Ximenes Competition No. 1028 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1023 | 1032 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1028 | Oct 1968 | SATIRE | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. Lawrie | Are its cries for reform? Yes | anag. & lit. |
| Second | P. W. W. Leach | Stuff with a hard, cutting element in it | Ir in sate, & lit.; iridium |
| Third | Sir W. Slimmings | In short, it is set against what may be inflated | SA tire, & lit. |
| VHC | J. C. Barnes | The output of TW3 caused anger at the week-end | Sat ire; ref. TV show ‘That Was The Week That Was’ |
| VHC | Mrs E. J. Holmes | It’s getting a full broadside that exposes weaknesses | SA tire5 |
| VHC | A. L. Jeffery | It ridicules feminine charm and apparel | SA tire3 |
| VHC | J. H. C. Leach | I tear society to bits | anag. incl. S & lit. |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | Pointed wit that has one in tears, convulsed | I in anag. |
| VHC | J. H. McLean | E.g. TWTWTW—all the rage on Saturday | Sat ire; ref. TV show ‘That Was The Week That Was’ |
| VHC | J. P. Mernagh | TWTWTW used to be the week-end rage | Sat ire; ref. TV show ‘That Was The Week That Was’ |
| VHC | J. L. Moss | Save obsolete old train? Sarcastic comments called for | sa’ tire4 |
| VHC | K. Neale | Turbulent priest losing head about a typical utterance by Pope | a in anag. less p |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | Are its crazy excesses aiming at the ridiculous? | anag. |
| VHC | L. T. Stokes | The effect of it can be to put one in uncontrolled tears | I in anag. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | It needs to clothe criticism with wit | SA tire3 |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Gilbert’s writing it—Pinafore for the U.S. market | SA tire3; W. S. Gilbert |
| VHC | E. F. Watling | This type of programme may understandably produce anger at the week-end | Sat ire |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | What TW3 created when it was on—a lot of hard feeling | Sat ire; ref. TV show ‘That Was The Week That Was’ |
HCs in competition 1028 awarded to: