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| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig R. F. E. Stoney | 33 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 62 | 37 | Jun 1954 | Dec 1978 | 24y 6m | R. F. E. Stoney |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1979 | ||||
| 349 | ODDCOMESHORT | VHC | End of bolt that’s slightly cracked is bound to fail | odd + come short |
| 327 | HEMLOCK | VHC | A spruce, virile chap wanting one to embrace closely | he-m(an) + lock |
| 1977-1978 | ||||
| 300 | SLINK-BUTCHER | VHC | He may push ham when bad cast prematurely spoil show | slink butcher |
| 298 | NOSER | VHC | Effect of beating up? This makes it hard for sailor | 2 mngs. |
| 294 | HUMECT | VHC | The gum I’m wetting scantily sticks, taking seconds only. Do as I do | second letters |
| 289 | AMNESIAC | VHC | What Bach holds is name for composing one with fugue | anag. incl. (B)ac(h); fugue, type of amnesia |
| 276 | AMTRACK | Second | Source of trouble in Morning Cloud looks like tank that’s taken in water | t in a.m. rack6; ref. Ted Heath’s yacht in recent news item |
| 1976-1977 | ||||
| 250 | Stands the church clock at ten to three? (Anagram) | VHC | There her hands, etc., stuck, tho’ not at CCL? | |
| 221 | PADDY-WHACK | VHC | Paisley’s pattern in which you could see red | i.e. Paddy whack; whack = manner; ref. Ian P. |
| 212 | SURCINGLES | VHC | If ours are loose, they’ll make us clingers on | anag. & lit.; on = drunk |
| 1975-1976 | ||||
| 174 | EPEOLATRY | VHC | Admiration of words to Player in form after Carnoustie’s tenth | e + anag.; ref. Gary P., golf course |
| 1974-1975 | ||||
| 139 | PIEPOWDER | Second | Parking that’s on solid ground fine for traveller | P i.e. + powder |
| 123 | SCATTERGOOD | VHC | I save nothing for tax, therefore overdrawn | scatt ergo o/d |
| 1973-1974 | ||||
| 92 | BRAINWASH | Third | How to get a confession from tight supporter in copper’s charge? | bra in wash; copper boiler |
| 84 | MIRLIGOES / ILL-OMENED (Right and Left) | VHC | Confused state of some girl I wrongly made sick with love over me has bad end threatening | anag.; ill + 0 + me + anag. |
| 75 | GROCETERIA | VHC | Where you won’t be served ground rice or tea by the gram | g. + anag., & lit. |
| 70 | GESTAPO (Misprints) | VHC | High postage policy that met strong resistance | police; anag.; high = drunk |
| 57 | MINARET (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | It’s pretty cool for students to demand se/cond rugs | |
| 1972-1973 | ||||
| 50 | CORPULE(N)T (Letters Latent) | VHC | Tart up in hippy gear, hippy-like | pro (rev.) in culet |
| 31 | KITCHENDOM | VHC | Tick off girl domestic; it’s for her cooking | anag. + hen dom. |
| 1 | ORGIAST | VHC | Party Tollesbury fears – love, gratis, unrestrained | anag. incl. 0; ref. pop festival venue |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | ||||
| 1158 | ELEPHANT-SEAL | VHC | Wreck of the seaplane left an ugly source of oil that comes ashore | anag. + l |
| 1969-1970 | ||||
| 1097 | PANTOPHAGIST | VHC | Avid consumer has got a pint of Pimm’s No. 1 mixed for him | anag. incl. P |
| 1084 | ANGEL-FOOD | VHC | A sweet one eats at Boston tea-party? | angel food, & lit. |
| 1071 | ORACLE (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Rocket’s rider jumped fearlessly f/ar round Landing-place No. 1 | French showjumper, medallist in 1968 Olympics |
| 1066 | RAVE / PAIR (DLM) | VHC | Feigning talk as if enraptured. Is this a very fair page of history, or a pack of old lies? | pair (obs.) = pack of cards |
| 1062 | CALLING-CRAB | VHC | Fiddler produces two aces after dropping cards | calling crab; crab = the lowest throw at hazard, two aces, see under craps in C.; calling-cards |
| 1968-1969 | ||||
| 1041 | TEA-LEAD | VHC | What does the lining protect? The answer’s in a TV commercial | A in tele-ad. & lit. |
| 1966-1967 | ||||
| 920 | ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry) | Third | First driver off err/s. Ill wind is playing some tricks, I know | |
| 1965-1966 | ||||
| 902 | WINCOPIPE | VHC | Effect with tube obtained by obsolete form of poor man’s weatherglass | win co- (prefix) pipe |
| 882 | SNAPDRAGON | VHC | Cheat has influence on risky game through which many will burn their fingers | snap drag on; drag = influence, Suppt. |
| 1955-1956 | ||||
| 369 | BERET | VHC | Look out for a shock when this flat round lid is lifted, it covers the switches! | cryptic def.; shock, switch = hair |
| 334 | CHEROOT | VHC | Calls for a strike; pointless, so easily stamped out. Other Co.’s affected unfortunately | anag.; square cut |
1978-1979
352 FAIRY LIGHTS
340 BOOKSIE
336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
314 MERIL (Spoonerisms)
1977-1978
306 DICKENS
285 BOYFRIEND (Misprints)
281 DINOCERAS
272 MALAGUETTA
267 MORRIS-DANCE
263 ERIACH (Printer’s Devilry)
1976-1977
255 ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
249 RUDOLPH THE REINDEER
234 HOROSCOPIST
225 VALETA
216 SCANTITY
1975-1976
203 BOGY
200 The Extra Guest (minus CC) (Letters Latent)
197 CAMERA (Printer’s Devilry)
190 CASSANDRA
165 Lance, pompano, bonito, porbeagle, thornback, menhaden, albacore, huso (Anagram)
161 ANCON
1974-1975
146 CHARADES
135 GABIONADE
130 EADISH (Printer’s Devilry)
127 FRITHSOKEN
118 OPERETTIST (Misprints)
110 GALLOWS-RIPE
1973-1974
95 THUNDERCLAP
79 SLAPSTICK
62 SOLITAIRES
1972-1973
40 FANTOCCINI
Ximenes competitions
1970-1971
1162 BEAM-ENDS
1154 CLARIONET
1145 GENIPAP
1140 CALLOUS
1131 CAROUSER (Misprints)
1127 TRAYBIT
1123 MAXIMIST
1115 FLESH-POTTERY
1969-1970
1100 BEAU(C)LER(C) (Letters Latent)
1093 MARTINET
1089 ENCLOISTER
1968-1969
1049 SLANGWHANGER
1045 SPLIT / MOUTH (Right and Left)
1967-1968
1000 THOUSAND
997 TREACLE
993 JONATHAN
984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
971 MAGOTPIE / ANECDOTE (Right and Left)
967 CREMOSIN
1966-1967
936 MINI SKIRTS
933 COTTABUS
911 DRAGON
1965-1966
885 GALIMATIAS
864 PATERNAL
1955-1956
382 ABSTAIN
373 PRESTONPANS
347 TELEVISOR
338 SHE-ASS
1954 (2)
325 MARRYING
306 CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)
287 MANCHESTER
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1979 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1977-1978 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 1976-1977 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| 1975-1976 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1974-1975 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 6 | – |
| 1973-1974 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 1972-1973 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Ximenes competitions | ||||
| 1970-1971 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
| 1969-1970 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 1968-1969 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 1967-1968 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 1966-1967 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 3 | – |
| 1965-1966 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 1955-1956 | 0 | 2 | 4 | – |
| 1954 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |