Ximenes Competition No. 1019 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1015 | 1023 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1019 | Aug 1968 | DISCORD | Misprints | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. H. C. Leach | Czechs’ leader gets involved in what could become sordid war | jar; C in anag.; ref. A. Dubček, Prague Spring |
| Second | Mrs L. Jarman | Divine in short skirts I bob about, or it indicates dowdiness | rowdiness; I s. c or, all in DD; bob = shilling |
| Third | Mrs B. Lewis | Jam in the Underground: ropy line | jar; Dis cord |
| VHC | T. E. Bell | Strike from the record or expunge | strife; disc or d. (delete) |
| VHC | G. P. Goddard | Infernal situation: string in an utter tangle | jangle; Dis cord |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Something grating on the car—part of brake, maybe, against bent rod | ear; disc + anag. |
| VHC | F. G. Illingworth | Win a halfpenny, for instance, or a penny | din; disc or d. |
| VHC | L. W. Jenkinson | Well-attested effect of an ample, round figure on aged point | apple; disc ord; apple = a wild stroke (cricket slang) |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | Small currency destined for revaluation following record gold strike | strife; disc or d.; ref. decimalisation plans |
| VHC | H. S. Mason | Underworld rope makes infernal noose | noise; Dis cord |
| VHC | B. J. McCann | Strike the gong before beginning—once | strife; disc ord |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | For terrific glamour, I’d back Dors, leader of curvaceous wiggling | clamour; I’d (rev.) + anag. incl. c; ref. Diana D. |
| VHC | P. H. Morgan | Now—is a copper, after change-over, a cent or a penny? | row; d. is + c. or d.; ref. decimalisation plans |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Earring, circular shape with point, old-fashioned | jarring; disc ord |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | War is hell, the end of logic, a point long forgotten | jar; Dis + (logi)c + ord |
| VHC | W. J. Richards | Strike from record, or delete | strife; disc or d. |
| VHC | Mrs E. Robson | Strike from the record or destroy | strife; disc or d. |
| VHC | H. Rutley | Hell—string—it’s unpleasant to eat | ear; Dis cord |
| VHC | Mrs I. G. Smith | Dreadful noose—hell with thick string | noise; Dis cord |
| VHC | M. J. Tomkinson | Now penny is one cent and gold deserted | row; d. is c. or d |
| VHC | B. J. Wain | Vicious hound comes from the Pluto line | sound; Dis cord |
HCs in competition 1019 awarded to: