Competition clues by A. E. Clayton

Clues written by A. E. Clayton
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	Clues in archive	First Prizes	Other Prizes	VHCs	HCs	Hons points	First mention	Latest mention	Career span
A. E. Clayton	6	1	1	4	13	8	Sep 1948	Dec 1959	11y 3m

	Clue word	Award	Clue	Explanation
Ximenes competitions
1954 (2)
285	PARALYSES	VHC	Cripples—the outcome of Ypres. Alas!	anag.
1952 (1)
182	MISTLETOE	VHC	Overhead plant functions continuously for twelve days coping with face level pressure!	cryptic def., ref. to industry
1951 (1)
157	ORANGE	First	In case it is packed at Covent Garden, try the stalls at “Carousel”	cryptic def.; ref. fruit market, opera house and nearby Drury Lane Theatre, where ‘orange-girl’ Nell Gwyn worked, and ‘Carousel’ played in 1950
1950 (1)
123	LEECHES	VHC	Letting agents in the days of the Regency blood—usually glutted with applications!	cryptic def.; blood-letting, popular in 18c.
1949 (1)
95	SPOONER	Third	Red rose champion, R.H.S.—Many a stand featured his display	cryptic def.; ref. Reggie H. Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman, and Royal Hort. Soc.
1948 (2)
85	SERGEANT	VHC	Fabricant? Well, he dresses the raw material	i.e. serge (fabric) + ant; dress = align troops in parade

HCs awarded to A. E. Clayton
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Ximenes competitions

1959-1960
  569 PROPOSAL

1957-1958
  447 TOUSLE

1956-1957
  434 CARTON

1953 (2)
  255 SCUTTLE
  235 ASPHETERISM

1952 (1)
  190 CHEQUERS

1951 (2)
  179 CADRE
  174 ANACREONTICS
  173 HATCHING
  168 PIPS (Misprints)

1950 (2)
  154 RABBIT

1949 (1)
  98 HUMERI

1948 (2)
  89 SEASON

Annual Honours record of A. E. Clayton
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Year	Prizes (1, 2, 3)	VHCs	HCs	Position
Ximenes competitions
1959-1960	0	0	1	–

1957-1958	0	0	1	–
1956-1957	0	0	1	–

1954 (2)	0	1	0	–

1953 (2)	0	0	2	–

1952 (1)	0	1	1	–
1951 (2)	0	0	4	–
1951 (1)	1 (1, 0, 0)	0	0	–
1950 (2)	0	0	1	–
1950 (1)	0	1	0	–

1949 (1)	1 (0, 0, 1)	0	1	–
1948 (2)	0	1	1	–