Cup Winning clues by V. Dixon
All clues by V. Dixon
All clues by V. Dixon
| Clues in archive | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs | Hons points |
First win | Latest win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Dixon | 120 | 5 | 12 | 103 | 165 | 137 | Jan 1998 | Mar 2008 |
| No. | Clue word | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | BINGE | What meanders in Germany’s capital Berlin, cutting its centre? Spree! | anag. of G Be(rl)in; ref. River S. |
| 1741 | LORD NELSON | Elevated way above teeming Londoners, one who commands a tenacious hold. | L2 + anag., lord + nelson, & lit. |
| 1637 | AMNESIC | One may have had minders since subject to recurrent blanks | alternate letters, & lit. |
| 1480 | SAMARITAN | A Saint Martin, cutting coat with foil or such, possibly? | anag. less tin, & lit.; ref. St M. of Tours, usually portrayed cutting his coat with a sword to give part to a man in need |
| 1338 | SMART ALEC | A C-stream learner, posturing? | anag. incl. L, & lit. |