What’s in a Name? – solution

Interpreting OXFORD as OX FOR D created nine entries from their clues, although only two of these actually involved the word OX.

ACROSS

1 USTION; O in us tin

5 GARNER; gar(de)ner

10 DAGON/MARTAGON; comp. anag. & lit.

11 EYRE; hidden & lit.

12 BRASS; r in bass

13 UREDINE; e,d in urine

14 DIME/RUNTIME; dim(Pl)e

16 DEN/OXEN; den(y)

17 SYCE; s,y c,e

20 DOCKS/BULLOCKS; 3 mngs.

22 FETE; cf. feet

23 USED; (r)us(t)ed

24 LOITERER; anag. in anag.

26 ALIT; L in ait

29 LOMA; cf. loam

31 ARREARS; arr (L)ear’s

32 INLYING; I N lying

33 AL PIU; I in anag.

34 STOA; S to A

35 DYING/BULLYING; yin in DG

36 HOOK IT; h O O kit

37 KAINGA; A in king a

DOWN

1 UMBRA; anag. – I

2 SARUM USE; mu in SA ruse

3 TRANGLES; tr(I)angles

4 OASIS; 0 + as is

5 GORECKI; go reck(less) I

6 ANELE; (p)anel e

7 REDD/REDOX; (u)dder (rev.)

8 ERNE; hidden

9 RE-ENTER; anag. + ter(m)

15 TOLD; T old

18 TERRAPIN; p in terrain

19 DING/STEERING; n in dig

20 DISH/BULLISH; (goo)dish

21 COLA NUT; col + tuna (rev.)

22 FEME; m in fee

25 DAD/DAYAK; d(y)ad

26 ALIBI; lib in A1

27 TRA-LA; hidden

28 TSUGA; a gust (all rev.)

30 ON TO; (T)onto