ordStats| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points | First mention | Latest mention | Career span |
Also listed as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss M. Irvine | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6 | Mar 2006 | May 2016 | 10y 2m | Ms M. Irvine |
| Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | ||||
| 2105 | TITANIC / ICEBERG (Overlaps) | VHC | Small bird hits an enormous hazard at sea – bird goes west | tit + an; grebe (rev.) |
| 2011-2012 | ||||
| 2065 | DERMESTIDAE | VHC | Household pests upset determined maids – mind out flies! | anag. less anag. |
| 2062 | APPLE-KNOCKER | VHC | Stupid American pickpocket nearly nobbled leaving city ground | anag. less anag. |
| 2045 | CATENATE | VHC | Tucked in between ends of chain, and appended? | ate in and after c, n, & lit. |
| 2010-2011 | ||||
| 2006 | GROAN (Spoonerisms) | VHC | Pound made when insane betting finally goes on horse | sound … in pain; g + roan |
| 2008-2009 | ||||
| 1888 | RASTER (Printer’s Devilry) | VHC | Puritan theologians offe/nd our way of life | |
2015-2016
2291 AVESTA (Printer’s Devilry)
2283 BARGAIN
2013-2014
2183 SANGRAIL
2011-2012
2053 PERISHER def. ESTIMATE (Wrong Number)
2010-2011
2040 EASTER (Printer’s Devilry)
1997 FADO
2009-2010
1979 FAR-OUT
1975 SEPTENTRIONAL
1971 WATERMANSHIP
1967 SUBORDINATELY
1949 PALFRENIER
2008-2009
1901 SANITISE
2005-2006
1762 DUDDERY
| Year | Prizes (1, 2, 3) | VHCs | HCs | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2013-2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2012-2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2011-2012 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 2010-2011 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2008-2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2005-2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |