ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Drummond | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 25 | Apr 1972 | Jul 1991 | 19y 3m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1988 | ||||
| 805 | LITOTES | Third | ‘Only a little one’ as cover for whoppers – or just the opposite | tot in lies |
| 792 | DISTHENE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Good gracious me! Lo/ver wants fortune | |
| 1985-1986 | ||||
| 683 | BANISH | VHC | If one goes in for forest clearing in a country, one gets order to leave | Bangladesh with I for glade |
| 1984-1985 | ||||
| 644 | EASY STREET (or STAPELIA) | VHC | Flower with scent pleases? It can’t possibly! | stapelia; comp. anag. |
| 631 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Connect for working together, etc, or link otherwise | anag. |
| 1983-1984 | ||||
| 607 | CARNEY | VHC | Sly composer replaces one of his works in transcription | copy with Arne for op; Thomas A. |
| 600 | Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram) | VHC | Who told those faithful men to join the hate? | h. = enemy bombardment, OED Suppt. |
| 1982-1983 | ||||
| 547 | GLEEMAN | Second | Faultless single leads to return of fame for old pop singer | (sin)gle + name (rev.) |
| 1981-1982 | ||||
| 508 | POSTURE-MAKER | VHC | Proteus is literally an assumer of strange shapes | i.e. anag. of posture |
| 495 | CACOETHES | VHC | An itch suitably treated ceases to itch – it’s gone | anag. less it’s |
| 1980-1981 | ||||
| 464 | SIMKIN | VHC | The widow in Pakistan is required simply not to importune relatives | sim(ply) + kin; the Widow = champagne |
| 456 | BALADINE | VHC | Mountebank supplying bride with a sort of romance for free | bride with a Ladin for rid |
| 454 | CHRISTMAS BOX | VHC | In present chart, ‘miss’ strangely precedes ‘hit’ | anag. + box |
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 384 | OUTSPREADING | VHC | Country rates and taxes 50% up with town sprawl | outs + (u)p + Reading; outs n. = payment of rates |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 298 | NOSER | VHC | ‘No Observer’, though not involving end of magazine, is still a blow | no seer, less e |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 225 | VALETA | VHC | You want a dance tune – give the band a drink for it | ale for it in vitta |
| 212 | SURCINGLES | VHC | Add these for curing saddles going astray | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | Your real poet can make it without our idolising his material | anag. less our |
| 165 | Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram) | Second | Each booboo planned. Untangle a marine troop. Chambers’ book can help | |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 139 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | Bird bloody dago turned round to follow is an old-fashioned tramp | pie3 + red wop (rev.) |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 57 | MINARET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | I fi/re at enemy advance | |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | Rising actor in brilliant part resembling Falstaff | pro (rev.) in culet |
1991-1992
1000 ONE THOUSAND
1989-1990
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
1988-1989
869 HOLD-UPS
857 REDCAP / NICETY (Right and Left)
849 VISITE
1987-1988
827 MICKEY-TAKING
818 EMBUSQUÉ
816 POTLACH (with extra O in word) (Extra letter)
788 CROW
1986-1987
779 MISSING LINK
770 HERMITS
750 SALMAGUNDY (THLMAGUY/OULMAGUY) (750 themed clue)
1985-1986
731 STRING
727 WELL-TO-DO
714 MOTE
705 MUSICOTHERAPY
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
692 FIDIBUS def. PRICKET (Wrong Number)
688 CUCURBITAL
1984-1985
670 TURNIP-FLEA
653 INTERNUNCIO
1982-1983
572 SNAKE-OIL
564 PARAMENT
556 SWEAL (Misprints)
543 STAYING POWER
1981-1982
504 SIMMENTHALER
500 BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter)
491 SEVENTY-EIGHT
1980-1981
469 APLUSTRE
460 SWOOP
1979-1980
414 UNBOSOMER
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
393 INTRACARDIAC
388 ALEXIPHARMIC
375 SPREATHE
371 GRADIN
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
349 ODDCOMESHORT
340 BOOKSIE
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
301 TROLLOPISH
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
294 HUMECT
1976-1977
250 Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram)
243 OLYMPIC
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
229 METRICATE
216 SCANTITY
1975-1976
203 BOGY
200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
1974-1975
143 Jingle for BALTHAZAR, MELCHIOR, CASPAR (A jingle)
114 PANIC
105 Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram)
1973-1974
97 TREBUCHET
92 BRAINWASH
88 BLOOMERY
66 NONSENSE
1972-1973
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
40 FANTOCCINI
14 Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram)
10 LINGERIE
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1989-1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1988-1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1987-1988 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1986-1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1985-1986 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 1984-1985 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1983-1984 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 1982-1983 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1981-1982 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |