ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. G. Bogie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 14 | Feb 1973 | Feb 1986 | 13y 0m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 609 | LUCKY-BAG | VHC | Jammy stuff – kids dip into it eagerly | lucky bag |
| 603 | FIGULINE | VHC | Form, turn (on wheels), and work supplies of potter’s clay | fig2 U line |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 530 | PROMETAL | VHC | Product of forGe, say? | i.e. pro-metal, & lit.; Ge = germanium |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 517 | IMMORTELLE | VHC | Term Mollie (wrongly) the unfading Bloom? | anag.; ref. Molly Bloom, ‘Ulysses’ |
| 495 | CACOETHES | VHC | Want itch to cease badly? Scratch it | anag. less it, & lit. |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 452 | DISSENTERISM | VHC | This could produce distress in Rome (not half) | anag. incl. (Ro)me, & lit. |
| 423 | ACCOUTRE | Second | Prepare for war? Oddly, a truce is broken by one who won’t | CO in anag. |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 419 | RAMILLIES | VHC | Very ‘modern’ girl in classy drawers, say – very unmodern gear | Millie in RAs; ref. ‘Thoroughly Modern M.’; i.e. draw-ers |
| 406 | BOIL | VHC | End of Arab energy source – something that could matter a lot? | b + oil |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 349 | ODDCOMESHORT | VHC | Rum issue failing to go round leads to scrap (for clipper or cutter?) | odd come short |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 195 | SHILLY-SHALLY | VHC | Moving slowly, with difficulty in cast ; everyone in the same position shows this | ill in shy2 + all in shy2 |
| 183 | PICKLE | VHC | Could kleptomaniac be a man to ——? Yes indeed | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | Fat? I’m something more than fat, completely round – a hindrance! | cor2 + up (rev.) + let; fat2 = 9 bushels |
1985-1986
718 FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent)
709 GINGER
1984-1985
653 INTERNUNCIO
640 MACHETE
1982-1983
543 STAYING POWER
1981-1982
508 POSTURE-MAKER
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
486 JUMPED-UP
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1980-1981
426 MISL(E)ADING (Letters Latent)
1979-1980
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
379 SCYTHEMAN
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
354 SHEER-HULK
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
327 HEMLOCK
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
247 FLIVVER
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
229 METRICATE
208 RALPH
1975-1976
203 BOGY
200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
169 THUGGEE
156 OMBROPHOBOUS
1974-1975
152 ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left)
139 PIEPOWDER
1973-1974
66 NONSENSE
62 SOLITAIRES
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |