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Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
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D. Ashcroft | 63 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 90 | 76 | Mar 1947 | Mar 2003 | 56y 0m |
Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
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2002-2003 | ||||
1602 | FENESTRA | VHC | Rose, for example, not one often seen bunkered at St Andrews | anag. less one + R & A; ref. Justin R., golfer |
1598 | PHRASEMONGER | VHC | His concoctions won’t butter parsnips; it’s to cook with marg he’s prone | anag.; ref. ‘Fine words butter no parsnips’ |
1593 | MANSUETE | VHC | Gentle, old-fashioned, amusement dancing the 1st of May away | anag. less M |
2001-2002 | ||||
1528 | STROP (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Tops second to green: ‘Ruined round, the demons,’ said I, ‘That iron banned!’ | seaman’s dead-eye … band; anag. incl. r |
2000-2001 | ||||
1494 | MARATHON | Second | Compo’s heart a tense Norah Batty makes race | anag. incl. m, t; ref. ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ |
1999-2000 | ||||
1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | Getting back to normal: Observer’s ‘Plain’ puzzle; no signs of Spoonerisms, praise be! | anag. less S, p, b |
1439 | JOHN CANOE | VHC | Emburey, maybe, came on maidenless, sadly, delivering long hops hugely enjoyed by festive West Indians | John + anag. less m; ref. cricketer |
1415 | MANATI (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | We met a show/biz agent running Spanish night-clubs | |
1998-1999 | ||||
1394 | BERGAMOT | Third | A ‘B’ Reg. Cavalier? Check oil | anag. + MOT; Vauxhall C. |
1997-1998 | ||||
1322 | CARPET | VHC | Rover, Rover, what’s this pile on the floor?! | car pet |
1316 | FINGERLICKIN’ | VHC | Shape edges of royal icing with knife for topping | anag. incl. r, l |
1996-1997 | ||||
1307 | AGILE (Spoonerisms) | Second | A typical farmer not quite having fifty neat | nifty feet; a Gile(s) |
1264 | TREDRILLE / FERVOROUS (Right and Left) | VHC | Getting cross earlier about regular practice results in cards for three over fours, wildly excited! | drill in tree; anag.; ref. golf |
1995-1996 | ||||
1234 | AVANT-PROPOS | VHC | On appro’s VAT free: gets one a preliminary squint | anag. |
1220 | CASSANDRA | First | Tragic scandals left axed King Agamemnon’s head: I saw it coming | anag. less l + R A |
1994-1995 | ||||
1174 | DINGLE-DANGLE | VHC | How Daisy’s dilly-danders go, merrily gladdening hearts of all men | anag. incl. l, e; ref. song |
1165 | YAPSTER | VHC | One who may with venom worry every postman? | comp. anag. & lit. |
1156 | TERPSICHOREAN | VHC | Pinter’s playful about edition of Horace, dealing with rhythmic feet | anag. in anag. |
1993-1994 | ||||
1104 | BURYING-PLACES | VHC | Superbly menacing spinning gets men out – and they keep the ashes down under? | anag. less men |
1992-1993 | ||||
1087 | OLD SOLDIER | VHC | One of many Taverners might leave in Lord’s – oiled bats | anag. |
1078 | KIRBEH | VHC | Flask Ruth maybe filled, winding up her kibble (the alien corn being cut) | anag. less blé |
1069 | (P)OSTICHE (Headpieces) | Third | Put wee fellow in britches pointlessly lengthened | H; tich in hose |
1991-1992 | ||||
1043 | PESTO (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Ice tending to split co/nes: spells trouble for Walls’! | |
1008 | SPORTSCASTER (Misprints) | VHC | Corset-straps unhinged, material for such as Gaskell | Maskell; anag.; ref. Dan M., Mrs G. |
1004 | OIL PAINTINGS | VHC | Hey, taking fifty golfclubs round isn’t common! Gallery objects | oi + ain’t in L Pings (brand name) |
995 | STASIMA (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | I’m more revolutionary than mo/narchic | |
1990-1991 | ||||
991 | BRASH (or BRUSH) | VHC | Needing to be sat on – by caviare? | 2 mngs.; i.e. crushed ice |
982 | ALMANAC | VHC | Star forecasters’ textbook? It takes an Ian McCaskill to become slick in that! | comp. anag.; ref. TV weatherman |
978 | DOUBLE-CENTURY | VHC | Mozart’s Tenth score, to be uncrudely played | anag.; ref. bicentenary of M’s death |
947 | SHOULDER-SLIP | VHC | Is taking responsibility for sauce what may make joint tender? | shoulders lip |
943 | BARAGOUIN | VHC | Breton lingo? Yes, heard at Agincourt, with Branagh endlessly rampaging around | oui in anag. of Branag(h); ref. Henry V film by Kenneth B. |
1989-1990 | ||||
