting much attention, being vital organ that medics are interested in putting right. | |
| 2004-2005 | ||||
| 1711 | MINUS | VHC | Take note, students | mi NUS |
| 1685 | MINO (Printer’s Devilry) | First | Tony passes election ad/vert: ‘O Alan, what will Gordon think?’ | ref. T. Blair, A. Milburn, G. Brown |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1589 | JOKESMITH | VHC | A card, mainly? This source of mirth will be funny! | Joke(r) + anag. incl. m, & lit. |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1554 | PEARL | VHC | It can be just right when set in a ring | r in peal, & lit. |
| 1550 | MEMORITER | VHC | How to make a note (not with pen) | memo + (w)riter, & lit. |
| 1537 | CAFTAN | VHC | Almost head to foot one may be covered by this | ca(p) + ft an, & lit. |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1511 | DEEP-SEATED | VHC | Part of the main Heath political philosophy may be this | deep sea Ted |
| 1489 | FRONT-BENCHER | VHC | Position for T. Benn and Thatcher that’s on no more | anag. + (That)cher, & lit. |
| 1999-2000 | ||||
| 1450 | PRETENDANT | VHC | I may get to yearn, with tender trembling inside | anag. in pant, & lit. |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1394 | BERGAMOT | VHC | E.g. mat, or fibre (the core constituent) suitably woven | anag. incl. b, & lit.; mat and tapestry |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1303 | PONIARD | VHC | You may get hurt in a prod with this | anag. & lit. |
| 1991-1992 | ||||
| 1021 | BEARD | VHC | It’s bound to cover part of the head | ear in bd, & lit. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 110 | GALLOWS-RIPE | VHC | Rope will sag under strain – from one who is this? | anag. & lit. |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1145 | GENIPAP | VHC | Fruit’s back in trees, after pruning—very nice fruit, too | pine (rev.) in gap(ó) |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 911 | DRAGON | VHC | I’m watching stars move slowly by | drag on, 2 defs.; Draco constellation |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 898 | POCHARD | VHC | I take a dip, returning with fish inside | char in dop (rev.), & lit.; dop = dip |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 839 | GINGER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The male dodo wasted his time: dod/os hence no more exist | |
| 817 | WYLIE-COATS | VHC | Tae mak twa lie cosy, use these | anag. & lit. |
2009-2010
1962 ANADEM
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
1949 PALFRENIER
1945 PRISON
2008-2009
1932 NINE-TO-FIVE
1923 ELLIPTIC
1906 MORSE
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2007-2008
1879 LITTER BASKET
1866 BINGE
1862 UNALIKE (Spoonerisms)
1849 AUXESIS
1840 W(I)NN(I)E-THE-POOH (Letters Latent)
2006-2007
1827 AMAKOSI def. DENUDED (Wrong Number)
1818 POISSO(N) D’AVRIL (Letters Latent)
1801 RUSE DE GUERRE
1788 ETHEREAL OILS
1784 TEARAWAY
2005-2006
1771 PARTERRE
1762 DUDDERY
1758 BIMBETTE
1753 DIAGONAL
1752 MIDWINTER
2004-2005
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1698 CROSSTIE
2003-2004
1667 CLARINI
1659 SCAREDY-CAT
1641 GADGETEER
1633 EMPATRON / WINTERLY (Right and Left)
2002-2003
1619 GISMO (Printer’s Devilry)
1611 LEISLER
1602 FENESTRA
1593 MANSUETE
1572 SHIELD-MAY
2001-2002
1546 TRANSPARENT
1524 INGRATITUDE
2000-2001
1515 SNIDE
1506 BARE(-)BONES
1502 RAPPEL
1494 MARATHON
1492 The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram)
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1439 JOHN CANOE
1419 SPLODGE
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1998-1999
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1997-1998
1334 CATACHRESTIC
1312 REST-CURE
1996-1997
1307 AGILE (Spoonerisms)
1286 CHALET
1995-1996
1242 KNOCKERS
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1232 The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram)
1216 CHAPERON
1993-1994
1128 CHRISTMAS PRESENT
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1078 KIRBEH
1991-1992
1026 LET-OFF
1989-1990
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
904 VOETGANGER
1988-1989
869 HOLD-UPS
868 ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) (Parcels)
849 VISITE
1975-1976
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1140 CALLOUS
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1969-1970
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1091 WENCESLAS
1968-1969
1039 TEGMEN def. LEGION (Wrong Number)
1036 CORONETED
1967-1968
1002 PILLAGE
989 GRENADINE
1965-1966
868 DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left)
860 CORSAGE
1963-1964
804 DETRUNCATE
796 STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints)
790 PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam)
786 METAMERES (Printer’s Devilry)
1962-1963
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
743 CHEMIST
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2006-2007 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |