ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. A. Butler | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 7 | Jan 2005 | May 2022 | 17y 4m |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | ||||
| 2582 | ACHITOPHEL | Third | Initially acclaimed counsellor, his ill-conceived treachery obviously perplexed his erstwhile lord | first letters & lit.; ref. King David & Absalom |
| 2569 | BILBO | VHC | ‘Britain is lagging behind others’ – leaders spell out effective article for riposte | first letters |
| 2020-2021 | ||||
| 2560 | BOMBAST | VHC | Primarily because of Macron’s belligerent attitude, sausage tiff produces some inflated language | first letters; ref. French Pres. and NI Brexit fallout |
| 2530 | STUDENTY | VHC | Favoured by those seeking tuition, we see smartest undergrad earn trophy after vacation | first & last letters |
| 2014-2015 | ||||
| 2209 | (O)CT(O)BER (Letters Latent) | VHC | This month, the leaders of Communism, the Bolsheviks, engineered revolution | first letters |
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2100 | A STITCH IN TIME | VHC | Misdirection of intimate chit leads to corrective measure | anag. |
2021-2022
2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)
2599 DESIDERATA
2595 FIFTY YEARS
2020-2021
2539 TORSE (Printer’s Devilry)
2534 BOTTLE-WASHER
2521 CHAMBERS
2018-2019
2430 CLERIHEW
2017-2018
2399 CHARMEUSE
2395 PURITANISM
2369 FACETIAE
2360 VIDENDA
2016-2017
2325 MASON
2309 GLOBETROTTER
2015-2016
2296 IMPROPERLY
2287 VALET
2014-2015
2239 ERADIATE (Spoonerisms)
2230 GATES OF DEATH
2218 FOREIGNER
2200 BRINDISI
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
2004-2005
1702 WORDSMITHERY
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2014-2015 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2004-2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |