| GENERAL | ENTERTAINMENT | TOPICAL | PEOPLES NAMES | OTHER NAMES |
| MEDIUM LENGTH | ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE | LONG | SPECIAL | RUDE |
1 | Adie Pena | 30 | There's no accounting for taste = Escargot? French eat it. No, not us! |
2 | Anna Shefl | 22 | Winter chaos = White on cars. |
3 | Jesse Frankovich | 21 | Ancient rite = I ain't recent. |
4= | Rosie Perera | 19 | Manic depression = Medicines or snap. (Awardsmaster's joint Choice Award) |
4= | David Bourke | 19 | Over-indulgence at Christmas = Cursing them Advent calories! (Awardsmaster's joint Choice Award) |
6 | Ellie Dent | 17 | A choral singer = Hearing carols. |
7 | Scott Gardner | 14 | Open source = See on our PC. |
8 | John Ramos | 9 | Elves open ~ envelopes. |
9 | Tony Crafter | 8 | Rectal pain = Panic alert. |
10 | Dharam Khalsa | 6 | “Do you want to save your changes?" a warning ~ so your gain can never go away at shutdown. |
11 | Julian Lofts | 6 | Cryptocurrencies = Up? Eccentric, sorry. |
12 | View | 3 | Editorial ‡ Real idiot. |
13 | Mark Huffman | 0 | Bride and groom = A bedroom grind. [points redistributed after gram withdrawn] |
Total points: | 180 | from 31 votes (DFE factor: 0.419) |
1 | Adie Pena | 47 | TIME's Persons of the Year: The Silence Breakers = These hero(in)es speak of many terrible secrets! |
2 | View | 32 | The actress Sophia Loren = Oh, she's real nice. Top star! |
3 | Tony Crafter | 30 | 'We Three Kings of Orient Are.' = See trio there for a new King! |
4 | Scott Gardner | 26 | Georg Friedrich Händel, The Messiah = Adored high Christmas feeling here. |
5 | Ellie Dent | 22 | Adoration of the Magi by Sandro Botticelli = Arty images in oil, of child to boot, aren't bad! |
6 | David Bourke | 18 | The singer Christopher Anton Rea = A northern Eighties chart person. |
Total points: | 175 | from 31 votes (DFE factor: 0.194) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 37 | New misconduct allegations against Dustin Hoffman = Women in angst accuse him of assault and tit-fondling. |
2 | nedesto | 28 | The snow, sleet, ice and rain = Winter-coated lanes shine. |
3 | Rosie Perera | 22 | Trump Will Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital = Result: legal maze will spur major anti-peace crisis. |
4 | Dharam Khalsa | 20 | The California Thomas wildfires = Those wild animals' horrific fate! |
5 | Adie Pena | 19 | Sexual harassment allegation = As all see an "X" on Matt Lauer. Sigh. |
6 | David Bourke | 13 | Blue passports = Pop at Brussels |
7 | Christopher Sturdy | 11 | Carol singers at the door = Set a dog on choral triers. |
7 | Ellie Dent | 11 | Shock in USA, now ~ snow chaos in UK. |
9 | Julian Lofts | 10 | US tax reform = Surtax for me. |
10 | View | 7 | Trump Will Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital = Act is small miracle. Jews regain, popularize result. |
Total points: | 178 | from 31 votes (DFE factor: 0.323) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 38 | David Laurence Brash = Led an absurd archive. |
2 | Dharam Khalsa | 36 | The stand-up comedian and actress Sarah Silverman = I love the artist's manner, and such deadpan sarcasm! |
3 | David Bourke | 31 | The American singer and guitarist Thomas Earl Petty = A rough end...the latest in many a Grim Reaper statistic. |
4 | Adie Pena | 20 | Jared Kushner = Darn U.S. jerk, eh? |
5 | View | 14 | Omarosa Manigault Newman = A true woman among animals. |
6 | Tony Crafter | 13 | Edward Christopher 'Ed' Sheeran = A redhead chirper's red-hot news! |
7 | Ellie Dent | 10 | Sir Richard Starkey = I hear kids cry 'Starr'. |
8 | Scott Gardner | 6 | The Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller = We'll be seen at Trump collusion research. |
Total points: | 168 | from 30 votes (DFE factor: 0.267) |
1 | Adie Pena | 42 | The Trump White House = Tweeter? Oh, shut him up! |
2 | Rosie Perera | 36 | The Trump Administration = An idiot's triumphant term. |
3 | Phil Carmody | 25 | The National Archives = Neat historical haven. |
4 | Tom Myers | 17 | The Royal Courts of Justice = A circus set to fool the jury. |
5 | David Bourke | 11 | The Society of Master Saddlers = Soft horse seats made directly! |
6 | View | 9 | The Honda Clarity = Oh, handy car title! |
7 | Scott Gardner | 8 | Southern Evangelical = Gun: an article he loves. |
8 | Tony Crafter | 7 | The Siberian Federal District = Debt, restraint, ice. Life is hard. |
9 | Dharam Khalsa | 4 | The Instant Pot pressure cooker = Present soup to rice to the ranks. |
10 | Ellie Dent | 3 | International Medical Corps = I'd name practitioners on call. |
11 | Mark Huffman | 1 | Federal Bureau of Investigation = Liars often fib, evade. A rogue unit! |
Total points: | 163 | from 29 votes (DFE factor: 0.379) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 46 | The Top Three Christmas Carols of all Time - Hu... = 1. A hymn for that little child sleeping in th... |
2 | Ellie Dent | 42 | My Fantasy Christmas ... ~ Hymns. Hanging up their stockings. Search fo... |
3 | Rosie Perera | 26 | "I am a victim of one of the great political sme... = My policy: I'd never touch a female's crotch. ... |
4 | Julian Lofts | 18 | 1. The Democrat Doug Jones wins contest in Alab... = 1. Senator. 2. One good ol' boy's a child mo... |
5 | Adie Pena | 10 | TRUMPED: Got the better of (an adversary or a c... = TRUMPED: Very mighty leaders of Russia and cor... |
6 | David Bourke | 7 | The Right Honourable Damian Howard Green, the M... = He of right-handed arousal of the organ. Membe... |
Total points: | 149 | from 27 votes (DFE factor: 0.222) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 37 | I'd buy gold, invest with Microsoft, and pocket ready wealth in the future! |
2 | Meyran Kraus | 30 | I would go buy a ticket and stuff then stop to meet Larry, which I never did. |
3 | Dharam Khalsa | 24 | My task? I'd sit down with the Buddha, reflecting on future policy, over tea. |
4 | Jesse Frankovich | 20 | So I'd start with undoing key day we elected that vile rich buffoon Trump... |
5 | Adie Pena | 15 | Set in wicked society, I'd avert the awful birth of the young Donald Trump! |
6 | Julian Lofts | 11 | Wild thoughts - elucidated I'd buy New York from the natives for pittance. |
7 | View | 8 | Fact, no doubt - I murder Adolf Hitler when he's young kid. Active, witty step! |
7 | David Bourke | 8 | Shit, I'd stop Cher from wearing ... |
9 | Rosie Perera | 7 | > Why, I'd get rid of the dubious "fact" that reviled Trump won Yanks' election. |
10 | Ellie Dent | 1 | Why, I'd catch a kind millionaire to wed, buy stuff together, overspend ... tut! |
Total points: | 161 | from 28 votes (DFE factor: 0.357) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 43 | One day in early September the chief of a Nativ... = The family were sitting having a cozy Christma... |
2 | Ellie Dent | 39 | HOLIDAY ETIQUETTE FOR DOGS 1. Be especially pa... ~ 5. Your humans may occasionally like to invite... |
3 | Adie Pena | 31 | THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 1. Thou shalt have no oth... = THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF ANAGRAMMING 1. Thou s... |
4 | Julian Lofts | 11 | The Latest Forbes List of the Richest Professio... = 1. We hail a basketball folklore hero. He has ... |
5 | Dharam Khalsa | 4 | Two young fish are swimming along, and they pas... = This saga shows how we might set off in anonym... |
Total points: | 128 | from 23 votes (DFE factor: 0.217) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 37 | CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE WORKHOUSE |
2 | Meyran Kraus | 21 | The brain is wider than the sky |
3 | Ellie Dent | 20 | When you lose someone you love |
4 | Ellie Dent | 17 | A LETTER TO SANTA FROM MOM |
5 | Adie Pena | 15 | WHITE CHRISTMAS |
Total points: | 110 | from 19 votes (DFE factor: 0.263) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 23 | Pain, desire, and ~ a drained penis. |
1 | Phil Carmody | 23 | Santa Claus' sack = as slack as a cunt. |
3 | View | 21 | Real happiness = Penis as her pal. |
4 | David Bourke | 11 | Bangladeshi restaurant = Unabashed arse-rattling! |
5 | Adie Pena | 5 | "Thank you, Santa Claus!" = Hunk: "A toy. A lass. A cunt!" |
Total points: | 83 | from 15 votes (DFE factor: 0.333) |
Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*
*Adjusted Points = Sum of (Points * 'DFE factor') |
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