Clues written by L. Johnson
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L. Johnson3622325740Jun 1945Dec 196823y 6m
 
 Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
Ximenes competitions
1968-1969
1036CORONETEDVHCHow like Tolloller! His voice is raised in the exposition of a peculiar codetenor (rev.) in anag.; ref. Lord T., Iolanthe, Act 2: “It’s a family tradition…”
1966-1967
933COTTABUSVHCFrivolity in Greek period: crib put to almost improper usecott (= cot1) + abus(e)
907SORITES (Misprints)VHCA sophisticated form of poker in which a singled-out player is beset by hawksposer; It in sores; sore2 = young hawk
1965-1966
900PARAMECIA or PAREOEANSVHCA pair came fuddled: they’re likely to be present if there’s still standing of liquorparamecia;anag.
1962-1963
746INTERMIT (Printer’s Devilry)VHCArchaeologist would be delighted to dis/h R.A. i/c statuaryref. Roman temple unearthed in London [NB. join is in ‘dish’]
1961-1962
660RUBBER (Misprints)VHCPlay about sink, with left tendency, gives messagemassage; ebb (rev.) in RUR; ref. Capek play
1958-1959
525MORALE (Printer’s Devilry)VHCMy conceited actor friend asked me to name my preference: (hi/c) Guinness!Alec Guinness
1956-1957
430GAMIN (Printer’s Devilry)VHCI, Fido—routine work? I’m just a co/ot! 
1955-1956
377MALISONVHCAs it might be, simla to. (Atrocious spelling!)anag. + on
364HELLEBOREVHCBriefly, he will be changed by the end of Pinafore, Buttercup providing the solutionhe’ll + be (rev.) + (Pinaf)ore
329HAMADRYADVHCOne of those in the Oaks, deriving her constitution from a hardy damanag.; ref. horse racing
1954 (2)
306CHICANE / RAMPART (Right and Left)FirstI don’t score as I used to, a hundred an hour! I stick, block quietly with skill—I’m purely defensivec h I cane; ram p art
1954 (1)
283SOBERVHCIn such fashion live up to Rechabite’s ancient principleso be R, & lit.; principle (obs.) = beginning; R.s promote abstention
271TRIPLETVHCMake a false step and suffer. A near thing to quad!trip let
263We think so then and we thought so still! (Anagram)VHCLen Hutton’s high hits won’t do last week!cricket
1953 (2)
255SCUTTLEVHCWretched slut, etc., often taken in hand for getting slackanag.; slack2 = coal dross
245GLAMOUR / SOPRANO (Right and Left)VHCIt’s typical of a siren, beginning at midnight, to give some nasty knocks to our disorderly A.R.P. and so on, making high-pitched sounds(ni)g(ht) + lam + our; anag.
1953 (1)
225TOUCHSTONESVHCHutton all at sea (bad cess to him!) with a duck in the Tests0 in anag. of Hutton cess; ref. Len H., cricketer
221BUNTHORNESecondThe muddled bonne Ruth would have done for this disappoinied suitoranag.; R., nurse in ‘Pirates of Penzance’
1952 (2)
196SHAMAN / SERIAN (Right and Left)VHCQuiet please! An individual, Asiatic version of The Sorcerer, composed by A. S. (Erin), completely orientalisedsh!, a man; anag.; Arthur Sullivan, Irish
1952 (1)
193TRADUCERVHCIll-disposed censor mangles the ruder actanag.
191DENIGRATEVHCIt’s the dreadful diet range that makes you run downanag.; ref. rationing
190CHEQUERSVHCIs it not for the Prime Minister to go to the country? The question is put amidst loud applauseQu. in cheers; ref. PM’s country residence
184MEREST / WYOMING (DLM)VHCBuffalo is here! Order now my gigantic steaks, a superlative variety of pure red meat. You’ll pester me for more! B. Bill, Butcher, Bulminster 
182MISTLETOEVHCSpray covering the smacks—slight fog starting—put to into shelter!mist + to in lee; smack = kiss
1951 (2)
173HATCHINGVHCGetting the bird, and then some, as the result of putting down a sittercryptic def., ref. cricket
1951 (1)
166RACHIDESVHCThe dog has his day, and that means bones!rach Ides
1950 (1)
128AMMETER (Printer’s Devilry)VHCTo make their car look like a taxi, the raiders put ash/ on it 
122LEATHERVHCWhat makes her late? Being dressed for the sports ball, perhapsanag.; leather ball
1947 (1)
45RATTENEDVHCDamaged braces, etc., offered by trade (net)anag. of trade net, brace=boring tool
41ALTOGETHERVHCIt’s exceptional to get hermits thus, you can quite seehidden, & lit.
1946 (2)
34STAROSTAFirstLead for Russian Hamlet? Get him from the Tass rotaanag.; T. news agency
31APRIORISTVHCDisorderly rip in the past, now attached to a reputable German schoolanag. of rip in aorist
29RATANVHCCane? A constituent of sugar, at any ratehidden
1945 (2)
26HAWSER (Misprints)VHCWas her anagram made of twisted words? Yescords; anag.
1945 (1)
1CAT-LAPThirdclue missing

 
HCs awarded to L. Johnson
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Ximenes competitions
 
1968-1969
  1019 DISCORD (Misprints)
 
1966-1967
  929 AMPHITHEATRE
  924 MIMESTER / PECULATE (Right and Left)
  920 ARISTATE (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1965-1966
  902 WINCOPIPE
  894 WITENAGEMOT
  882 SNAPDRAGON
  873 VETERANS
 
1964-1965
  834 CARRIED
  832 PENNY-WISE (Misprints)
  829 FAREWELL
 
1963-1964
  800 Charlemagne, Emperor of the West (Anagram)
  796 STRAKE (or STRAIK) (Misprints)
  782 SWELL
  773 FIT-OUT
 
1962-1963
  738 ANAESTHETIC
  734 NASALITY
  721 KERB-MERCHANT
 
1961-1962
  694 OSIRIS (Printer’s Devilry)
  682 PARAMOUR / CHIN (Right and Left)
  678 TESSELLATED
  676 TRELLIS (DLM)
 
1955-1956
  369 BERET
  351 LUSTRE
  347 TELEVISOR
  343 EPIGONI
 
1954 (2)
  297 CONTRAPUNTAL
  295 SENSE-ORGANS
  293 CAB
  291 APAGOGE
  289 CISTERN
  287 MANCHESTER
  285 PARALYSES
 
1954 (1)
  277 PRODIGALLY
  273 COUSIN
  269 ASCENT
  267 TRADE
  261 DECANTER
 
1953 (2)
  257 PYROTECHNICS (Straight Clue)
  253 DERATION
  249 BALM
  243 LODESTAR
  237 BASTINADE
  235 ASPHETERISM
 
1953 (1)
  223 MELODRAME
  213 LEMONADE
  209 ELAPSION def. IMPERIAL (Wrong Number)
  207 PAGEANT
 
1952 (2)
  203 WEATHERS
  202 SPALPEEN
  194 KNOWLEDGE BOX
 
1952 (1)
  189 SALTIRE
 
1951 (2)
  176 SPIGOT
 
1951 (1)
  160 RASCAL (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1949 (1)
  104 STARE (Printer’s Devilry)
 
1948 (2)
  88 BRISTOL
 
1947 (2)
  63 STILETTO
 


Annual Honours record of L. Johnson
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YearPrizes
(1, 2, 3)
VHCsHCsPosition
Ximenes competitions
1968-19690 1 1
 
1966-19670 2 3
1965-19660 1 4
1964-19650 0 3
1963-19640 0 4
1962-19630 1 3
1961-19620 1 4
 
1958-19590 1 0
 
1956-19570 1 0
1955-19560 3 4
1954 (2)1 (1, 0, 0) 0 7
1954 (1)0 3 5
1953 (2)0 2 6
1953 (1)1 (0, 1, 0) 1 4
1952 (2)0 1 3
1952 (1)0 5 1 8
1951 (2)0 1 1
1951 (1)0 1 1
 
1950 (1)0 2 0
 
1949 (1)0 0 1
1948 (2)0 0 1
 
1947 (2)0 0 1
1947 (1)0 2 0
1946 (2)1 (1, 0, 0) 2 0 11
1945 (2)0 1 0
1945 (1)1 (0, 0, 1) 0 0