ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. J. Bath | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 61 | 25 | Nov 1990 | Jul 2018 | 27y 8m | M. Bath |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | ||||
| 2403 | SWALE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | ‘Bike log’ describes one cycling round what’s left of English country | like bog; Wales cyclically |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1962 | ANADEM | VHC | Cook made an onion ring | anag. |
| 2005-2006 | ||||
| 1771 | PARTERRE | VHC | Maybe Duchess’s bottom is pert rear after surgery | anag.; ref. D. Theatre, London |
| 1766 | GEST (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Does interest Char/ing Cross/Bank customer | |
| 2003-2004 | ||||
| 1637 | AMNESIC | VHC | Machines without access to high-density floppy may be unable to retrieve information | anag. less h |
| 1624 | BELAY | VHC | Cliff’s ‘ropy’ turn to counter precipitation is live song | be lay; ref. Sir C. Richard singing at Wimbledon when rain stopped play |
| 2002-2003 | ||||
| 1619 | GISMO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | With yo/ur philosophy as an asset the body challenges | asanas |
| 1593 | MANSUETE | VHC | Battered English team’s sunk without cover – and past caring! | anag. incl. E, (s)un(k) |
| 2001-2002 | ||||
| 1563 | SLYBOOTS | First | A tinker with the computer starts one learning some dodges | Sly boots; ref. ‘Taming of the Shrew’ |
| 1559 | THEOLOGASTER | VHC | Without a bit of prompting Telegraph’s too complicated for dull schoolman | anag. less p; ref. crossword |
| 1546 | TRANSPARENT | VHC | The rail system has sacrificed its independence to the maintainer of the line – as all can see | tra(I)ns parent; ref. Railtrack, etc. |
| 1541 | CHUPRASSY | VHC | Page such as leaders of yesteryear’s raj directed | anag. incl. p, y, r, & lit. |
| 2000-2001 | ||||
| 1492 | The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram) | VHC | Al accrued more votes yet a rich Bush made it | |
| 1998-1999 | ||||
| 1363 | MAVIN def. THONG (Wrong Number) | VHC | Whip is from bird in the buff | whip; mav(is) in |
| 1997-1998 | ||||
| 1346 | PHARISEE | VHC | Ignoring the essence of Moses he praises form | anag. less s, & lit. |
| 1316 | FINGERLICKIN’ | VHC | In KFC one liner ‘good’ is qualified thus | anag. incl. I, & lit. |
| 1996-1997 | ||||
| 1307 | AGILE (Spoonerisms) | VHC | E.g. Ali punch-drunk? Certainly left dimmed! | deft-limbed; anag. |
| 1273 | SIPOREX | VHC | Prince’s ex and lothario’s hind quarter cavorting – such is used in fabrication | anag. of Pr’s ex io |
| 1995-1996 | ||||
| 1232 | The world is too much with us; late and soon (Anagram) | Second | Odd, William, how that sour sonnet touches. | |
| 1225 | CURRY | VHC | Are Hackney scrubbers like Barking ones apparently – called Ruby? | cur-ry, 2 defs.; Ruby Murray, Cockney rhyming slang for curry |
| 1993-1994 | ||||
| 1128 | CHRISTMAS PRESENT | VHC | Manchester’s strip taking spin – Such gets Boon given out in the ‘Australian’s summer’ | anag.; ref. cricketers Peter S., David B. |
| 1104 | BURYING-PLACES | VHC | Playing ‘Bruce’s’ spin? At these grounds there are no quick deliveries | anag.; ref. current Test series |
| 1992-1993 | ||||
| 1065 | TANDOORI | VHC | Ontario cooking encapsulates the latest thing in Red Indian style of cuisine | d in anag. |
2016-2017
2325 MASON
2322 VENTRICOSE
2015-2016
2287 VALET
2250 MILESTONE (with missing O) (Missing Letter)
2014-2015
2226 DOUBLE-PARKING
2011-2012
2045 CATENATE
2009-2010
1960 NGANA (3 defs + letter mixture) (Parcels)
2008-2009
1923 ELLIPTIC
1910 BARPERSON
1901 SANITISE
1888 RASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2005-2006
1775 ROUGH-AND-READY
2004-2005
1728 EIDOLA def. NULLAH (Wrong Number)
1711 MINUS
1707 GALENA (Definition of Anagram)
1689 SYNOD
1685 MINO (Printer’s Devilry)
1680 PILLOW-CUP
2003-2004
1676 CRINGE-MAKING
1650 SAPHENA
1641 GADGETEER
2002-2003
1598 PHRASEMONGER
2001-2002
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1519 CARRY-ON
2000-2001
1511 DEEP-SEATED
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
1480 SAMARITAN
1999-2000
1463 REVERSIONAL
1454 GET-UP
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1424 HEIST
1998-1999
1394 BERGAMOT
1387 Dylan Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Anagram)
1376 LOGO
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1997-1998
1312 REST-CURE
1996-1997
1300 OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter)
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1995-1996
1255 CATAFALCO
1242 KNOCKERS
1238 ELASTIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1220 CASSANDRA
1212 HILDING
1994-1995
1200 Nine letter word (C and T latent) (Letters Latent)
1178 BOOTLEG
1169 BLITHE / URSINE (Right and Left)
1165 YAPSTER
1161 ADIAPHORON
1993-1994
1139 BENJAMIN
1134 TOVARICH
1122 BASILIAN
1113 EMPLASTRUM
1108 GREEN
1992-1993
1095 STINK
1078 KIRBEH
1076 PARLOUR GAMES
1074 DEMIREP
1061 MAGIC
1990-1991
965 EARBASH def. NECKLET (Wrong Number)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 2003-2004 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 2002-2003 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 2001-2002 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
| 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1998-1999 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 1996-1997 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 1995-1996 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1994-1995 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1993-1994 | 0 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 1992-1993 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| 1990-1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |