Clues written by F. E. Dixon
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F. E. Dixon3521327438May 1946Sep 197832y 4m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
1978-1979
323(C)U(C)KOO (Letters Latent)VHCLook up, not all there; look up: not all therehidden rev.
Ximenes competitions
1968-1969
1006CHROME-PLATINGVHCProducing a smooth finish, as does phlegm in actoranag.
1967-1968
980OMNIBUSESFirstMiss Bueno smashes what others driveanag.; ref. Maria Bueno, tennis strokes
1964-1965
843PRISTINEVHCIsn’t ripe for development: quite unspoiledanag.
812ABRUPT / TISANE (Right and Left)VHCSharp distillation of tar, but included in it is aneurin, normally a barley extractanag.; hidden
1963-1964
796STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints)VHCRoué canonised—part of himrim; i.e. St. Rake
773FIT-OUTVHCSong of the open air … in the old kit-bagfit3 + out; ref. song ‘Pack Up your Troubles …’
1961-1962
656FIDDLESTICKSVHCRegenerate sick flies with D.D.T.! Nonsense!anag.
1960-1961
626WOMAN-TIREDVHCIf Queen Bess had had a husband, he might have been—and so might the matron I wedanag.
1959-1960
586HEBDOMADARYVHCBedad! H. Amory has the makings of an administrator, but he should go at the end of the weekanag.; ref. Derick Heatcoat-Amory’s Budget, 1960
543NUTRIA / ERMINE (Right and Left)VHCBefore devouring (tail first) game stoat, the Spanish otter gives it a run freenim1 (rev.) in ere; anag.; nutria (Sp.) = otter
1958-1959
529BUTTY-COLLIERVHCHe and his mate are liable to get silicosis; and he’s utterly riddled with B. coli!anag.
512NAYLOR (Libel)VHCNo penniless peer for her; she’ll intrigue only with a Kingnay lor(d), anag. incl. a R
504LEAD-LINEVHCIt sounds a marine term—and isdouble mng.; sound3; m.t. = sea’s limit
500MOTHERS-IN-LAWVHCThey like to visit Maternity Hospitals and deal successfully with almonersanag. & lit.; deal = distribute
495PARTISANVHCEach aspirant for power needs men like this, yet one may be his ruinanag.
1957-1958
447TOUSLEVHCThe lure of the States takes them in, with a result like “Rock and Roll”US in tole2; them = US
1956-1957
412SERVIETTEVHCI’ve got involved in a street accident: this will do to collect the bits and piecesanag. in anag.
390HESITATE (Printer’s Devilry)VHCFather wis/e to tale: vent now his key, please 
1955-1956
382ABSTAINVHCStay away? It can be arranged if you’ve an absitanag.
338SHE-ASSVHCShe may be taken for a ride—and may do the bumping off!cryptic def.
1954 (2)
302MARTINVHCSwallow the drink, not I, it’s Antrim blended!Martin(i), anag.; ref. blended whiskey of NI
1954 (1)
267TRADEVHCOne of the winds, and one way of raising it2 mngs.; trade w., raise the w. = raise funds
1952 (2)
200ACCOUNTVHCSake drawn from cocoanut, distilled and deoxidised, for regular customers onlyanag. minus O (oxygen), 2 defs.; sake1,2
1950 (1)
122LEATHERVHCThe skin remaining when you’ve got out of the altogether!anag. of altogether less anag. of got
119UMBLE-PIEThirdCould be rein-deer food, i.e. be plum pudding!anag.; rein (rare sing.) = kidney, see reins; pudding = entrails (archaic)
1948 (1)
76VALEDICTORYVHCYou’ll find it a very cold collation at the breaking-up partyanag.
67SURFEIT (DLM)VHCI will never visit Cheddar Gorge, if what is told of the cliff is truegorge
1947 (2)
59TAMEVHCFlat, and what a mess it’s in!hidden
1947 (1)
45RATTENEDVHCWhen treated thus even the worst worker has only himself to blamecryptic def.; “A bad workman blames his tools”, r. = had tools taken
42HALLANSHAKERVHCA Scots solicitor employed in composing the L.N.E.R.’s halakahanag.
1946 (2)
34STAROSTAVHCThe Pole holds a life-interest only, so a start could be made by liquidating himanag.
27MEANDRIANVHCTwist and remain twistinganag.
1945 (2)
25WERGILDVHCHow the Teutonic murderer might atone by getting mad about workerg in wild
24SWELL-MOBSMANFirstThief who might even break into the almsmen’s bowlanag.

 
HCs awarded to F. E. Dixon
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1978-1979
  336 ELF-ARROW / CUTHBERT (Right and Left)
 
Ximenes competitions
 
1969-1970
  1097 PANTOPHAGIST
 
1968-1969
  1023 CONSOLE
 
1967-1968
  1002 PILLAGE
  1000 THOUSAND
  997 TREACLE
  989 GRENADINE
  984 Word containing a first name (Anonymous)
  975 HALE
 
1966-1967
  920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
  916 DIAPASON
  911 DRAGON
 
1965-1966
  898 POCHARD
  884 MASHER (Printer’s Devilry)
  882 SNAPDRAGON
  878 ENTOMOSTRACA
  868 DANDER / TOUPEE (Right and Left)
  864 PATERNAL
 
1964-1965
  856 RODOMONTADE
  829 FAREWELL
  817 WYLIE-COATS
 
1963-1964
  777 TAILOR-BIRD
 
1962-1963
  746 INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)
  730 ARCH-PIRATE
 
1960-1961
  638 BUREAUCRAT
  600 The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred (Anagram)
 
1959-1960
  582 MARRY
  551 PITCHER
 
1958-1959
  538 BANISHING
  534 RAIL-SPLITTER
  521 SOUP
  519 RIDICULE (DLM)
 
1957-1958
  482 LEASING-MAKER
  477 SEDATENESS
  469 DAISY
  451 MEGAPODE
 
1956-1957
  421 DOVETAIL
  408 BILLET
 
1955-1956
  377 MALISON
  373 PRESTONPANS
  360 WRINKLE / EGG-BIRD (Right and Left)
  356 METOPOSCOPY
  351 LUSTRE
  347 TELEVISOR
  329 HAMADRYAD
 
1954 (1)
  283 SOBER
  263 We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)
  259 AGANIPPE
 
1953 (2)
  257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
  243 LODESTAR
  237 BASTINADE
  235 ASPHETERISM
 
1953 (1)
  231 PREAMBLE
 
1952 (2)
  205 CANTANKEROUS
  199 HONESTY
  195 WALLABAS
  194 KNOWLEDGE BOX
 
1952 (1)
  188 Beware the Ides of March (Anagram)
  187 GROWLER
  184 MEREST / WYOMING (DLM)
 
1951 (2)
  174 ANACREONTICS
  171 SERINGAS
 
1951 (1)
  166 RACHIDES
  159 SPANIEL
 
1950 (2)
  150 CAPILLAMENTS
  146 BELDAME
 
1949 (2)
  117 LION
  115 MISNOMER
  114 TAPPIT-HEN
 
1949 (1)
  96 INTERLOCK
 
1948 (2)
  87 SISKIN
  84 SHINGLE / THIRSTY (Right and Left)
  81 CHARADE
 
1947 (1)
  41 ALTOGETHER
 


Annual Honours record of F. E. Dixon
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
1978-19790 1 1
 
Ximenes competitions
1969-19700 0 1
1968-19690 1 1
1967-19681 (1, 0, 0) 0 6
1966-19670 0 3
1965-19660 0 6
1964-19650 2 3
1963-19640 2 1
1962-19630 0 2
1961-19620 1 0
1960-19610 1 2
1959-19600 2 2
1958-19590 5 4 11
1957-19580 1 4
1956-19570 2 2
1955-19560 2 7
1954 (2)0 1 0
1954 (1)0 1 3
1953 (2)0 0 4
1953 (1)0 0 1
1952 (2)0 1 4
1952 (1)0 0 3
1951 (2)0 0 2
1951 (1)0 0 2
1950 (2)0 0 2
1950 (1)1 (0, 0, 1) 1 0
1949 (2)0 0 3
1949 (1)0 0 1
1948 (2)0 0 3
1948 (1)0 2 0
1947 (2)0 1 0
1947 (1)0 2 1
1946 (2)0 2 0
1945 (2)1 (1, 0, 0) 1 0