939 | A-PER-SE / ESCROC (Right and Left) | VHC | Fiddler, producing wayward crescendo, ignoring finale, ignoring end of concert, botched repeats – an unrepeatable performance | anag. less end; anag. less t |
926 | NERD | VHC | Irritating chap makes even bits of knees red | alternate letters |
913 | ARCHIBALD | First | Entertainer in unfamiliar form; ad lib playing by Shakespearean principal | arch2 + anag.; ref. Olivier as Archie Rice |
1988-1989 | ||||
862 | OFF-AND-ON | VHC | ‘Donna mobile’: not keen on it, being at times without regular tenor | off + anag.; ref. Mozart aria |
1987-1988 | ||||
835 | PROSAICAL | VHC | Streetwalker’s one I mostly describe as drab | pro’s a I cal(l) |
796 | UPHOLSTERY | VHC | Hopes truly dashed that could be curtains | anag. |
1986-1987 | ||||
735 | MALIGN | VHC | Get nothing out of the gloamin’ roamin’? Old Lauder certainly didn’t | anag. less 0; ref. Harry L. |
1985-1986 | ||||
727 | WELL-TO-DO | VHC | Fit close and render flush | well to do |
718 | FLO(GG)IN(G) (Letters Latent) | VHC | Whacking try if threequarters only carelessly tackled! | if onl(y) anag. |
712 | PANTOMIME HORSE | VHC | Hot tip to be backed? (Can’t be!) I’m appearing in a production of Mother Goose, letting go, prancing (could be!) | nap (rev.) + I’m anag. less go, & lit. |
709 | GINGER | Second | Sandy means to snatch a birdie, Bernhard having conceded a half | gin + (Lan)ger; ref. S. Lyle, B. L., golfers |
1984-1985 | ||||
660 | Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse (Anagram) | VHC | Eastern magi encounter new star – to saviour | |
1982-1983 | ||||
568 | TETHER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | To win a ma/id, dance of rivals is needed | |
530 | PROMETAL | VHC | Stuff the Iron Lady’s made of, shown as PM tore in shreds Mr Haig? | anag. + Al; ref. M. Thatcher and Alexander H., US Sec. of State |
1981-1982 | ||||
517 | IMMORTELLE | VHC | French honesty, to make impression on English, has first to get vice halved | immor(ality) + tell E; honesty, garden flower |
500 | BEFOOL (two extra Ds) (Extra Letter) | First | Admass imperative: get fund at others’ expense | amass, fun; imperative form of ‘am ass’ |
1980-1981 | ||||
460 | SWOOP | VHC | Sun to have Court Page? Peregrine’s line, surely | S woo p; ref. P. Worsthorne |
443 | STEEPLECROWN | Third | La Bretonne wears it to church to confess after having let crepes crumble | anag. + own |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1957-1958 | ||||
464 | STRAWED | VHC | Cast perchance a crust of bread upon th’ unruly waters | anag. + (brea)d |
456 | PLAFOND | VHC | Metropolitan Harbour Board requires Tender for old Bridge, prior to Contract | PLA fond; Port of London Authority |
1952 (2) | ||||
201 | AMETHYST | VHC | Those who plied me suffered little from fire slipping down the red lane | double mng.; ref. HMS A., the Yangtse Incident, and cup |
1950 (2) | ||||
139 | HECATOMB | VHC | A century composed of skied cows—much appreciated, by Jove, but not placating the Spinners! | cryptic def.; sacrifice of 100 cattle (Brewer); cow-shots (cricketing slang); the Spinners = the Fates |
1950 (1) | ||||
128 | AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry) | Second | Uncle, s/pout lay “Cheer fully three cheers for us!” | look out for an abbr.; European Recovery Programme (Marshall Aid) |
119 | UMBLE-PIE | VHC | Horner’s dish? That is to be plum wrong! | anag. of i.e. be plum; horner = trumpeter; cf. plumb wrong; ref. Little Jack H. |
1949 (2) | ||||
112 | SHEET (DLM) | Second | Stock Market Hesitant—Floaters Wind Up To Control Boom | sheet2 |
1949 (1) | ||||
96 | INTERLOCK | VHC | Form close alliance—to dispose of the deadlock? | inter lock; dispose of the dead = inter |
1948 (2) | ||||
87 | SISKIN | VHC | I wingéd? I hide on Sunday, while my family sings loudly in church! | S I skin; f in Ch = finch |
1947 (2) | ||||
60 | HEEL | VHC | Foot the bill and tip | 2 mngs. |
59 | TAME | VHC | The side’s in a mess (and what a mess!) thanks to me not being game | anag. of team, hidden, ta me |
1947 (1) | ||||
51 | LLANELLY | Second | Every one’s backed the royal favourite for a place. Welsh! | all (rev.) + Nelly; ref. Nell Gwyn; welsh, vb. |
50 | APOSTLE | VHC | One of a touring company who acted before the Romans | cryptic def.; ref. NT books Acts, Romans |
46 | LYSANDER | VHC | Darnley’s mixed up in the plot of 24 June | anag.; midsummer night, ref. MND |
2002-2003
1606 TEOSINTE / INTELSAT (Overlaps)
1596 GENISTA (Definition of Anagram)
1585 SHIATSU
1580 MARGENT def. BEETLES (Wrong Number)
1576 FACADE
2001-2002
1563 SLYBOOTS
1559 THEOLOGASTER
1550 MEMORITER
