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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. D. Legge | 44 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 77 | 49 | May 1954 | Aug 1980 | 26y 3m | D. Legge |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-1980 | ||||
| 388 | ALEXIPHARMIC | VHC | Brew Eleven and Harp drunk, then half a Mickey – antidote needed | ale XI + anag. + Mic(key); beer brands |
| 375 | SPREATHE | VHC | What can thicky icy blast do? Rasp thee cruelly | anag. |
| 371 | GRADIN | Third | Where now the tourist sits, with camera, conjuring up Grecian drama | comp. anag. & lit. |
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 349 | ODDCOMESHORT | VHC | Not much left – not even a third of the coffee – thermos defective | odd + co(ffee) + anag. |
| 319 | PODESTA | VHC | Law officer covertly posted to Genoa – retiring one got out | anag. less one got (rev.) |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 298 | NOSER | VHC | This rebuff quite confounds questioner | comp. anag. |
| 276 | AMTRACK | VHC | It’s the way on Blackpool promenade – no right turning, duck | tram-track less rt (rev.); duck4 |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 249 | RUDOLPH THE REINDEER | VHC | ‘Pride o’ the herd’ unreal but for a feverish child’s Christmas fantasy? | anag. less a |
| 247 | FLIVVER | VHC | It’s comparatively slow on the road – very, very fast in an express train | v v in flier; fast = fixed |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 200 | The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Backwoodsman conditioned to trek | (Davy) Crockett; anag. |
| 187 | POWDERING-TUB | VHC | E.g. rib put down in pickle. In this? | anag. & lit. |
| 161 | ANCON | VHC | Creator of space in urban congestion | hidden & lit. |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 152 | ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE (Right and Left) | VHC | This gallant – a demon oar – involved namely in Leander’s undoing achieves notoriety | anag.; sc. in anag. |
| 139 | PIEPOWDER | VHC | ‘What is the pied piper owed?’ This court could decide such an issue | anag.; ref. Court of P. |
| 135 | GABIONADE | VHC | Basketwork bar becoming in a bodega | anag. |
| 130 | EADISH (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | I do no menial jobs in st/out boots | |
| 127 | FRITHSOKEN | VHC | Underwood, in high degree, and Kent’s openers contribute to a safe position | frith3 so Ken(t); ref. Derek U. |
| 110 | GALLOWS-RIPE | VHC | With loose rein we gallop, sir, like highwaymen of yore | anag. |
| 105 | Malabar-rat, raccoon, nylghau, oriole, aberdevine, howler (Anagram) | VHC | Lo, a dove – a worn-out, branch-bearing hero. Really a miracle! | |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 97 | TREBUCHET | VHC | Painful teeth-curb once coped with the problem of projection | anag. |
| 95 | THUNDERCLAP | VHC | More than a rumble after lightning lunch – depart in confusion | anag. |
| 84 | MIRLIGOES / ILL-OMENED (Right and Left) | VHC | Some girl, I – liberated – a product of revolution; star-crossed, left with leaderless females, I showed the way around | anag.; l (w)omen in I led |
| 62 | SOLITAIRES | VHC | A kibbutz wouldn’t appeal to them – to Israelis, that’s different | anag. |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 31 | KITCHENDOM | Second | In his sphere Kerr’s capital – a sensation – a demon for cooking! | K + itch + anag.; ref. Graham K., ‘the Galloping Gourmet’ |
| 27 | VINEGAR | Third | What is used to make tart is given free with a recipe | anag. + a r; tart adj. |
| 23 | SCLERODERMIC | VHC | With a hard top surface, revising order lies with M.C.C. | anag. |
| 14 | Terrapin, hermit, elephant, armadillo, rhesus (Anagram) | VHC | Skipper Noah triumphed – all animals at shelter, drier | |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1080 | ANDROMEDA | VHC | Damned oar shattered, she was held fast on the rocks | anag. |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1028 | SATIRE | VHC | Pointed wit that has one in tears, convulsed | I in anag. |
| 1023 | CONSOLE | VHC | Bust support to give sadly needed uplift | 2 mngs. |
| 1967-1968 | ||||
| 1002 | PILLAGE | VHC | There’s wickedness in one who holds up a train to commit robbery | ill in page |
| 997 | TREACLE | VHC | Electra complex, and the classic antidote | anag. |
