Clues by V. Dixon in 1999-2000
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by V. Dixon | 1999-2000 Honours list
Azed competitions from 1415 to 1463 All clues by V. Dixon | 1999-2000 Honours list
| First Prizes | Second Prizes | Third Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Honours Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Dixon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| No. | Clue word | Award | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1419 | SPLODGE | VHC | In swampy ground, walk heavily, not softly forward | sponge with plod for p on, & lit. |
| 1428 | CRICETID | VHC | Pet you might think to call ‘Baggy’? That’d be sound | ‘cry seated’; see seat vb |
| 1433 | NEANDERTHAL | Third | Old-fashioned and not changing heart and left behind | ne + anag. + l, & lit. |
| 1439 | JOHN CANOE | VHC | This conceals heads, around Christmas mostly | John ca. Noe(l), & lit.; festive mask |
| 1450 | PRETENDANT | VHC | ‘… and repent at leisure’? That rot might make a this irresolute | comp. anag. & lit.; ref. ‘Marry in haste …’ |
| 1463 | REVERSIONAL | VHC | See here: natural order is right at all times, but this is overturning it! | la NO is r ever (all rev.), & lit. |
HCs awarded in competitions:
1415 MANATI (Printer’s Devilry)
1437 MISTLETOE
1441 Word containing MM displaced by a bug (Millennium Bug)
1446 NEWSPAPERDOM