1541 CHUPRASSY
1533 MASTER-MARINER
1524 INGRATITUDE
2000-2001
1492 The year that Columbus discovered America (Anagram)
1480 SAMARITAN
1467 CANAPÉ
1999-2000
1433 NEANDERTHAL
1424 HEIST
1998-1999
1406 CHASSEPOT
1402 PENTOSE (Definition of Anagram)
1389 ALL-OVERISH
1385 PANTRIES
1376 LOGO
1372 MASTERSTROKE
1997-1998
1360 BOG-ASPHODEL
1355 DIACATHOLICON
1346 PHARISEE
1342 ALIENS / RAPINE (Right and Left)
1338 SMART ALEC
1312 REST-CURE
1996-1997
1300 OXFORD (extra O) (Extra Letter)
1294 TRANSENNA
1290 NITERIE
1286 CHALET
1284 STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) (Parcels)
1281 ABLUTOMANE
1277 NOVE(M)BER (Letters Latent)
1260 OUT-AND-OUT
1995-1996
1247 PREDICANT
1216 CHAPERON
1203 CLERICALISM
1994-1995
1194 DONET
1181 SLADE
1180 COLD TURKEY
1161 ADIAPHORON
1152 PARACETAMOL
1993-1994
1143 DEATH (Printer’s Devilry)
1122 BASILIAN
1108 GREEN
1100 CONCORDANCE
1992-1993
1091 SAPSAGO (Spoonerisms)
1084 PIERCEABLE / SALESGIRL (DLM)
1074 DEMIREP
1061 MAGIC
1052 AGANIPPE
1991-1992
1017 SCHAPSKA / PEARMAIN (Right and Left)
1989-1990
922 REFORMADO
920 CHRIST-CROSS-ROW
908 INDIGO (Printer’s Devilry)
1988-1989
866 NECTAREOUS
844 THEOLOGASTER (Misprints)
1986-1987
770 HERMITS
1985-1986
696 ANTIMNEMONIC
1984-1985
666 Any word; subsidiary indication omits an animal (Beasts)
1983-1984
627 AMBIENT
615 HISTORIETTE
609 LUCKY-BAG
607 CARNEY
600 Into the jaws of Death / Into the mouth of Hell (Anagram)
1982-1983
559 EMBASE
538 INGRAIN
1981-1982
521 ATTITUDINISE
506 ELANET (Printer’s Devilry)
482 BODY-SNATCHER
1980-1981
456 BALADINE
452 DISSENTERISM
1975-1976
195 SHILLY-SHALLY
Ximenes competitions
1960-1961
624 PSYCHIATER (DLM)
1958-1959
500 MOTHERS-IN-LAW
1957-1958
469 DAISY
467 A humorous definition (Humorous definition)
451 MEGAPODE
1956-1957
430 GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)
1952 (2)
199 HONESTY
1952 (1)
182 MISTLETOE
1951 (2)
176 SPIGOT
1949 (2)
113 CRICKETER
1948 (2)
86 ODOMETER
85 SERGEANT
79 SALOME
1948 (1)
73 RHODESIA
1947 (2)
62 HERCULES
Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
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2002-2003 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
2001-2002 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – |
2000-2001 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
1999-2000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
1998-1999 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 0 | 6 | – |
1997-1998 | 0 | 2 | 6 | – |
1996-1997 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 8 | – |
1995-1996 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 0 | 3 | – |
1994-1995 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
1993-1994 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
1992-1993 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 2 | 5 | 20 |
1991-1992 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 1 | 15 |
1990-1991 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
1989-1990 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 2 | 3 | 21 |
1988-1989 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
1987-1988 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
1986-1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1985-1986 | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 3 | 1 | 11 |
1984-1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1983-1984 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
1982-1983 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – |
1981-1982 | 1 (1, 0, 0) | 1 | 2 | – |
1980-1981 | 1 (0, 0, 1) | 1 | 2 | – |
1975-1976 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Ximenes competitions | ||||
1960-1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1958-1959 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1957-1958 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
1956-1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1952 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
1952 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1951 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1950 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1950 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 1 | 0 | – |
1949 (2) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 0 | 1 | – |
1949 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
1948 (2) | 0 | 1 | 3 | – |
1948 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
1947 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | – |
1947 (1) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | 2 | 0 | 8 |