| 989 | GRENADINE | First | Pineapple rings in syrup | in in grenade |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 920 | ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | The westerner, who hides little, might well think the oriental s/ly | |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 864 | PATERNAL | VHC | Carving of lean part shows which side a young Sprat favours | anag.; ref. ‘Jack Sprat’ |
| 860 | CORSAGE | VHC | This should provide uplift, the need for which is enshrined in the heart | i.e. sag in core |
| 1964-1965 | ||||
| 847 | FRENETICAL | VHC | What sort of fancies plague the mind—infect Lear’s delirium? | anag. |
| 812 | ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left) | VHC | Rating a pint after the game at Murrayfleld, with few words, Sandy declares lyrically it is one that the doctor ordered | AB RU pt; ’tis ane; rugby played at M. |
| 808 | WAGONER | VHC | Jehu departed in peace? On the contrary | gone in war; see Jehu in C. |
| 1963-1964 | ||||
| 790 | PETER-SEE-ME (Sire and Dam) | VHC | Héloise’s Tryst | Peter Abelard |
| 1960-1961 | ||||
| 617 | COLOPHONY | VHC | The residue may have a golden look; pass nothing spurious | col O phony |
| 1956-1957 | ||||
| 412 | SERVIETTE | VHC | Test Revie made to discover a means to counteract dribbling | anag., ref. Don R., footbalIer |
| 1954 (2) | ||||
| 306 | CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left) | Second | Its sides slope from a flat crown—a striking head-piece! Try it on: it’s smart and one such as you won’t find in England | ram part; chic ane (Scot.) |
| 302 | MARTIN | VHC | Tours his diocese—an eavesdropper, maybe | 2 mngs.; St. M. of Tours; nesting in eaves |
1980-1981
434 JARDINIÈRE
1979-1980
410 CUL-DE-SAC
406 BOIL
404 CANDLE-HOLDER (Spoonerisms)
401 GO-AHEAD
397 BIJOUTERIE (Misprints)
393 INTRACARDIAC
1978-1979
366 MONKEY-SHINE
362 SEA-SOLDIER
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
323 (C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
310 STERNFAST
300 SLINK-BUTCHER
281 DINOCERAS
272 MALAGUETTA
267 MORRIS-DANCE
263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
259 TRANSIRE
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
238 CRAMBOJINGLE
229 METRICATE
225 VALETA
216 SCANTITY
212 SURCINGLES
208 RALPH
1975-1976
203 BOGY
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
190 CASSANDRA
178 A(U)G(U)ST (Letters Latent)
174 EPEOLATRY
165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
1974-1975
148 BALLYHOO
118 OPERETTIST (Misprints)
1973-1974
100 CENTENARIAN
92 BRAINWASH
88 BLOOMERY
1972-1973
43 A neologism (Neologisms)
40 FANTOCCINI
36 CRUSADER
10 LINGERIE
5 SCEUOPHYLAX
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162 BEAM-ENDS
1119 RONDE (Printer’s Devilry)
1969-1970
1093 MARTINET
1089 ENCLOISTER
1084 ANGEL-FOOD
1071 ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry)
1968-1969
1054 PINACOTHECA
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1041 TEA-LEAD
1036 CORONETED
1032 TENONER (Printer’s Devilry)
1015 HOAR-HEADED
1967-1968
987 THING (Printer’s Devilry)
1966-1967
954 CERATE (Printer’s Devilry)
949 BROWSING
941 HYPODERMIC
936 MINI SKIRTS
935 MALAPROP
916 DIAPASON
1965-1966
890 DEBENTURE
884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
882 SNAPDRAGON
1963-1964
800 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram)
780 NOBLEST (and Eximenamination)
1962-1963
746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
743 CHEMIST
1961-1962
694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
1960-1961
638 BUREAUCRAT
1956-1957
415 When the snow lay round about (Anagram)
395 SCALE-ARMOUR
1955-1956
347 TELEVISOR
1954 (2)
293 CAB
285 PARALYSES
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1979-1980 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 3 | 7 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1973-1974 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 1972-1973 | 2 (0, 1, 1) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 1966-1967 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1964-1965 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 1963-1964 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1962-1963 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 1961-1962 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1960-1961 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 1956-1957 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |