Ximenes Competition No. 1000 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 997 | 1002 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | Mar 1968 | THOUSAND | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Morse | Up-to-date product of X and C | 10 × 100; Ximenes, Chambers |
| Second | L. F. Leason | The product of X in co-operation with C! | 10 × 100; Ximenes, Chambers |
| Third | A. J. Barnard | Number of involved handouts that X, by C., has produced | anag., 10 × 100; Ximenes, Chambers |
| VHC | E. S. Ainley | M. & S. full-length shift, revealing the figure of today | thou + S shifted before and |
| VHC | J. C. Brash | Get us hot and bothered? Yes! That’s a power of X | anag.; 10³ |
| VHC | Rev B. Dickinson | Distressful hand-outs—but grand if dollars | anag. |
| VHC | L. L. Dixon | Twist and shout—the squares’ latest number | anag.; crossword grid |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | How many shocks so daunt the lead in Hamlet? | anag. incl. H |
| VHC | I. C. Gilchrist | Twist and Shout—the number which initially started McCartney off | anag.; M = 1000 |
| VHC | R. N. Haygarth | Twist and shout—McCartney’s first big number | anag.; M = 1000 |
| VHC | C. H. Hudson | It’s terribly hot ahead of us, and a cool this would be helpful | anag. + us and |
| VHC | H. M. Jamieson | This has got us hot and bothered; something cool is called for | anag. |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Leader of tricksters, the old dog has encompassed it | t + SA in hound, & lit. |
| VHC | A. F. Lerrigo | Hounds at fault? That’s grand for the bucks | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | ‘“If this were only cleared away” they said, “it would be grand”.’ With this by you it could be | thou sand, & lit.; ref. The Walrus and the Carpenter |
| VHC | J. D. H. Mackintosh | Making us hot and bothered is just one of the powers of X | anag.; 10³ |
| VHC | S. M. Mansell | Hands out change—grand, if dollars | anag. |
| VHC | W. L. Miron | Free hand outs of dollars—grand | anag. |
| VHC | P. H. Morgan | And thus the round number is tortuously arrived at | anag. incl. 0 |
| VHC | D. A. Nicholls | X joins Ringo in this week’s top number | i.e. 10 O o |
| VHC | R. Postill | Simply product of X and C? Singularly yes and no. (M helps) | 10 × 100; Ximenes, Chambers |
| VHC | A. Sudbery | One may have us hot and bothered, but we are ready for another | anag. |
| VHC | G. H. Willett | Tutu? The connection is cardinal. Emergency, if one comes off | i.e. thous + and; tu (Fr.) = thou; 1000 – 1 = 999; cardinal no. |
HCs in competition 1000 awarded to: