Ximenes Competition No. 101 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 100 | 102 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Apr 1949 | BARRACKS | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. C. W. Springbett | Digs provided or provides digs at Chelsea | 2 mngs. |
| Second | Mrs F. Castle-Knight | Stands on the rail, and rails on the stand | bar (= rail) + racks (e.g. toast-racks) |
| Third | E. S. Ainley | How the public receives rabbits! | bar racks and lit.; rack8 |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Cheers ironically as the army digs, railing at fatigues | bar racks, 2 defs. |
| HC | Miss J. Fraser | Counter-cheers: means of demonstrating the lengths members may go to after a division | bar (= division of music) + racks (= torture instruments); members = limbs |
| HC | Mrs J. O. Fuller | A houseful of regulars chafes and strains at the pub counter | bar + racks, 2 defs. |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | Forbid instruments of torture in place of confinement for trivial offences! | bar racks |
| HC | H. C. Hills | Admission of strain in the pubs—Tommy’s home! | bar racks |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | Stop here, and take a shilling for joining up | bar + r ack s and lit.; ref. King’s shilling; ack, signallers’ code |
| HC | L. F. Johnson | Places for the military music—only a little on those instruments that stretch | bar (of music) + racks |
| HC | G. A. Kinnear | Quarters for tanks within sound of a dog fight | RAC (Royal Armoured Corps) in barks |
| HC | R. C. Payn | The soldier’s home! Extreme anxiety in public houses! | bar racks |
| HC | R. Postill | Roasts rabbits—except young ones! | bar racks; rack8 |
| HC | A. Robins | Save the young rabbits, lodging protests against those who bump them off! | bar racks; rack8 |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Places services with head of racket in those parts of court where professionals advocate | rack(et) in bars; barrack vb. |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Where ardent spirits are brought to book—and confined | b + arracks, bar racks, & lit. |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Hoots, a wee place in the Hebrides, wi’ fivescore head o’ kye an’ sheep, wad dae me fine! | Barra + C + k, s |
| HC | R. G. Tate | Bets about little arrival (each way): shows lack of taste! | arr or arr (rev.) in backs |
| HC | P. H. Taylor | Possibly the judgment-place of one who hangs, draws and quarters! | bar + racks (= draws, stretches) |
| HC | D. L. Tuckett | Division in the House distresses and worries the Speaker | Bar + racks; ref. the Bar of the House |
| HC | J. B. Widdowson | Rails about the mutton and complains about the game | rack (= neck of mutton) in bars |
| HC | L. C. Wright | Bowled short! An ardent spirit (shilling end) cheers ironically | b + arrack + s |
Runners-Up in competition 101: