Ximenes Competition No. 1015 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1010 | 1019 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1015 | Jul 1968 | HOAR-HEADED | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. P. M. Michael | Gray’s description of rustic—not, it seems, unrimed but admittedly letterless | hoar(y)-headed, & lit.; rime = frost; ref. G.’s Elegy, lines 97, 115 |
| Second | T. W. Melluish | Gray, like his swain, his end to be missing | hoar(y)-headed, & lit., ref. G’s Elegy lines 97, 109 |
| Third | F. B. Stubbs | Having one sign of advancing years, stop—take care about another | hoa + r + AD in heed |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | Like Father William’s brain—heard there’s nothing inside to worry about | head in anag. incl. 0; ’s=is; ref. Lewis Carroll, ‘You Are Old, F. W.’ |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Hullo! Shot dead a large bird in the heart? A bit like the ancient Mariner | ho! + rhea in anag.; ref. ‘Rime of the A. M.’ |
| VHC | J. W. Bates | Baggage, we hear, made with silver locks | ‘whore’ + headed; head = make |
| VHC | B. W. Brook | Is the advice “Go East!” in store for one becoming this? | head E in hoard; “Go west, young man” |
| VHC | E. W. Burton | Hoad, here, could become oldish looking in this new set-up, taking A.D. into account | AD in anag.; ref. Lew H., player in first professional event at Wimbledon, 1967 |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | What you might call a king crowned like Lear | ho! a R headed; ref. Lear III.2, “Singe my white head” |
| VHC | V. A. R. Cooper | Like Father William, faced age contrarily | i.e. parts of headed hoar rev.; ref. Lewis Carroll, Lear 3. 2, ‘You Are Ol d, F. W.’ |
| VHC | Mrs J. O. Fuller | Shocked as the Ancient Mariner distracted he heard a wedding do | anag.; wed = join; ref. ‘Rime of the A. M.’ |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | Hold a redhead tight? I’m looking past that | ho! + anag. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | What a surprise! Alec Rose quickly given a title, wearing a grey topper? | ho! + A. R. + headed; ref. yachtsman knighted a day after completing round-the-world voyage |
| VHC | E. G. Jones | He had read excitedly about love—too old to practise it? | 0 in anag. |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Tennis pro—seed (bottom half)—without fibre and showing age | rhea (=fibre) in Hoad + (se)ed; ref. Lew H. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | The beginning of Hades—a boatman—he’s accompanied by restless dead, like Charon | H oar he + anag. |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Stop golden about the pate? Not if you’re like this | hoa + head in red, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs E. Robson | Shaped course after checking the king—white on top | hoa R + headed; hoa (n.) = moderation |
| VHC | J. R. Stocks | Of eight, No. 4 rowed about the best of any, having the usual mark of the veteran | h (4th. letter) + head in oared |
HCs in competition 1015 awarded to: