ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. M. Crowther | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 12 | Nov 2000 | Apr 2014 | 13y 5m | T. Crowther |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | ||||
| 2183 | SANGRAIL | VHC | Glasto not to rain – somehow that’s an almost impossible dream | anag. less to; ref. notoriously wet festival |
| 2165 | OUT OF ORDER | VHC | It could be a sign of something not working when to-do and furore break out | anag. & lit. |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2096 | TRICK | Second | Cooper’s craft would include this, which with fine working could produce firkin, etc | comp. anag.; ref. Tommy C. |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2087 | ROCKET | Third | Ticking off the seconds in order to achieve skyward send-off on time | second letters + t |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2000 | TWO THOUSAND | VHC | I am missing out on it: Wadham’s planned a significant number for lunch | anag. less I am; ref. lunch at W. College |
| 2009-2010 | ||||
| 1975 | SEPTENTRIONAL | First | Pa. is rel. to Tenn. roughly | anag. & lit.; ref. approx. geography of Pennsylvania & Tennessee |
| 1958 | HANGDOG | VHC | Seemingly depressed, Van Gogh died not very subtly | anag. incl. d, less v |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1932 | NINE-TO-FIVE | VHC | One is in the middle of this tedious job description | i.e. 1 pm halfway between 9 and 5 |
| 1910 | BARPERSON | VHC | With tubes this drink dispenser can be surprisingly superabsorbent | comp. anag. |
2013-2014
2178 PARISON
2152 STUFFED SHIRT
2012-2013
2144 INFERNO (Spoonerisms)
2122 NICETY
2011-2012
2083 BEWITCH
2074 BENNET
2065 DERMESTIDAE
2045 CATENATE
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2036 AL CONTO
2027 THRENETICAL
2019 OVERAWE / HENOTIC (Right and Left)
2010 A COMING OF AGE
2006 GROAN (Spoonerisms)
1997 FADO
2009-2010
1984 ORWEL(L)IAN (Doublethink)
1979 FAR-OUT
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1953 TRAUMA (misprint of T) (Misprints)
1949 PALFRENIER
2008-2009
1927 TONSURE (Spoonerisms)
1914 VE(S)TAL (Letters Latent)
1893 EARTHY
2007-2008
1884 FREELOADER
2000-2001
1485 BOURSE / TIFOSO (Right and Left)
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 5 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 2007-2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2000-2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |